Appreciate your being on UA-cam. I have been entertained and taught by you. At seventy three and a life-long shop dweller and in the trades for forty five years before retirement I've realized the benefit of gloves,safety shields,ear protection and particle masks. Of course I learned those benefits the hard way. You keep posting, I'll keep watching. Thank You.
For two years I´ve been contemplating the offer of a free 7" shaper from a neighbor but your videos "pushed me over the edge". I´ve just got it running and am building a heavy table for it. Am on the lookout for a dividing head and by the time that have arrived I´m sure I´ve gathered the info on how to achieve the right and consistent depth when cutting gears. You are an inspiration. Greetings from Sweden
Nice tips on angle grinder usage. Re. UA-cam, they have to recoup the cost of running the infrastructure, payroll etc. The ads and YT Premium are the ways to generate revenue, I suspect the reason they show more ads now is because of people using adblockers so they need to make up for the reduced volume. It's a vicious cycle.
I tried to avoid carbon steel taps when I can, decent HSS seem more dependable. As a short-of-time hobby guy it can take a very long time to arrive at a tapped hole toward the end of a part, and the thought of having to start over because of a broken tap can be crushing. Use the best you can reasonably afford. As a UA-camr you're exposing yourself to an entire planet of different health and safety rules, that have been drilled into viewers work-day after work-day, so you have to forgive sometimes being pulled up on what in another place might instantly cost someone their livelihood (by getting fired). It looks to me like you've risk assessed what you do and have found your own balance between so-safe-it's dangerous and down right cavalier. So long as you inform yourself about the risks, then carry on as you are. And if what you're doing is actually dangerous, be glad someone out there cares enough to want to see you make more videos! I agree, UA-cam ads have become increasingly intrusive over the years. But, it's a business. It exists to make money, and they don't charge content creators to host their videos. Google's electricity bill must be unimaginable. The current subscription model represents poor value for the way I watch, for others it must be just what they need. I'd be happy to pay for ad removal on a pay-as-you-go basis, maybe a few cents per minute or something. Until that happens I'll persevere with the ads as the channels I subscribe to, like your own, are worth the inconvenience. The issue of censoring misinformation at the expense of concealing the truth is a complex one... Thanks Michel.
Finally someone talking sense about angle grinder use, I have a load of miles on them too and have never fitted a handle, if I need 2 hands, one hand is on the switch and the other is on the head, over the spindle and we’ll away from the disk. Gloves are dangerous, totally agree. No adverts appeared during your video so cats were saved 🐈
Hi Michel I love cats as well. My cat comes in my workshop all the time to check that I'm not hiding any food from her. Great video my friend. Cheers Nobby
Well said about the ads on this platform, I started to worry a while back when they started this, closing ad blockers and the like, now all my ad blockers are back installed as I need them for other platforms and browsing, sometimes I have to refresh the video, but I don't see any ads now, I Like the analogy regarding having your neigbors pay a fee to stop you blasting music from your window, dead right there! I think what they are doing is scandalous, even Prime which I pay for now has ads, very annoying, take care my friend, Dave, UK.. ps Hey, I love cats too, hope it ended up on it's feet!!
Poor cat. I use my angle grinder quite a bit. I usualy rotate the guard for the op being done. I know they are a nuisance but it is not often I take it completely off. Happy new year & a prosperous one too. Steve.
For gods sake dont put up a video on MEW with no guards Steve :-) Mind you its a waste of time trying to log in there these days. Gone right down the pan.
I love cats too, but for several years I have had premium account on YT as I can not stand commercials. If I see or hear commercials that I can't slide through; I would probably follow the cat. One man said that if you you have remove the safety shields off your tools, you have got the wrong tool... Excellent Friday video as always, thank you and have a nice weekend.
I hate cheap taps too, I still have some but they are only used to clean up existing threads, especially rusty ones, so I don't screw up my good taps. I've also been through a few angle grinders but not as many as you it seems, lol. I do like to have 4 at a time in my shop though, each is loaded with a different form of abrasive tool (flap wheel, cutoff disc, wire brush, and standard grinding wheel). And I cannot imagine why anyone would call you a jerk. You're one of the kindest people I know. 🤔
Hi Michele, regarding UA-cam, try browsing and viewing in Private mode, with your favorite adblocker on. I have been doing this since UA-cam started this witch hunt.
Those tool holders look smart. I don't buy from Amazon unless I need something the very next day - their item descriptions are often bad, incomplete or 'fake' and anyway Amazon is nearly always expensive compared to eBay (which has the eBay refund/return guarantee). I've bought cheap tap & die sets which are blunt before you even start but I have always found machine taps to be tough and sharp and still the sets are cheap enough. As for UA-cam, I have not noticed censorship in the UK so far. I think they are all money grabbing - just had to upgrade my phone because Google decided not to issue any more security updates but it is a perfectly good phone that I really like. So even though I buy outright it still feels like phone rental. My new phone has hardly any benefits compared to the old one, and I resent it and now have a negative feeling towards Google. Trouble is the alternative iPhone (minimum 6 years support) is twice the price. Come back Windows phone!! Cheers
I share your despair with Google and their smart phones. The biggest objection I have against Amazon is the vast profits made it possible for Mr Bezos to get into space but didn't leave him up there.😆
I find the ads on UA-cam invasive, so I use an adblocker. I've found whenever I get that annoying pop-up that says something like "It's illegal to use adblockers on UA-cam" I just hit the refresh button it goes away and I can enjoy the rest of the video. I'm not sure it is something unique to my set-up that allows this to happen...but I reckon it's worth a try.
