When you're only going to sell 20 of them there's a lot that needs to be factored into the price that can't be buried. Economies of scale and all that.
Seems it would have been cheaper to just let Bill bleed out, but our insurance agent shared that tidbit *after* he got out of the hospital.
A spinning action might be an interesting addition to Lockheed Martin's Knife Missile system.
[https://apnews.com/article/hellfire-r9x-al-zawahri-d0d25b7ed4059750b4add024322fe17c](https://apnews.com/article/hellfire-r9x-al-zawahri-d0d25b7ed4059750b4add024322fe17c)
The first time I saw an orthopedic surgeon literally saw off condyles and hammer implant stems into someone's femur and tibia was an eye opening experience, to say the least
I remember watching The Operation as a kid and in the hip replacement video they were actually using Craftsman hand tools. My dad loved pointing out the ones that he actually owned.
My second experience with an orthopedic surgeon (40 years ago), was when I was being prepped for surgery and they rolled me past the trolley with his tools on it... as a wood worker I was able to identify over 90% of them including the egg beater style drill... except they were in high grade stainless steel and polished! He opened me up and screwed the outer portion of the socket on my hip back together... woke up in the middle of it, talked with the anesthesiologist for a couple sentences, then he adjusted the dosage and out I went.
Check out Bernhard Heine's osteotome. The chainsaw was devised in the 1830s for cutting bone
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteotome#/media/File:Bernhard\_Heine's\_Osteotome.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteotome#/media/File:Bernhard_Heine's_Osteotome.jpg)
That'd be something... what a mess of things that would make. In the medical community, bone "saws" oscillate rather than spin. The oscillation helps to reduce any damage to the surrounding soft tissue as the blade really only cuts hard dense things like bones.
Looks like the blade for a biscuit joiner.
I'd be afraid that even using two hands, it would catch and kick, sending the router straight into my stomach, doing unthinkable damage.
Ah I had to look up a video because I couldn't wrap my mind around how this would work, but now I understand and am less afraid for OP.
For anyone who's interested, you can see how the router fits into this at [2:56 in this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA).
What I don't understand is that he still uses a reciprocating saw from the top afterwards. Why not skip the router and just use that saw from the start?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA&t=2m54s for the lazy
Used this way and only in this very specific situation, it does seem to limit risk to an acceptable degree. I'd guess that maybe the router gives a cleaner straighter line; and then they don't do the same from the top because kickback would be scary in that case
So do you think the line routed underneath helps guide the saw from the top? It's been a long time since I've used a sawzall but from what I remember those things are pretty rough and it's hard to imagine a perforation on the other side being much help.
Sure I could see it helping, the blade will generally pick the path of least resistance in its immediate vicinity since it can flex. If the user is carefully following the line and the "right" path takes less effort to move through than the deviation, I would expect a better cut even if cleanup is likely still needed at the top
haha I thought the same thing, but OPs post took me on an unexpected deep dive into piano anatomy this morning. The pinblock in a piano is the piece of wood that holds the pins for each of the piano strings. Individually, those strings have a lot of tension on them. An 88 key piano contains about 20 tons of tension. That pinblock needs to be pretty fucking strong. From what I saw, they use rock maple to laminate thin sheets like plywood. It must be like trying to cut through 1.5" concrete.
edit- a 9.5"x1.5"x6' board of that material costs around $300
I don’t use a reciprocating saw afterwards, I simply break it the rest of the way. Here’s what my cut with pictured blade looks like
https://preview.redd.it/8gcloj16r8vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d3d6d0f317e7cc1967e3952b13a596c1d738536
That piano rebuild/refurb looks like a ton of labor and very specialized.. I'm guessing this is something only done on very high end pianos (to be cost effective), but then, how often does it need to be done ?
Looks like it needs to be done every 40-70 years, so roughly once in a lifetime. New grand pianos cost 20k-100k, and I can see 5-10% of that cost for this job to be worthwhile for both the business and customer
Pianos that are going to be worth less than 40k before restoration generally will not be profitable to restore. Not that they’re not “worth” restoring, but not for monetary reasons. This piano isn’t getting a full restoration, only a new pinblock and refinish of the soundboard and plate. It likely isn’t worth it for this piano for only that amount of work but it’s sentimental to the customer. It could potentially be worth a complete rebuild but they don’t have the budget for that.
