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A Sliding Camera Gantry, How NOT to Unfold a Bandsaw Blade, DIY Tool Comparisons & More

Here’s a special Part 3 to our Makers Roundup. Matthias Wandel visited John Heisz’s shop, and this bromance/rivalry yielded a lot of content:

Sliding Camera Gantry

This is a quick one of Wandel touring Heisz’s shop. Watch for the two parts in the middle and end where you see Heisz’s wicked, normally unseen sliding camera gantry:

Two Ways Not to Unfold a Bandsaw Blade!

Wandel and Heisz troll the safety trolls, with Wandel showing you how not to do this:

DIY Dovetailed Beam Compass

Wandel shows the features of his DIY beam compass design:

Looking Over John’s Homemade Bandsaw

Wandel points out some of the smart design features of Heisz’s homemade bandsaw:

Comparing Strip Sanders

Which is better? You decide

Homemade Clamp Rivalry

Here they improvise a clever way to test the strength of each of their clamp designs.

Box Joint Jig Rivalry

Wandel and Heisz breaking each other’s stones over their respective designs for tablesaw box joint jigs. Some of you may cringe but I found it funny:

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