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by profsnuggles 1945 days ago
Laser fencing is the worst, pressure mats are approximately 1000x better. Our machine with the laser fence is always stopping for no reason because there was some dust. I just cut 50 sheets of MDF yea there is going to be some dust.

In woodworking the new trend is to put pads on the gantry with pressure sensors so if the machine smacks you it stops.

That is really great when you are testing new programs you can see what is happening without binoculars. The only downside is that they limit the max rapid speed on the machines so when it hits someone they are much less likely to get knocked over.
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bluGill 1945 days ago
How do those systems stop hair or clothing from getting sucked into the spinning bits? Those two modes have always been the more dangerous ones for spinning tools.
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profsnuggles 1945 days ago
The gantry is enclosed, it's not possible to get close to the router unless you are doing something really... really wrong.

This is the machine I was running like 20 minutes before posting that comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AuwwPdBSf8

I have no idea why the people in that video cut a hole in their door. Seems like a really stupid idea to me. But you can see in a normal machine that someone hasn't modified to be more dangerous you can't get to the the spiny sharp bits.

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DarkStar851 1944 days ago
Looks like that video was a demonstration from a company that sells these machines. The hole was just cut out for doing videos like this I'd assume, not a modification for regular use.
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profsnuggles 1944 days ago
Yea but in the US at least if OSHA, or way more likely our insurance when they doing their yearly inspection saw that they would freak out. That company looks like they are German, and from what I've heard Germany is way more strict about safety than the US.

So in order to sell that machine to me I would require a safety compliant door. My guess is a new door would be around $2800. That is an expensive hole.

What I know that you don't is that that machine is sold with a camera as an additional option. So there is already a place inside for mounting a camera. They would just need to make their own mount. Otherwise if I was just filming a demo to sell the machine I would override the door closed safety interlocks and film with the door open temporarily.

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