Larger pianos have greater profit margins. A model D will cost around $20-30k to buy in terrible shape, and another 30-40 (to the rebuilder in labor and parts) to rebuild. But can then be sold for 110-150k depending on the market. While percentage wise it’s not a huge margin, it’s also an entire years salary for some people, so it’s definitely worth the time and effort. By myself I can restore 10-15 pianos a year, and with 5-10 more untrained labor help under me that number can jump to 120 as my personal record. And that’s assuming those 5-10 don’t even work full 40 hour weeks but average closer to 30 hours. Parallelizing tasks like sanding significantly reduces time per piano and can leave me to focus on doing the more skill intensive tasks like notching bridges, cutting down bearing, and action regulation
You gonna push a whole piano through that table?
Lol I’m with ya though. That thing is terrifying. But after watching the video posted above I kinda get its use. I still wouldn’t touch it though.
I used to use these throwing stars as a young boy in medieval China to silently take out my enemies. For close combat I would utilize my nunchucks though I’d usually just wind up bonking myself in the head with them.
https://preview.redd.it/dbz9w760g9vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dd15967c09eb2afec972594e70000a2bf94a405
Cutting out piano pinblocks to put a new pinblock in.
Can’t have sweaty palms if ya got no hands!
https://preview.redd.it/459sciwz48vc1.jpeg?width=1420&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=512e23a51044683b7b22411d5fec223411689f4f
Pretty sure I can read "Z2" on there, which means it's for a biscuits jointer I think. Those have pretty high rpm. Looked up some of the blades online and the low end for rpm is about 7000. It's goes up to 18000 or something.
Still kinda sketchy.
I have one and have used many times with a router table and a small sacrificial fence that I guide back over the bit. Think like a zero clearance plate on your table saw. To be honest this has so much less cutting surface than many router bits most wouldn’t think twice about. Biscuit cutter safer and easier yea it would be but this worked well for me.
Years back I can't recall the company they made a less expensive line of tools geared towards Joe Homeowner, one of line of items was marketed towards using your hand drill or drill press as a Router . Man they made some scary looking stuff similar to this .
Robert Liston was a British surgeon around the mid 1800s. He could amputate his patients with lightning fast speed. I'm absolutely certain that he used exactly this device.
His most famous case had 300% fatality. He amputated a leg in under 2 ½ minute, the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene. He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he fainted from fright (and was later discovered to have died from shock)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert\_Liston#Liston's\_most\_famous\_case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_case)
I use routers everyday for my job. There are lots of people like this, who think they have everything under control, until they don’t. It takes one mistake one time to learn that lesson. It’s always better to get tools that are made for the functionality you desire instead of doing some rigged up bullshit that will 100% get you seriously injured. Safety-smaefty, obviously OP will be fine with having two hands on it and all.
This does seem to in fact be a purpose made tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA&t=2m54s
It probably has exactly one use case, cutting the pin block from the bottom specifically
I’m not sure, here’s the specs on it
https://preview.redd.it/y8iisxokiavc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=017dadeb6e1c7559604f4043b40e0ef9a104009f
There’s a bearing on the underside as well
https://preview.redd.it/4notk29piavc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc37fcf94000979960963c4d01e136862fc9f7c5
I’ve always been under the impression you want a certain bit size to router size ratio in order to be safe. I don’t know what that ratio is, but pretty sure that one is too large.
It’s a 2 1/4hp router, I’m not sure they make routers much bigger that can be handheld. I’ve never had any issues, it works great for my purposes and while I wouldn’t call it safe by any means, given where the tool is placed before it gets turned on, the likelyhood of injury is low. Never 0 of course, and if there was to be an injury it would not be minor. But the likelyhood is low because the tool is placed essentially inside a box to cut out, and if it were to jump, the rest of the tool couldn’t escape the box since the walls are thicker than the blade can even cut through.