Hi Michel. I'm with you on most of the safety sally nonsense regarding angle grinders, and like you I feel that how we use them is entirely our own choice and the responsibility is our own. I consider the guard to *only* be useful for slitting and grinding discs, and *only* to avoid the danger of exploding discs. I've seen quite a few discs let go, as well as a big 300mm bench grinder wheel. All of these were first spinups of the disc (although one of the grinder discs was one that had been used, taken off chucked in the grinder case, bashed about, and then put back on the machine) and *not* whilst using the disc, and by some twist of fate, nobody got badly hurt. Some of them were no-name, some were new out of the box name brand stuff. The grinder wheel was a 300mm norton, it let go about 3 seconds after getting up to speed, quite "exciting" to watch. Moral of the story - sure, you can entice discs to let go, and buying name brand stuff is good policy (although I swear by cheap-as-chips slitting discs from Action), but you never know how badly stuff has been treated before you mount it on the machine. Exercise caution. As for ads, ad blockers *do* still work. There's one in particular, which may or may not have the word "origin" in its name that works spectacularly well. Occasionally youtube will beat the blockers, but a few hours later they work again. UA-cam have started a war of attrition they cannot win. If they ever manage to totally kill the blockers, they'll lose the users. They're making the classic mistake of making the experience worse for those who pay than for those who don't pay (See Cory Doctorow on the enshittification of the internet). If they carry on like this, something else will take the place of UA-cam, and all those cat suicides will have been for nothing. Sadly, the thing that replaces youtube probably won't be books, and if it is, we've probably got far bigger things to worry about. Oh, yeah, happy new year, keep on doing what you do.
That is an excellent analogy and to be honest I never thought of it that way. I'm definitely going to use it. 👍👍 Personally I don't mind watching Ads when I know the revenue from those Ads is going to the Creators like yourself, that way they can continue to make the content I enjoy watching. But the issue is the money coming in now isn't going to the creators like it should, its lining their scummy pockets and bypassing the creators which is not right. And to the ppl who would say "oh it's business, they have to make money and Ad Blockers is stealing money from them". I say, youtube made Over _$29 BILLION DOLLARS_ last year before they instituted this ridiculous new Ad Policy which was up from $22 Billion the year prior, they are making plenty of money to keep the platform running and their workers paid! So stop carrying the water for a soulless tech company that continually makes this platform worse with each and every update. Bc they don't give two craps about the Users or the Creators, they've proven this time after time.
I'm on my eighth angle grinder, I have three that still work. The one I use almost all the time is a Milwaukee battery grinder, fitted with those 1mm cutting disks or as flapwheel. It's so convenient not having to plug it in. I have a great big Makita that is scary as a scary thing, and a Bosch fitted with a 6mm thick grinding disk.
@@Rustinox Since seeing that clip with a grinder wheel fragment going through a visor and just missing the guy's face, I ALWAYS use a face guard with those grinders. Mine looks like something from NASA or Spacex and has ear defenders. Makes me look like a prize idiot but keeps me safe
As you may have noticed in my videos, I am also a no guard, no gloves, no handle type of guy, but I have to say that after having the damn thing bite me a few times after I jammed the blade and had it explode while cutting thick plate, I have taken to fitting the handle back so I can hang on to it better, although I do always clamp down whatever it is I'm cutting, so both hands are free to hold the grinder. 👍
Sorry Michel, but at around 8 minutes you said the guard on an angle grinder was to stop you cutting your fingers. We yes in part it is, BUT it's there to prevent your face and upper body from the flying debris of a grinding wheel if and when it explodes. And if you have worn out 7 of your nine 4.5 " grinders and NOT had a wheel explode, then you are either a very or extremely lucky person. I've had a good number of wheels burst when cutting and I've been uninsured because I still am using the guard. Yes of course on occasions you just Have to remove the guard, because there is not enough room to get the cutting disc in the workspace. That for me is not often and I will remove the guard if I have absolutely need to to get the job done. But for me this is a once a couple of years occurrence. Stay s@fe Michel, I love your offbeat humour and your videos and I look forward to seeing many more in the years to come! Sam from England
I haven't got an adblocker. I just turn the channel off if there's too many adverts and watch something else. I've always liked books, very underrated these days. Spot on Rustinox......Tony
Hi Michel Happy new year to you, you are correct when you say that your actions are your responsibility, like you I can’t t wear gloves, they get in the way and you loose that fine feeling. If you break the end off a tap, grind it down to make a true bottom tap which seem impossible to get today. Keep making the videos, I don’t like the adverts, so I just ignore them.
G'day Rusty. Another Excellent video, with your humerus explanations. I hope No Cats were harmed in this production 😅😂😊 Keep up your good work and we will see you on Your next video. BTW ... Cats are supposed to have 9 Lives. 😂😅😊
That’s an interesting analogy, never thought of it that way. However I get a lot of pleasure watching your videos and others on YT that for me, it’s worth the cost (for now). Sometimes if you want something, you have to pay regardless of how distaste full it is.
