The $15 Upgrade That EVEY Saw Needs!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @MakeEverything
    @MakeEverything  Год назад +1

    Thanks for watching everyone! The $15 light I used in this video seems to have vanished of amazon... this $30 looks like it would do fine...
    $30 version of the Magnetic base light
    amzn.to/41qIxnC
    You could really use any LED task light for this application, good luck and leave a comment if you find another good alternative!

    • @HangarQueen
      @HangarQueen Год назад

      Great idea! FYI, the $14.99 link is working again. I just ordered two. :-)

  • @marioligata5024
    @marioligata5024 Год назад +121

    The author does like to ruclips.net/user/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don't have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won't be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

  • @tuttebelleke
    @tuttebelleke Год назад +6

    Good idea!!! From optical point of view this method does work best if you have a point or a line source of light. By covering most of the lamp face (just let a 3 mm central line uncovered), this should give a sharper projected shadow line.

    • @ctrlaltdebug
      @ctrlaltdebug 8 месяцев назад

      That's why the line gets sharper the farther away the light is. It approximates a point source.

  • @fordfan3179
    @fordfan3179 Год назад +3

    I worked in a door factory years ago. The company bought logs and used a shadow line rip saw to rough cut the logs into boards. It's been around long before the 70s when I first got to see it work.

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 Год назад

    👏Careful placement of the light also shows the set of the blade teeth, enabling greater accuracy. I have been in the habit of clamping, lower the moving blade on to the workpiece, then moving the workpiece to suit where I want the cut.

  • @CraigHollabaugh
    @CraigHollabaugh Год назад +9

    Winner, I've used those sewing machine lights for many lighting challenges. I get the three packs, they come with steel 'stickers' to mount on non-magnetic surfaces. I have several on my electronics workbench for soldering surface mount components.

    • @funone8716
      @funone8716 Год назад

      Yes, very handy and bright!

  • @elevatemetalcraft2546
    @elevatemetalcraft2546 Год назад +4

    This is nice to have. I have been measuring off the blade to the edge of the steel for 18 years now. its very precise but at times this would be ideal when you have to cut miters and measuring to the edge just doesn't work. Nice tip

  • @jamesbarisitz4794
    @jamesbarisitz4794 Год назад +2

    I've been using magnetic sewing machine lights on all my table machines for a year or so- game changers!

    • @jeremyspecce
      @jeremyspecce Год назад

      I will say that most sewing machine lights have many LEDs in them. For this shadowline to work you need one with a single lights source or you will either have lots of overlapping shadows or no shadow at all.

  • @x_ph1l
    @x_ph1l Год назад +3

    Wow, so simple, yet so functional! Thanks for the tip!

  • @glenn5077
    @glenn5077 Год назад +2

    Nice tip but if you have to rule a line on the job to start with just do the sizing in the saw ruler against the blade job done once and no guess work

  • @colinstu
    @colinstu Год назад +1

    I did this mod for the miter saw that you showed and love it. even all this time later.

  • @bradleytuckwell4881
    @bradleytuckwell4881 Год назад +1

    I use the same on my drop saw it makes life a lot easier

  • @funone8716
    @funone8716 Год назад

    Funny, I'm older and need more light to see in the shop. I discovered the LED "Sewing machine" lights not long ago and got several from EBAY. They are great, have a built in switch and plug directly into an outlet. I was looking for more a couple weeks ago and found this light you have here. I really liked the longer goose neck. But, it has a 120v plug and all the EBAY ads say 250 volt. I asked the sellers if it's 120 since it has a 120v plug.....useless. No answer. So I took a chance and got one. Works fine on 120v. I intend to purchase more of these and will probably have one on every machine in the shop. This idea with the shadow line is just a great extra bonus for all my band saws! Thanks for this neat trick! I will try it on my metal shear to see if it will shadow the blade on that as well.

  • @ksgjlg
    @ksgjlg Год назад

    This is excellent and also an easy way to align the fence

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. Год назад +4

    Very interesting and very useful information video Chris. Thanks. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend.

  • @danielarney9729
    @danielarney9729 Год назад

    Learn something new every decade.

  • @MagaRickn
    @MagaRickn 3 месяца назад

    Harbor Freight has a magnetic base rechargeable light that I use for my saw. No cords to worry about. ;)

  • @EngineerMikeF
    @EngineerMikeF Год назад

    Sweet little productivity enhancement. Thanks for the tip

  • @Goalsplus
    @Goalsplus Год назад

    Yes, it's a wonder the manufacturers don't incorporate a light. Maybe it would get in the way occasionally if it was fixed but a goose neck and an ability to remove it would take care of those rare situations.

  • @tamurlane6
    @tamurlane6 Год назад +1

    Looks like the Amazon seller made an "adjustment"! Your link is showing one for 49.99 now. Definitely a great idea though!

    • @MakeEverything
      @MakeEverything  Год назад +1

      Wtf!! I’ll look for a replacement! That’s dirty!!