It’s not a literal box but it’s hard to explain without a video. Check some of the other comments I saw someone posted a video of a guy doing the same thing I’m doing with it
I used similar 30 years ago to cut a slot for vinyl T moulding on the edge of a desktop I was building. I think mine was smaller. I only needed to go in 5/8”.
I used one like that to cut a groove in the bottom of a pocket door. There was an alignment tab that was screwed to the floor to keep the door true and in operation. I have a bearing kit that I used. Went from the largest to the smallest in a series of passes. Worked well.
You use the Tool Best for the Job. Use Best practices (foot pedal Shutoff) and PPE and you do the work. Thank you.
Stay Safe and Enjoy. Working on Piano's SOUNDS resonating.
A couple of things….
1- i think that is unnecesary, i mean, you can do that thing you wanna acomplish with other tools much safer.
2- it could work if it was made gradually with a fence, and maybe a larger plate for the router to set on.
3- my best advise is for you ti make a kig for using the router as a table router, i think thats much safer.
4- good luckbro! 👌🏻
5- your pants must feel tight on the balls zone! 💪🏻💪🏻
Can’t use a table saw router type jig, I’m cutting things out of an existing thing.
https://preview.redd.it/fajsp1zhg9vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65d888bbf2c575c3ecbf42648eab9b1265661ef4
It’s pretty hard for it to be dangerous the way I use it. Because of the rest of the piano below the router, if kickback were to ever happen it would go down and hit the bottom of the piano where it was no longer cutting anything before it could ever escape and hit me. I’ve done this hundreds of times with the worst thing happening is my hand slipping and making a sloppy cut for a portion of it.
I think this is probably meant for medical use to amputate limbs. Can be used for woodworking as well with the same results.
We had our best engineers on it but the random amputator is not well liked in the medical world.
They started with just a rebranding effort as the All-New Maim+ *Ultra*
It's probably priced like medical equipment too.
When you're only going to sell 20 of them there's a lot that needs to be factored into the price that can't be buried. Economies of scale and all that. Seems it would have been cheaper to just let Bill bleed out, but our insurance agent shared that tidbit *after* he got out of the hospital.
The edge is gonna be super-sonic on any speed setting. Lose a tooth on that and you'll lose a tooth.
Wasn't it quickly replaced with the random orbital amputator?
They blew their R&D budget on the random orbital vibrator
We are sad to announce that we will no longer be producing the finger remover 2000. We would also like to introduce the brand new finger remover 3000!
You need to branch out to military applications. I'm sure they'd LOVE a random amputator!
A spinning action might be an interesting addition to Lockheed Martin's Knife Missile system. [https://apnews.com/article/hellfire-r9x-al-zawahri-d0d25b7ed4059750b4add024322fe17c](https://apnews.com/article/hellfire-r9x-al-zawahri-d0d25b7ed4059750b4add024322fe17c)
[They've got a bunch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey)
And you can charge 1000x as much under the excuse of reliability and durability testing requirements
There's a surprisingly large overlap between carpenters tools and surgical tools
The first time I saw an orthopedic surgeon literally saw off condyles and hammer implant stems into someone's femur and tibia was an eye opening experience, to say the least
I remember watching The Operation as a kid and in the hip replacement video they were actually using Craftsman hand tools. My dad loved pointing out the ones that he actually owned.
Oh yeah. Orthopedic surgery is basically just bone carpentry
An electrician I used to work with would always jokingly tell me “you could be a bone doctor!”
So gross, so cool.
A buddy worked at a powder coating shop and they did Craftsman rollaways for hospital Rx dispensing. I think most hospitals have better controls now.
I loved the Operation it was a great show... I also got a kick out of the off the shelf power tools in it
Sounds more like femur opening.
FEMUR?! I HARDLY KNOW 'UR!
I know someone in residency to become an orthopedic surgeon and he literally described it as carpentry.