I always paste the YT link into telegram chat and watch from there on the longer videos seems to work well. Normally use an old chat. I love seeing how this channel has grown, cracked some great projects. Hope all is well
Hi Michel, my experience isnt too bad with publicity, I don't really pay much attention to them. If I watch the TV your sometimes faced with 6 minutes. I don't think I would pay for an addblocker or premium. I enjoyed the way you sketched out the steps to making the toolholders, very well presented. Have a great weekend!!
The only time i have badly cut my self or got my finger trapped in an angle grinder is when i have worn gloves. Every time the gloves got grabbed by the disk and pulled my fingers in. No gloves you can feel when your near the spinning disk from the air. Spinning tools and gloves not a fan. I do use gloves and a full face mask when I use the wire wheels.
Hi Michele. Thank you for the interesting and thought provoking discussion. We all have a responsibility for our own safety in our workshops, and no guard can prevent an idiot with a dangerous tool harming themselves. UA-cam adverts are indeed a curse, but I do understand that monetisation of channels has to be paid for somehow. I personally would not wish to pay a monthly subscription and therefore I have no option but to endure those adverts which I cannot skip. 🥴
Agree. When an ad starts I check for the cancelling window and close my eyes. Or I turn my eyes to the television... just getting away from the ads.... It surpriced me that this video was not interrupted/polluted by ads as susal. Magic. Maybe I took a short nap.....
@@Rustinox UA-cam and other online streaming platforms have definitely gone too far with their adverts. I am now streaming less music and have returned to my CD collection, whilst many others are turning to vinyl. It’s a dilemma with UA-cam, I love the content and there is no clear alternative. 🥴
I have 5 angle grinders at the moment from 100mm, 115mm and 225mm. All have the guards on and some still have the side handle. The 225mm (9") is a Hitachi beast and doesn't have a soft start, so care really is needed with that one. But I'd always go for Makita these days, they really do seem to be the best of the lot. The little M18 Milwaukee battery grinder is a remarkable bit of kit, but I can get 3 Makita for the same price, but then I'm tied to the cable. When I'm using them I pretty well always wear cut resistant gloves and ALWAYS use a face sheild as well as my safety glasses. Too many photos of people with pieces of slitting disk stuck in their face.
@rustinox Wait wait no! The reason for the guard on the angle grinder is NOT only for preventing cutting your fingers. Primarily it is there to protect you from the shrapnel if/when the disc shatters. That being said: I also use the machine without the guard, because I (as Tou too) know how to use the machine, BUT I do use eye protection 👍
Just what the Doctor ordered, great content all the way! Just like microsoft is the same way as Yt, you find a new way to help you with one of their new apps, but there's a catch after you dw load! Oh, now my camera (that I have always videoed with) now need another app @ 10bucks a pop to continue to work (@@)! The Whole World has gone bannan's, but you can't eat them 😞
people who cant imagine things think that most things are difficult - a person that has all his knowledge from a school-bench will find most things very difficult - a person that has used trial and error for 20,30,40 years learns what works and what dosnt - some people think that changing brakepads and oil on a car is difficult,when it is really very easy -IF you know what you are doing
Thank you for your videos and your recent comments. In the past 90 days the commercial advertising on UA-cam has become excessive. I don’t think anyone would object to occasional well-targeted ads but they’re now mostly irrelevant very intrusive. In my opinion they are walking a fine line that may boomerang and result in reduced viewership. I eagerly await ad blockers that are able to defeat their detection schemes. Meanwhile I will just complain and continue to watch, at least for a while. But I won’t pay to have the music turned down, to use your analogy. All the best in 2024.
I don't care that I have to watch AD's, as long I can see the video's off people that make them interesting. And the most are interesting so I watch a lot off them :)
How to carve an elephant, remove all the bits that don't look like an elephant...Nothing complicated but it does need some skill. I have a drawer full of grinder guards, only time I had a grinder injury was when using a guard. UA-cam rant, I fully agree👍 I think it would be a good idea to get a heap of creators to do a similar rant to let the bastards know how much they piss us off. Cheers Rusti, love your work mate 🍺
I've paid for UA-cam Premium for a long time now, so I never see ads, but the creators I enjoy get a bit of income from me. I also get a bit of income from viewers with Premium as well of course. I use an ad blocker on many sites, but not UA-cam, because I know a lot of creators like me need the advert income to help pay some of the costs of making videos. I only work part time so my income is very limited these days. I limit mid-roll ads to once or twice at sensible points. I know a lot of my viewers are using ad blockers because I see that in the stats, and that's fine with me. I'm very grateful to the folks that do watch a few of the ads, and also to the 20% or so that are paying for Premium.
I am not against watching an advert at the beginning of video. I did this for a long time. Then the adverts started to get longer and then come in the middle of a video. So I got YT Premium, no adverts. Now the creators are adding sponsored video's in their content sometimes 4 minutes long and not always once. So now it costs £11.99 a month and I still have to put up with adverts. So now I will cancel Premium and watch channels that do not have sponsor videos in them. Its ok with me if creators try to sell a bit of "!merch" but even that is getting a bit intrusive on some channels. Good job on the tool holders. ATB regards from the UK
Im not gonna elaborate on safety here, each one is responsible for his/her safety when working with risky equipment. As for adblockers, some content creators, they seem to have moved their content to other websites or channels that actually doesnt censor so harshly. This may be a consideration if you wish
I use a plug in. got blocked by the tube, so turned it off for 2 days then turned back on again. no problem. May I also add I wouldn't have a problem if they paid creators a decent amount, but they don't, I think we are very lucky people to have Rusty, and others like him for all their work and sharing their knowledge. Only to be exploited and being paid a pittance for it.
