DIY Clamps

[cabinetman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U7uf...e_gdata_player

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[jussi]

Thanks for the link. I remember looking at his videos a while back and being extremely impressed by his creativity. Must be an engineer. That pantorouter looks pretty cool as well.

His creativity kind of reminds me of Niki.

[Ed62]

His creativity kind of reminds me of Niki.

+1 on that. Very cool.

Ed

[os1kne]

Very clever work! I never would have thought of using a DP + an angle grinder as a makeshift metal lathe.

[Denco]

He is an engineer. His father ran a sawmill on his property, built furniture including wood latches, etc. If you go to his website and see all he's done and the info about him, he's a very interesting individual and creates some great things.

[JoeyGee]

"Oh wait. I have a tool that will drill a hexagonal hole". Duh, don't we all, LOL.

[cwsmith]

Thanks for the post and link.

I like that guy! Very innovative.

According to his profile on YouTube, he's a "software engineer".

CWS

[sailor55330]

Pffft! I saw a small burn mark from where he cut the corner to quickly on the bandsaw while rounding off the clamp. There's no excuse for that kind of carelessness!!!! He's obviously just for show.....not.

Ok, seriously, do people's brains really function like that? I get excited when I make a square cut.

I can't even understand some of the things he built let alone figure out how to make them.

[JoeyGee]

Checkout the TV segment done on him near the bottom of this link:

http://woodgears.ca/tv/index.html

The guy is fascinating. I think this show is where I learned he was one of the original RIM (Research in Motion) engineers.

[LCHIEN]

I have to say in comment about the comparisons to Niki - Niki was the master of simplicity and his stuff worked better than it looked. THis Woodgears guy, his stuff is both clever and looks more polished than Niki, albeit more complex.

[greenacres2]

Since i've looked at some of Niki's posts, i look at "trash" differently. Can't tell you how many carbon fiber fender washers i've picked up off drag strips and thrown away, but two weeks ago i carried 4 home in my luggage realizing they will make great spacers for something. Scored a few high grade aluminum brackets too!!

earl

[os1kne]

I have to say in comment about the comparisons to Niki - Niki was the master of simplicity and his stuff worked better than it looked. THis Woodgears guy, his stuff is both clever and looks more polished than Niki, albeit more complex.

I completely agree! Niki had a way of maximizing the limited resourses he had available to create surprisingly simple - yet brilliant solutions.

The Woodgears guy does things that are also impressive, but in a different way. I'd say that he makes works of art-that work.

I suspect that if you'd given them both a project of building "jig-X" in 24 hours; Niki would finish in half the time as the Woodgears guy, with 50% of the complexity but 95% of the accuracy. (RIP Niki.)

[cabinetman]

I completely agree! Niki had a way of maximizing the limited resourses he had available to create surprisingly simple - yet brilliant solutions.

The Woodgears guy does things that are also impressive, but in a different way. I'd say that he makes works of art-that work.

I suspect that if you'd given them both a project of building "jig-X" in 24 hours; Niki would finish in half the time as the Woodgears guy, with 50% of the complexity but 95% of the accuracy. (RIP Niki.)

I wouldn't do comparisons between the two craftsmen. Niki's work had the DIY'er in mind, and did thorough documentation. If his jigs were any less productive than what they are intended to do, I would suggest the accuracy would be with the user.

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[os1kne]

My apologies. I intended no disrespect of Niki. I have nothing but respect for him.

"Accuracy" was probably the wrong word to use - "polished" would have been more accurate.

[wardprobst]

Both great, each in his own way. Apples and oranges.
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