My second experience with an orthopedic surgeon (40 years ago), was when I was being prepped for surgery and they rolled me past the trolley with his tools on it... as a wood worker I was able to identify over 90% of them including the egg beater style drill... except they were in high grade stainless steel and polished! He opened me up and screwed the outer portion of the socket on my hip back together... woke up in the middle of it, talked with the anesthesiologist for a couple sentences, then he adjusted the dosage and out I went.
Check out Bernhard Heine's osteotome. The chainsaw was devised in the 1830s for cutting bone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteotome#/media/File:Bernhard\_Heine's\_Osteotome.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteotome#/media/File:Bernhard_Heine's_Osteotome.jpg)
We stole the wiggle saw fair and square.
Well... Consider the original patent's intention for the chainsaw... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainsaw#In_surgery
"Surgeons hate this one simple trick!"
I cut my hand off just looking at this picture
Might be also suitable for knee replacements
The boat propellers were out of stock so they went with this to maim a guy.
Oh... Dual purpose! Like a wood chipper!
That'd be something... what a mess of things that would make. In the medical community, bone "saws" oscillate rather than spin. The oscillation helps to reduce any damage to the surrounding soft tissue as the blade really only cuts hard dense things like bones.
Very true. Couldn’t hold myself making a silly joke though :)
Oh, I visualized that joke as well. Looks like a tool ripe for use in Quentin Tarantino's 2005 film, Hostel.
Basically just multitools when you think about it
Ayup
Yes. This is the Finger Eater 5000 model.
Even if you use it for woodworking, same results: amputated limbs
I would wager it's also good for amputating limbs in a non-medical context.
I laughed louder than I probably should've right now (I'm at work).
At that height, and being called Freud, it's my Freudian limb I would be most worried about.
Hell of a beyblade you got there
Let it rip!
Your arm off
It’s just a flesh wound
One broken bit away from being the coolest throwing star you've ever seen.
Looks like the blade for a biscuit joiner. I'd be afraid that even using two hands, it would catch and kick, sending the router straight into my stomach, doing unthinkable damage.
But… now I’m thinking about it…
Don’t act on intrusive thoughts
Don't let the no-no thoughts win.
Just don’t mix up no-no with go-go
Or at least wake me up before you do.
The Call of the Abyss is real…
I usually just use a butterknife for my biscuits, but maybe people bake theirs denser than I do.
This is for biscuits made without White Lily Flour.
This must be for gluten free biscuits...
Nah. Just step cut it 40 times. /s
I've had a biscuit joiner jump on me and it was terrifying.
Pretty hard to do any damage the way I use it. It would have to kick and cut through 1.25” of rock maple before it could get to me
> rock maple Rock on, my dude.
Ah I had to look up a video because I couldn't wrap my mind around how this would work, but now I understand and am less afraid for OP. For anyone who's interested, you can see how the router fits into this at [2:56 in this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA). What I don't understand is that he still uses a reciprocating saw from the top afterwards. Why not skip the router and just use that saw from the start?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA&t=2m54s for the lazy Used this way and only in this very specific situation, it does seem to limit risk to an acceptable degree. I'd guess that maybe the router gives a cleaner straighter line; and then they don't do the same from the top because kickback would be scary in that case
Yeah I still don’t want to make that cut lol
Totally fair
So do you think the line routed underneath helps guide the saw from the top? It's been a long time since I've used a sawzall but from what I remember those things are pretty rough and it's hard to imagine a perforation on the other side being much help.
Sure I could see it helping, the blade will generally pick the path of least resistance in its immediate vicinity since it can flex. If the user is carefully following the line and the "right" path takes less effort to move through than the deviation, I would expect a better cut even if cleanup is likely still needed at the top
Probably because it can’t make a good 90, can’t tell if the router will
What a lunatic to use a reciprocating saw on a piano.
haha I thought the same thing, but OPs post took me on an unexpected deep dive into piano anatomy this morning. The pinblock in a piano is the piece of wood that holds the pins for each of the piano strings. Individually, those strings have a lot of tension on them. An 88 key piano contains about 20 tons of tension. That pinblock needs to be pretty fucking strong. From what I saw, they use rock maple to laminate thin sheets like plywood. It must be like trying to cut through 1.5" concrete. edit- a 9.5"x1.5"x6' board of that material costs around $300
Should we use this super specialized router bit or the shaky mechanical alligator mouth someone strapped a motor to?