As long as you have a channel, I have something to watch. Great analytic. Still rather watch you make something though. As far as cats go, I think you like them better than stupid male chickens...
Calling You a jerk must come from a jerk. "Taking a chance", gamble, is not what You show us. Knowing, feeling Your machines, lots is possible. Being new in the game, use the protectives... Some machines are dangeous. The circle saw got a nick name by a trusted and experienced person. He named it "a devilish machine". Using it with thought and care, I still have all my fingers in place. However only 9 works as intended. The 10:th got nocked backwards in handball 50 years ago.....
I turn the angle grinder over so the sparks are shooting away from me. Harder to see what you are doing if you are right handed, but you burn less holes in your clothes.
I love watching your Videos and am sorry you have to justify your actions because of silly comments. Time wasted when you could have been creative or just lazy if you wish. As to Utube policy, your right, we shall see how this works out for them.
I cringe when I see gloves being worn while people use belt grinders and lathes. It's way too easy to get the tips of the gloves caught up in the moving parts and you have no warning It's going to happen. But, I guess it looks like you are being safe.😮
Its not youtube! It is by all the guys that try to make money with ... a big video mass and quality Inflation has began some years ago... every Idiot try to get rich by youtube. And thats why the have to make the money, they sell to the creators! UA-cam should have a splitt System... that parts the creators from the bullshitters.... I hate it for example, to Listen to calm down music, and in the middle of it comes some comercials in, where to cats fight against a washing machine by techno music.... 😂😂😂😂..... however..... we are part of it, and we want it like that! Nothing comes for free. And watch your channel for 2 minutes of commercial, is easyer than pay 15 Dollar a month for it, because you dont get a pennt for it!!!!!! So i will rather have some commercials, and while it runs, i go for pee..... i would pay 15 a month, if you would get something from it! Stay healthy Michel !
Hi Michel, i agre with you on the guards. There is an inherent risk when using any power tool and while safety is impoertant it should not get in the way of doing the task. In the case of angle grinders i find the guards hamper my visibility and thus are less safe. I can see the need for some ads as running UA-cam has costs associated with it. But it is certainly at the point where ads are highly intrusive and detract from the enjoyment of watching. There is a tipping point at which people will either not watch or get a blocker. We may already have reached that point for many with more to folow.
Appreciate your being on UA-cam. I have been entertained and taught by you. At seventy three and a life-long shop dweller and in the trades for forty five years before retirement I've realized the benefit of gloves,safety shields,ear protection and particle masks. Of course I learned those benefits the hard way. You keep posting, I'll keep watching. Thank You.
Thanks. That's the plan.
For two years I´ve been contemplating the offer of a free 7" shaper from a neighbor but your videos "pushed me over the edge".
I´ve just got it running and am building a heavy table for it. Am on the lookout for a dividing head and by the time that have arrived I´m sure I´ve gathered the info on how to achieve the right and consistent depth when cutting gears.
You are an inspiration. Greetings from Sweden
Nice. Have fun with it.
Nice tips on angle grinder usage. Re. UA-cam, they have to recoup the cost of running the infrastructure, payroll etc. The ads and YT Premium are the ways to generate revenue, I suspect the reason they show more ads now is because of people using adblockers so they need to make up for the reduced volume. It's a vicious cycle.
Of course, but this is too much.
You are truly a great asset to the world. Please keep showing us how you turn rust into wondrous objects, no matter how terrible UA-cam becomes.
That's the plan :)
You don't need to pay for a blocker. Firefox and ubo works perfectly, no payment necessary.
I tried to avoid carbon steel taps when I can, decent HSS seem more dependable. As a short-of-time hobby guy it can take a very long time to arrive at a tapped hole toward the end of a part, and the thought of having to start over because of a broken tap can be crushing. Use the best you can reasonably afford.
As a UA-camr you're exposing yourself to an entire planet of different health and safety rules, that have been drilled into viewers work-day after work-day, so you have to forgive sometimes being pulled up on what in another place might instantly cost someone their livelihood (by getting fired). It looks to me like you've risk assessed what you do and have found your own balance between so-safe-it's dangerous and down right cavalier. So long as you inform yourself about the risks, then carry on as you are. And if what you're doing is actually dangerous, be glad someone out there cares enough to want to see you make more videos!
I agree, UA-cam ads have become increasingly intrusive over the years. But, it's a business. It exists to make money, and they don't charge content creators to host their videos. Google's electricity bill must be unimaginable. The current subscription model represents poor value for the way I watch, for others it must be just what they need. I'd be happy to pay for ad removal on a pay-as-you-go basis, maybe a few cents per minute or something. Until that happens I'll persevere with the ads as the channels I subscribe to, like your own, are worth the inconvenience. The issue of censoring misinformation at the expense of concealing the truth is a complex one...
Thanks Michel.
A carbide scribe can be dangerous too... if you do stupide things with it :)
Good to see you Rusty. It was add free, your opinion counted.
Probabely only this time :)
Finally someone talking sense about angle grinder use, I have a load of miles on them too and have never fitted a handle, if I need 2 hands, one hand is on the switch and the other is on the head, over the spindle and we’ll away from the disk. Gloves are dangerous, totally agree.
