Well the idea seems to be working quite well Eddie! Loving the 'Covid technician' white suit - I'm guessing the Mrs got fed up with you coming in covered in sawdust! I see what you have done there using the screws of the workmate as a travelling end steady, but it was a bit worrying seeing it rise up out of line when pressure was applied. I get that it keeps you occupied and out of mischief, but I'd sooner be fishing! Stay safe & well! 👍👍
Yea it definitely does what I expected it too but also has its limitations! As far as safety goes I'm a bit of a health & safety freak so always got an extra eye on the potential risks. I tested it with a seriously off set piece poorly fixed, switched it on & stepped back! When the piece flew off its path of travel was forward & down into the front rail & all other peices iv lost have gone the same path so I'm reasonably confident I'm out of harms way unless the whole thing explodes lol, my biggest risk is cheap drill bits for sure but I'm reluctant to invest any real money on whats potentially a 5 minute fad lol
@@colinedwards931 I agree. Always keen to do things on the cheap where safely possible! Got a bargain with a new reel recently but it had crap 15Lb line on it, so had to strip it. No empty spools here, so used the centre tube of a roll of kitchen foil (cut to 4") with thick cardboard circles on the ends, and a bit of 10mm dowel through the centre with enough on the end to put in cordless drill! Worked a treat! Whilst chatting, the guys on my fishing forum are trying to promote a petition to stop the supertrawlers - a signature and some support from anyone you know would be appreciated. 👍👍 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550730
Well the idea seems to be working quite well Eddie! Loving the 'Covid technician' white suit - I'm guessing the Mrs got fed up with you coming in covered in sawdust! I see what you have done there using the screws of the workmate as a travelling end steady, but it was a bit worrying seeing it rise up out of line when pressure was applied. I get that it keeps you occupied and out of mischief, but I'd sooner be fishing! Stay safe & well! 👍👍
Yea it definitely does what I expected it too but also has its limitations! As far as safety goes I'm a bit of a health & safety freak so always got an extra eye on the potential risks. I tested it with a seriously off set piece poorly fixed, switched it on & stepped back! When the piece flew off its path of travel was forward & down into the front rail & all other peices iv lost have gone the same path so I'm reasonably confident I'm out of harms way unless the whole thing explodes lol, my biggest risk is cheap drill bits for sure but I'm reluctant to invest any real money on whats potentially a 5 minute fad lol
@@colinedwards931 I agree. Always keen to do things on the cheap where safely possible! Got a bargain with a new reel recently but it had crap 15Lb line on it, so had to strip it. No empty spools here, so used the centre tube of a roll of kitchen foil (cut to 4") with thick cardboard circles on the ends, and a bit of 10mm dowel through the centre with enough on the end to put in cordless drill! Worked a treat!
Whilst chatting, the guys on my fishing forum are trying to promote a petition to stop the supertrawlers - a signature and some support from anyone you know would be appreciated. 👍👍 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550730