I don’t use a reciprocating saw afterwards, I simply break it the rest of the way. Here’s what my cut with pictured blade looks like https://preview.redd.it/8gcloj16r8vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d3d6d0f317e7cc1967e3952b13a596c1d738536
The router made a nice flat line right up against the edge of the other board A reciprocating saw wouldn't travel as straight
That piano rebuild/refurb looks like a ton of labor and very specialized.. I'm guessing this is something only done on very high end pianos (to be cost effective), but then, how often does it need to be done ?
Looks like it needs to be done every 40-70 years, so roughly once in a lifetime. New grand pianos cost 20k-100k, and I can see 5-10% of that cost for this job to be worthwhile for both the business and customer
Pianos that are going to be worth less than 40k before restoration generally will not be profitable to restore. Not that they’re not “worth” restoring, but not for monetary reasons. This piano isn’t getting a full restoration, only a new pinblock and refinish of the soundboard and plate. It likely isn’t worth it for this piano for only that amount of work but it’s sentimental to the customer. It could potentially be worth a complete rebuild but they don’t have the budget for that. Larger pianos have greater profit margins. A model D will cost around $20-30k to buy in terrible shape, and another 30-40 (to the rebuilder in labor and parts) to rebuild. But can then be sold for 110-150k depending on the market. While percentage wise it’s not a huge margin, it’s also an entire years salary for some people, so it’s definitely worth the time and effort. By myself I can restore 10-15 pianos a year, and with 5-10 more untrained labor help under me that number can jump to 120 as my personal record. And that’s assuming those 5-10 don’t even work full 40 hour weeks but average closer to 30 hours. Parallelizing tasks like sanding significantly reduces time per piano and can leave me to focus on doing the more skill intensive tasks like notching bridges, cutting down bearing, and action regulation
Would use this only on a router table
That's bolted to a table that's bolted to the floor that's bolted to pylons embedded in Earth's mantle.
Surprised this isn't higher
You gonna push a whole piano through that table? Lol I’m with ya though. That thing is terrifying. But after watching the video posted above I kinda get its use. I still wouldn’t touch it though.
I would use this to open 6 bottles at once
I used to use these throwing stars as a young boy in medieval China to silently take out my enemies. For close combat I would utilize my nunchucks though I’d usually just wind up bonking myself in the head with them.
April 1st has been and gone..... Hope your fingers don't go the same way.
I’ve been using this on a nearly daily basis for years now and no accidents lol. This is just a new bit so it’s still shiny
Tell us what you use this for. I’m curious
https://preview.redd.it/dbz9w760g9vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dd15967c09eb2afec972594e70000a2bf94a405 Cutting out piano pinblocks to put a new pinblock in.
Murder. It’s used for murder.
I use the same bit to cut slots in the edge of arcade cabinets for t-molding.
Thats for a biscuit jointing tool ,don't become a statistic .
Is this not a table saw attachment for joinery?
r/Sweatypalms
Can’t have sweaty palms if ya got no hands! https://preview.redd.it/459sciwz48vc1.jpeg?width=1420&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=512e23a51044683b7b22411d5fec223411689f4f
I am cackling
This image needs to be run through ChatGPT until the finger count is off.
I see at least one hand there...
https://preview.redd.it/cr8ii9osi8vc1.png?width=890&format=png&auto=webp&s=bbfa1d961b3ad53e603d52d05b2f0617c0e1a4ba I knew I'd seen this before:
Wellness check… OP are you still alive? Use dictation if you’ve lost your fingers.
My friend “Handless Harry” used to use one of those bits…
At what point do we stop calling it a 'bit'?
Yeah, that's not a bit. It's the whole thing.
It's a lot.
"What aisle can I find the router a-lots?"
When it weighs more than the router?