No adverts appeared during your video so cats were saved 🐈
No ads? You were very lucky :)
Hi Michel I love cats as well. My cat comes in my workshop all the time to check that I'm not hiding any food from her. Great video my friend. Cheers Nobby
Lol. Tat's cute :)
Well said about the ads on this platform, I started to worry a while back when they started this, closing ad blockers and the like, now all my ad blockers are back installed as I need them for other platforms and browsing, sometimes I have to refresh the video, but I don't see any ads now, I Like the analogy regarding having your neigbors pay a fee to stop you blasting music from your window, dead right there! I think what they are doing is scandalous, even Prime which I pay for now has ads, very annoying, take care my friend, Dave, UK.. ps Hey, I love cats too, hope it ended up on it's feet!!
Thanks Dave.
Poor cat. I use my angle grinder quite a bit. I usualy rotate the guard for the op being done. I know they are a nuisance but it is not often I take it completely off.
Happy new year & a prosperous one too.
Steve.
For gods sake dont put up a video on MEW with no guards Steve :-) Mind you its a waste of time trying to log in there these days. Gone right down the pan.
Thanks Steve.
We ❤ 🐈 too
I totally agree with you, this ad thing has become too much of a hassle.
Too much...
It's good to comment on comments ! I have to make a heap of the same tool holders soon . Cheers 👍
Go for it, Max.
I love cats too, but for several years I have had premium account on YT as I can not stand commercials. If I see or hear commercials that I can't slide through; I would probably follow the cat.
One man said that if you you have remove the safety shields off your tools, you have got the wrong tool...
Excellent Friday video as always, thank you and have a nice weekend.
Please don't follow the cat. Maybe you can read a book :)
I love reading, so most likely I will just watch the cat jump@@Rustinox
I hate cheap taps too, I still have some but they are only used to clean up existing threads, especially rusty ones, so I don't screw up my good taps. I've also been through a few angle grinders but not as many as you it seems, lol. I do like to have 4 at a time in my shop though, each is loaded with a different form of abrasive tool (flap wheel, cutoff disc, wire brush, and standard grinding wheel).
And I cannot imagine why anyone would call you a jerk. You're one of the kindest people I know. 🤔
Well, I've been called other names too by other trolls.
The more I watch of your channel the more I like it . Thanks
Nice. Thanks.
Hi Michele, regarding UA-cam, try browsing and viewing in Private mode, with your favorite adblocker on. I have been doing this since UA-cam started this witch hunt.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt.
Those tool holders look smart. I don't buy from Amazon unless I need something the very next day - their item descriptions are often bad, incomplete or 'fake' and anyway Amazon is nearly always expensive compared to eBay (which has the eBay refund/return guarantee). I've bought cheap tap & die sets which are blunt before you even start but I have always found machine taps to be tough and sharp and still the sets are cheap enough. As for UA-cam, I have not noticed censorship in the UK so far. I think they are all money grabbing - just had to upgrade my phone because Google decided not to issue any more security updates but it is a perfectly good phone that I really like. So even though I buy outright it still feels like phone rental. My new phone has hardly any benefits compared to the old one, and I resent it and now have a negative feeling towards Google. Trouble is the alternative iPhone (minimum 6 years support) is twice the price. Come back Windows phone!! Cheers
I share your despair with Google and their smart phones. The biggest objection I have against Amazon is the vast profits made it possible for Mr Bezos to get into space but didn't leave him up there.😆
It all starts to feel like a legal scam :)
Excellent explanations. Thank you!
My pleasure.
Hi Michel, those toolholders looks really professional. Nice work!
Thanks. And they work :)
I find the ads on UA-cam invasive, so I use an adblocker. I've found whenever I get that annoying pop-up that says something like "It's illegal to use adblockers on UA-cam" I just hit the refresh button it goes away and I can enjoy the rest of the video. I'm not sure it is something unique to my set-up that allows this to happen...but I reckon it's worth a try.
For me it works sometimes too. Not always.
Somehow by magic I watched your whole video with no ads from YT! You are magic :-)
I think it's the UA-cam magic :)
A great reminder, or recap on using powered hand tools Michel.
May I wish you and your family a safe 2024.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks.
Thank You for all your valuable comments
Regards fro the middle of the World Ecuador
You're welcome.
You should have made your own 3mm tap. Bet you could do it. Thanks for explaining how to tackle difficult projects in steps.
My pleasure.
That is an interesting way to put it. I will keep tuning in for a while longer. Thanks Michel. Happy new year.
Thanks Randy.
Hi Michel. I'm with you on most of the safety sally nonsense regarding angle grinders, and like you I feel that how we use them is entirely our own choice and the responsibility is our own. I consider the guard to *only* be useful for slitting and grinding discs, and *only* to avoid the danger of exploding discs. I've seen quite a few discs let go, as well as a big 300mm bench grinder wheel. All of these were first spinups of the disc (although one of the grinder discs was one that had been used, taken off chucked in the grinder case, bashed about, and then put back on the machine) and *not* whilst using the disc, and by some twist of fate, nobody got badly hurt. Some of them were no-name, some were new out of the box name brand stuff. The grinder wheel was a 300mm norton, it let go about 3 seconds after getting up to speed, quite "exciting" to watch. Moral of the story - sure, you can entice discs to let go, and buying name brand stuff is good policy (although I swear by cheap-as-chips slitting discs from Action), but you never know how badly stuff has been treated before you mount it on the machine. Exercise caution.