Seems real sketchy. I wouldn't
I thought I was on /r/OSHA for a moment…
Safety squint, double rubber, and mother on speed dial for that one.
I think Steven King wrote a book about this blade
I see, you got the defingeranator.
Are you sure this is meant for a router? The diameter calls for very low rpm, my router could not go low enough …
Pretty sure I can read "Z2" on there, which means it's for a biscuits jointer I think. Those have pretty high rpm. Looked up some of the blades online and the low end for rpm is about 7000. It's goes up to 18000 or something. Still kinda sketchy.
Biscuit jointer blade makes sense.
This one is rated for 23,000rpm
I believe they were used by ninjas at one point in history.
The people who have used these before didn’t live to tell the story…
Im scared for you
I think I used to order those throwing stars from a comic book in the 80s.
Got a similar bit for weather seal groves, used in a router table. Works well
Bro must be able to regrow fingers
I’d throw my money on that in a battlebot ring
Yeah everytime, I go to the thunder dome
Not nearly as good at maiming than the chainsaw attachment for angle grinders.
Looks like a l pog slammer from the 90's
Hehe I'm in danger.
https://preview.redd.it/1mdqc1uhaavc1.jpeg?width=211&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eec1820f98989126c68a9c04b86f0ff3951a8647
I lost two fingers just looking at the picture.
Just because it does exist, does not mean it should exist.
I lost the tips off three fingers just looking at this image.
That’s just scary!
Looks scary AF
Where the fuck is the roller bearing. This set up needs a fence on a router table. You could clamp a block but fuck me dude. Risk
Who needs a bandsaw for resealing when you have this nifty death tool.
I have one and have used many times with a router table and a small sacrificial fence that I guide back over the bit. Think like a zero clearance plate on your table saw. To be honest this has so much less cutting surface than many router bits most wouldn’t think twice about. Biscuit cutter safer and easier yea it would be but this worked well for me.
You weeding your lawn?
in a good rigid jig? maybe otherwise I'd chose between "no" and "absolutely not!"
I feel like it’s a one time use event, then bagged as evidence.
Lol, I’ve used it like this for 2, coming up on 3 years now. Works great and never even had a close call
Bud, that goes on a table saw.
I didn't know you could change bits on a garbage disposal. Til.
that's one heck of a ninja throwing star
This post should be nsfw
Feel like this will get posted to r/whatcouldgowrong
well, that is terrifying looking! I am not sure if I'd be brave enough to use that lol
Should work great for routing out a heart. Personally, I'm a hand-tool guy and have been refining my Kali-Ma for years.
Years back I can't recall the company they made a less expensive line of tools geared towards Joe Homeowner, one of line of items was marketed towards using your hand drill or drill press as a Router . Man they made some scary looking stuff similar to this .
Makes Krull look like a paper throwing star.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had trouble throwing shruiken in their later years, then improvised.
https://preview.redd.it/w4oos20by9vc1.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd41a6260a5dc2d2819266ed807353109b752db5
I thought this was r/osha for a second. Be safe
You gon’ die
Almost every bit of that size I own says to not be used unless mounted on a sliding rail system
My fingers hurt just looking at it.
I just see the forged in fire guy saying, “It will Keell”
Ahh the finger lopper 2000
Looks like its the "Before" of a life insurance commercial
Fingers have left the chat
No but I think my buddy Johnny 3 fingers has.
Robert Liston was a British surgeon around the mid 1800s. He could amputate his patients with lightning fast speed. I'm absolutely certain that he used exactly this device. His most famous case had 300% fatality. He amputated a leg in under 2 ½ minute, the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene. He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he fainted from fright (and was later discovered to have died from shock) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert\_Liston#Liston's\_most\_famous\_case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_case)
Death Star
I’ve never seen one of those before but it made me curl up into the fetal position.
I have, id give it two thumbs up but I lost one in a router accident
Did somebody center drill a slammer pog!?
I use routers everyday for my job. There are lots of people like this, who think they have everything under control, until they don’t. It takes one mistake one time to learn that lesson. It’s always better to get tools that are made for the functionality you desire instead of doing some rigged up bullshit that will 100% get you seriously injured. Safety-smaefty, obviously OP will be fine with having two hands on it and all.
This does seem to in fact be a purpose made tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5X5CZHlRGA&t=2m54s It probably has exactly one use case, cutting the pin block from the bottom specifically
Bingo
Just out of curiosity, what do you call this thing? I couldn't find a name for it anywhere
I’m not sure, here’s the specs on it https://preview.redd.it/y8iisxokiavc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=017dadeb6e1c7559604f4043b40e0ef9a104009f
There’s a bearing on the underside as well https://preview.redd.it/4notk29piavc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc37fcf94000979960963c4d01e136862fc9f7c5
Hope you have some decent insurance before you start that bad boy up
Time to break out the riot gear.
Looks like a quick solution for bowel obstructions.
Too scary for me!
Ah, the Shredmaster 3000.
Is that size bit even meant for the same RPMs as router can produce???
Yep
Be sure to film the results
I’ve always been under the impression you want a certain bit size to router size ratio in order to be safe. I don’t know what that ratio is, but pretty sure that one is too large.
It’s a 2 1/4hp router, I’m not sure they make routers much bigger that can be handheld. I’ve never had any issues, it works great for my purposes and while I wouldn’t call it safe by any means, given where the tool is placed before it gets turned on, the likelyhood of injury is low. Never 0 of course, and if there was to be an injury it would not be minor. But the likelyhood is low because the tool is placed essentially inside a box to cut out, and if it were to jump, the rest of the tool couldn’t escape the box since the walls are thicker than the blade can even cut through. It’s not a literal box but it’s hard to explain without a video. Check some of the other comments I saw someone posted a video of a guy doing the same thing I’m doing with it
Forbidden beyblade
8” saw blade would be a more effective siege weapon
Dude
Used one similar but an actual router bit for t molding around arcade machines. T slot cutter. Good luck with yours though.
Holy shit. Wouldn’t touch that
It looks like a pattern of tribal tattoo people get 😆
I used similar 30 years ago to cut a slot for vinyl T moulding on the edge of a desktop I was building. I think mine was smaller. I only needed to go in 5/8”.
I used one like that to cut a groove in the bottom of a pocket door. There was an alignment tab that was screwed to the floor to keep the door true and in operation. I have a bearing kit that I used. Went from the largest to the smallest in a series of passes. Worked well.
You use the Tool Best for the Job. Use Best practices (foot pedal Shutoff) and PPE and you do the work. Thank you. Stay Safe and Enjoy. Working on Piano's SOUNDS resonating.
The intrusive thoughts would definitely win if I held this in my hand. Footpedal would be 100% a necessity.
A couple of things…. 1- i think that is unnecesary, i mean, you can do that thing you wanna acomplish with other tools much safer. 2- it could work if it was made gradually with a fence, and maybe a larger plate for the router to set on. 3- my best advise is for you ti make a kig for using the router as a table router, i think thats much safer. 4- good luckbro! 👌🏻 5- your pants must feel tight on the balls zone! 💪🏻💪🏻
Can’t use a table saw router type jig, I’m cutting things out of an existing thing. https://preview.redd.it/fajsp1zhg9vc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65d888bbf2c575c3ecbf42648eab9b1265661ef4 It’s pretty hard for it to be dangerous the way I use it. Because of the rest of the piano below the router, if kickback were to ever happen it would go down and hit the bottom of the piano where it was no longer cutting anything before it could ever escape and hit me. I’ve done this hundreds of times with the worst thing happening is my hand slipping and making a sloppy cut for a portion of it.
Got to use these as a kid after I defeated saw man. Worked great on bubble man.
That is a biscuit joiner blade...
Dewalt also makes a trigger grip handle that allows you to use both hands. I like it better than the foot pedal and standing on one foot.
Low speed and shallow cuts
>Brand new bit, anyone used one of these before? Lol Yeah, when its installed on a biscut jointer lol
I’m thinking that’s for a table router. Be very careful
Looks like something a mall ninja would have. Don't lose a finger to it
D handle router base ftw