As for ads, ad blockers *do* still work. There's one in particular, which may or may not have the word "origin" in its name that works spectacularly well. Occasionally youtube will beat the blockers, but a few hours later they work again. UA-cam have started a war of attrition they cannot win. If they ever manage to totally kill the blockers, they'll lose the users. They're making the classic mistake of making the experience worse for those who pay than for those who don't pay (See Cory Doctorow on the enshittification of the internet). If they carry on like this, something else will take the place of UA-cam, and all those cat suicides will have been for nothing. Sadly, the thing that replaces youtube probably won't be books, and if it is, we've probably got far bigger things to worry about.
Oh, yeah, happy new year, keep on doing what you do.
Safety is very important, but it's hidden in the brains. Not in a pair of gloves.
Bravo Michel, just bravo.
John 🇨🇦
Thanks.
Books are underrated these days :) As for ads there are some special browsers and plug-ins that still work. (adblock browser for example)
I have to check that out...
Good one Rusty, Enjoyed the comments discussion. And yeah the ads are a big negative...plus we can't control them anymore.
Cheers....ATB
It's just too much...
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome.
Hello Rustinox. Thank you for this video. It is exactly the way I feel. I will never give any money to MafiaTube. JUST SAY NO TO ADS.
Thanks.
The cat at the end was hilarious. 👍👍Regards Peter.
Thanks.
That is an excellent analogy and to be honest I never thought of it that way. I'm definitely going to use it. 👍👍
Personally I don't mind watching Ads when I know the revenue from those Ads is going to the Creators like yourself, that way they can continue to make the content I enjoy watching. But the issue is the money coming in now isn't going to the creators like it should, its lining their scummy pockets and bypassing the creators which is not right.
And to the ppl who would say "oh it's business, they have to make money and Ad Blockers is stealing money from them".
I say, youtube made Over _$29 BILLION DOLLARS_ last year before they instituted this ridiculous new Ad Policy which was up from $22 Billion the year prior, they are making plenty of money to keep the platform running and their workers paid!
So stop carrying the water for a soulless tech company that continually makes this platform worse with each and every update. Bc they don't give two craps about the Users or the Creators, they've proven this time after time.
I make content for free and post it on a free platform. And they ruine the fun with too much ads...
Concept, Concentration, Common Sense and Control. Thanks for your time.
Absolutely.
Excellent statements/comments on books! On another note, it's amazing that UA-cam has no viable competitor.
Well, Rumble could be a good substitute for example.
I totally agree with you about youtube adverts and restrictions. Its becoming kids tv.
I don't know. I don't have TV :)
I'm on my eighth angle grinder, I have three that still work. The one I use almost all the time is a Milwaukee battery grinder, fitted with those 1mm cutting disks or as flapwheel. It's so convenient not having to plug it in. I have a great big Makita that is scary as a scary thing, and a Bosch fitted with a 6mm thick grinding disk.
Just be careful with them.
@@Rustinox Since seeing that clip with a grinder wheel fragment going through a visor and just missing the guy's face, I ALWAYS use a face guard with those grinders. Mine looks like something from NASA or Spacex and has ear defenders. Makes me look like a prize idiot but keeps me safe
Good commentary Rusti, hope you have a great 2024!
Thanks.
As you may have noticed in my videos, I am also a no guard, no gloves, no handle type of guy, but I have to say that after having the damn thing bite me a few times after I jammed the blade and had it explode while cutting thick plate, I have taken to fitting the handle back so I can hang on to it better, although I do always clamp down whatever it is I'm cutting, so both hands are free to hold the grinder. 👍
It's all in the head. Not in the gloves.
Sorry Michel, but at around 8 minutes you said the guard on an angle grinder was to stop you cutting your fingers. We yes in part it is, BUT it's there to prevent your face and upper body from the flying debris of a grinding wheel if and when it explodes. And if you have worn out 7 of your nine 4.5 " grinders and NOT had a wheel explode, then you are either a very or extremely lucky person. I've had a good number of wheels burst when cutting and I've been uninsured because I still am using the guard. Yes of course on occasions you just Have to remove the guard, because there is not enough room to get the cutting disc in the workspace. That for me is not often and I will remove the guard if I have absolutely need to to get the job done. But for me this is a once a couple of years occurrence. Stay s@fe Michel, I love your offbeat humour and your videos and I look forward to seeing many more in the years to come! Sam from England
Thans Sam. That's why I have two grinders. One with and one without guard.
I haven't got an adblocker. I just turn the channel off if there's too many adverts and watch something else. I've always liked books, very underrated these days. Spot on Rustinox......Tony
I do that too. If there are too much ads, I walk away.
Hi Michel
Happy new year to you, you are correct when you say that your actions are your responsibility, like you I can’t t wear gloves, they get in the way and you loose that fine feeling. If you break the end off a tap, grind it down to make a true bottom tap which seem impossible to get today. Keep making the videos, I don’t like the adverts, so I just ignore them.
Broken taps can be very useful to make cutting tools.
thanks for your time Rustinox
Welcome.
G'day Rusty. Another Excellent video, with your humerus explanations. I hope No Cats were harmed in this production 😅😂😊
Keep up your good work and we will see you on Your next video.
BTW ... Cats are supposed to have 9 Lives. 😂😅😊
Nine lives? Can you imagine how many ads this represents :)
Happy New Year!
Thanks.
That’s an interesting analogy, never thought of it that way. However I get a lot of pleasure watching your videos and others on YT that for me, it’s worth the cost (for now). Sometimes if you want something, you have to pay regardless of how distaste full it is.
Indeed, for free doesn't exist. But now on UA-cam it's just too much.
I always paste the YT link into telegram chat and watch from there on the longer videos seems to work well. Normally use an old chat. I love seeing how this channel has grown, cracked some great projects. Hope all is well
Maybe I will try that too...
Hi Michel, my experience isnt too bad with publicity, I don't really pay much attention to them. If I watch the TV your sometimes faced with 6 minutes. I don't think I would pay for an addblocker or premium.
I enjoyed the way you sketched out the steps to making the toolholders, very well presented.
Have a great weekend!!
That's why I don't have TV anymore...
You don't need to pay for a blocker - firefox + ubo is free and works 100%
I love you man without commercials 🙂
Thanks. It's getting more and more difficult.
Cat suicide 😂 that was hilarious!
Thanks.
The only time i have badly cut my self or got my finger trapped in an angle grinder is when i have worn gloves. Every time the gloves got grabbed by the disk and pulled my fingers in. No gloves you can feel when your near the spinning disk from the air. Spinning tools and gloves not a fan. I do use gloves and a full face mask when I use the wire wheels.
For wire wheels it is indeed a good idea to wear gloves.
Hi Michele. Thank you for the interesting and thought provoking discussion. We all have a responsibility for our own safety in our workshops, and no guard can prevent an idiot with a dangerous tool harming themselves.
UA-cam adverts are indeed a curse, but I do understand that monetisation of channels has to be paid for somehow. I personally would not wish to pay a monthly subscription and therefore I have no option but to endure those adverts which I cannot skip. 🥴
Agree. When an ad starts I check for the cancelling window and close my eyes. Or I turn my eyes to the television... just getting away from the ads....
It surpriced me that this video was not interrupted/polluted by ads as susal. Magic. Maybe I took a short nap.....
I totally understand that UA-cam is a busines and they have to make money. But this is over the top.
@@Rustinox UA-cam and other online streaming platforms have definitely gone too far with their adverts. I am now streaming less music and have returned to my CD collection, whilst many others are turning to vinyl. It’s a dilemma with UA-cam, I love the content and there is no clear alternative. 🥴
I mute the adds. You will be surprised at the effect of not listening to advertisements.
@@graeme02 Good idea. I will give it a go. 👍😀
Thanks
Welcome.
That cat refused to follow safety protocols.
Could well be :)
I have 5 angle grinders at the moment from 100mm, 115mm and 225mm. All have the guards on and some still have the side handle. The 225mm (9") is a Hitachi beast and doesn't have a soft start, so care really is needed with that one. But I'd always go for Makita these days, they really do seem to be the best of the lot. The little M18 Milwaukee battery grinder is a remarkable bit of kit, but I can get 3 Makita for the same price, but then I'm tied to the cable. When I'm using them I pretty well always wear cut resistant gloves and ALWAYS use a face sheild as well as my safety glasses. Too many photos of people with pieces of slitting disk stuck in their face.
Indeed, angle grinders can be dangerous. Safety is important.
@rustinox
Wait wait no!
The reason for the guard on the angle grinder is NOT only for preventing cutting your fingers.
Primarily it is there to protect you from the shrapnel if/when the disc shatters.
That being said: I also use the machine without the guard, because I (as Tou too) know how to use the machine, BUT I do use eye protection 👍
Of course I use eye protection, ear protection and a dust mask too.
Well said
Thanks.
Happy 2024 Rusti! 👍
Thanks.
Well done sir!
Thanks.
Just what the Doctor ordered, great content all the way! Just like microsoft is the same way as Yt, you find a new way to help you with one of their new apps, but there's a catch after you dw load! Oh, now my camera (that I have always videoed with) now need another app @ 10bucks a pop to continue to work (@@)! The Whole World has gone bannan's, but you can't eat them 😞
Thanks Bear.
Bravo Michel.
Thanks.
people who cant imagine things think that most things are difficult - a person that has all his knowledge from a school-bench will find most things very difficult - a person that has used trial and error for 20,30,40 years learns what works and what dosnt - some people think that changing brakepads and oil on a car is difficult,when it is really very easy -IF you know what you are doing
Makes perfect sense.
👍
Thanks.
Thank you for your videos and your recent comments. In the past 90 days the commercial advertising on UA-cam has become excessive. I don’t think anyone would object to occasional well-targeted ads but they’re now mostly irrelevant very intrusive. In my opinion they are walking a fine line that may boomerang and result in reduced viewership. I eagerly await ad blockers that are able to defeat their detection schemes. Meanwhile I will just complain and continue to watch, at least for a while. But I won’t pay to have the music turned down, to use your analogy. All the best in 2024.
Spot on.
I don't care that I have to watch AD's, as long I can see the video's off people that make them interesting. And the most are interesting so I watch a lot off them :)
That's nice. But I'm allergic to ads.
How to carve an elephant, remove all the bits that don't look like an elephant...Nothing complicated but it does need some skill.
I have a drawer full of grinder guards, only time I had a grinder injury was when using a guard.
UA-cam rant, I fully agree👍 I think it would be a good idea to get a heap of creators to do a similar rant to let the bastards know how much they piss us off.
Cheers Rusti, love your work mate 🍺
That is so true and my experience too.
Some creators aready did. But we need more.
I've paid for UA-cam Premium for a long time now, so I never see ads, but the creators I enjoy get a bit of income from me. I also get a bit of income from viewers with Premium as well of course. I use an ad blocker on many sites, but not UA-cam, because I know a lot of creators like me need the advert income to help pay some of the costs of making videos. I only work part time so my income is very limited these days. I limit mid-roll ads to once or twice at sensible points. I know a lot of my viewers are using ad blockers because I see that in the stats, and that's fine with me. I'm very grateful to the folks that do watch a few of the ads, and also to the 20% or so that are paying for Premium.
I totally undersand that, but I don't have or even want an income from UA-cam or others.
I am not against watching an advert at the beginning of video. I did this for a long time. Then the adverts started to get longer and then come in the middle of a video. So I got YT Premium, no adverts. Now the creators are adding sponsored video's in their content sometimes 4 minutes long and not always once. So now it costs £11.99 a month and I still have to put up with adverts. So now I will cancel Premium and watch channels that do not have sponsor videos in them. Its ok with me if creators try to sell a bit of "!merch" but even that is getting a bit intrusive on some channels. Good job on the tool holders. ATB regards from the UK
Indeed, It's just too much.
I would rather pay ADblocker 25$ than 15$ extortion to UA-cam.
You bet.
Im not gonna elaborate on safety here, each one is responsible for his/her safety when working with risky equipment. As for adblockers, some content creators, they seem to have moved their content to other websites or channels that actually doesnt censor so harshly. This may be a consideration if you wish
I think a lot of creators will move to other platforms.
👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks.
I use a plug in. got blocked by the tube, so turned it off for 2 days then turned back on again. no problem. May I also add I wouldn't have a problem if they paid creators a decent amount, but they don't, I think we are very lucky people to have Rusty, and others like him for all their work and sharing their knowledge. Only to be exploited and being paid a pittance for it.
I don't get any income for my videos. And I don't want.
I doff my hat to you sir@@Rustinox
I had to updated my adblocker and it was a little problems a few weeks ago but now the adblocker works perfekt :)
I have to switch on and off.
As long as you have a channel, I have something to watch. Great analytic. Still rather watch you make something though. As far as cats go, I think you like them better than stupid male chickens...
Male chickens are just too noisy :)
UA-cam is using blackmail , and those in authority don't care. I assume they are getting a kickback.
Could well be.
But..Really Thanks
Really welcome :)
I really like you ❤
Oops...
Calling You a jerk must come from a jerk. "Taking a chance", gamble, is not what You show us.
Knowing, feeling Your machines, lots is possible. Being new in the game, use the protectives...
Some machines are dangeous. The circle saw got a nick name by a trusted and experienced person. He named it "a devilish machine". Using it with thought and care, I still have all my fingers in place. However only 9 works as intended. The 10:th got nocked backwards in handball 50 years ago.....
Handball is dangerous too...
@@Rustinox Obviously it is....
I turn the angle grinder over so the sparks are shooting away from me. Harder to see what you are doing if you are right handed, but you burn less holes in your clothes.
That could work. But what if it cicks back?
Well I am allergic to cats so 🤷♂.
I understand that, but I'm allergic to ads :)
I love watching your Videos and am sorry you have to justify your actions because of silly comments. Time wasted when you could have been creative or just lazy if you wish. As to Utube policy, your right, we shall see how this works out for them.
I think a lot of people will go to other platforms.
*_Just commenting on your video about Commenting on some comments._*
Somebody has to do it :)
By no means am I defending UA-cam, but when cable TV first came out, for $15 a month, channels were "ad-free". Now look at it. Frog in boiling water.
That's why I don't have TV anymore.
I cringe when I see gloves being worn while people use belt grinders and lathes. It's way too easy to get the tips of the gloves caught up in the moving parts and you have no warning It's going to happen. But, I guess it looks like you are being safe.😮
I think everyone does things their own way. And that's fine for me.
Just let me do things my way :)
Its not youtube! It is by all the guys that try to make money with ... a big video mass and quality Inflation has began some years ago... every Idiot try to get rich by youtube. And thats why the have to make the money, they sell to the creators! UA-cam should have a splitt System... that parts the creators from the bullshitters....
I hate it for example, to Listen to calm down music, and in the middle of it comes some comercials in, where to cats fight against a washing machine by techno music.... 😂😂😂😂..... however..... we are part of it, and we want it like that! Nothing comes for free. And watch your channel for 2 minutes of commercial, is easyer than pay 15 Dollar a month for it, because you dont get a pennt for it!!!!!! So i will rather have some commercials, and while it runs, i go for pee..... i would pay 15 a month, if you would get something from it!
Stay healthy Michel !
But still, ads are a pain.
twitter is begging for content
Other platforms too.
Hi Michel, i agre with you on the guards. There is an inherent risk when using any power tool and while safety is impoertant it should not get in the way of doing the task. In the case of angle grinders i find the guards hamper my visibility and thus are less safe.
I can see the need for some ads as running UA-cam has costs associated with it. But it is certainly at the point where ads are highly intrusive and detract from the enjoyment of watching. There is a tipping point at which people will either not watch or get a blocker. We may already have reached that point for many with more to folow.
Indeed, we are far over the tipping point.
I don't like cats.
Well, I do.
nothing is complicated for a master🫡
I'm not a master. I just give it a go :)
@@Rustinox In my opinion, this is also a form of mastery