    • @tamurlane6
      @tamurlane6 Год назад

      ​@@MakeEverything kudos to even responding to this! It's impressive that you're following videos from 2 weeks ago. I know it's a lot to put time into this gig on top of all the other stuff. I'm really impressed!

  • @porthose2002
    @porthose2002 Год назад

    It seems like the key is getting the light directly over the blade. The narrower the shadow is, the more accurate the shadow. Reasonable?

  • @richardbennett6053
    @richardbennett6053 Год назад

    Brilliant I'll be adding this to both my saws thanks for the tip

  • @mossknives
    @mossknives Год назад +1

    Just ordered thanks for the link and video!

  • @achmatabsalom8947
    @achmatabsalom8947 Год назад +3

    Was that cut made in "real time"?

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown Год назад

    wonderful.....thank you for sharing, Paul in Florida

  • @AerialLensVideo
    @AerialLensVideo Год назад

    Simple and very effective idea -- Thanks!

  • @DK-vx1zc
    @DK-vx1zc Год назад +2

    CLever, thanks for sharing

  • @simonchetwynd
    @simonchetwynd Год назад

    Fantastic! So simple and so effective. Thank you

  • @joewhitney4097
    @joewhitney4097 Год назад

    Great idea and demonstration video.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @nelsonglass6
    @nelsonglass6 Год назад

    This was a great idea… very affordable

  • @waterskier91
    @waterskier91 Год назад

    My dewalt porta band saw has a built in LED light that does just this.

  • @mkegadgets4380
    @mkegadgets4380 Год назад

    I’m gonna have to get one for my drill press.

    • @danharold3087
      @danharold3087 Год назад +1

      You will not regret it. Have not used them for for the shadow line but have several that I use on many tool including metal lathes.

    • @funone8716
      @funone8716 Год назад

      @@danharold3087 Great on the Bridgeports as well

    • @jeremyspecce
      @jeremyspecce Год назад

      That will work for light but not a shadowline because you are trying to find a single point, not a line.

    • @grumpyone5963
      @grumpyone5963 Год назад

      Yes so good. I have a rechargeable one on a goose neck. So good when using a mag drill on steels in situ or machines in the workshop.🇬🇧

  • @vstrom9586
    @vstrom9586 Год назад

    a true genius

  • @jerryodell1168
    @jerryodell1168 Год назад +7

    Minor warning: We ran into a problem today. We had a electronic device that just quit working right after we added a LED light near it. The light's internal electronics conflicted with our other electronic device causing it to heat up and stop. We removed the light, let everything cool, and now our original electronic device is working perfectly again. The LED light is going to be used elsewhere.

    • @ahodamahingan1698
      @ahodamahingan1698 Год назад +1

      I have heard of similar issues with adding led bulbs in certain garage door openers.

    • @joshua43214
      @joshua43214 Год назад +1

      Yes, LED lighting is crap because of these issues.
      You can't even count on brand name stuff being good since the Chinese companies just forge the certifications.

  • @michaelplays2449
    @michaelplays2449 Год назад +2

    Great idea !!

  • @elevatemetalcraft2546
    @elevatemetalcraft2546 Год назад +1

    I've got a question! How can I make something like this work on my 15" evolution dry saw?

    • @MakeEverything
      @MakeEverything  Год назад +1

      Stay tuned! Im working on this for an evolution saw too!

  • @anthonymarino4260
    @anthonymarino4260 Год назад +1

    thanks for sharing

  • @jondavidmcnabb
    @jondavidmcnabb Год назад

    BRILLIANT!!!!

  • @OldSneelock
    @OldSneelock Год назад

    Love it. 😁😎

  • @michaeleaston547
    @michaeleaston547 Год назад

    Cool. Simple. Thank you.

  • @scroungasworkshop4663
    @scroungasworkshop4663 Год назад

    Awesome tip. Thanks.

  • @heavymetalworks6375
    @heavymetalworks6375 Год назад

    Your 15 dollars light is now 69 dollhairs. Just a heads up.

  • @wgenerotzky
    @wgenerotzky Год назад

    The only bummer is that I work outside and would need a carbon-ark lamp to see anything.

  • @MrTooTechnical
    @MrTooTechnical Год назад

    Cool trick. Fuking awesome

  • @aaroncarvell7320
    @aaroncarvell7320 Год назад

    That light is $49 now.

  • @grumpyone5963
    @grumpyone5963 Год назад

    I find it easier to just use a tape measure off the blades teeth to the end of the tube. 🇬🇧

  • @76Starship
    @76Starship 8 месяцев назад

    good video :)

  • @jeffpitzer8521
    @jeffpitzer8521 Год назад

    Sorry to burst your bubble but shears have ben using shadow line "technology" for decades...nevertheless its great that you are bringing it to the maker community and to hundreds, thousands, millions of aspiring makers that are unaware of this simple solution..

  • @waytospergtherebro
    @waytospergtherebro Год назад

    What's an EVEY saw?

  • @phild5317
    @phild5317 Год назад

    Not so fast grasshopper... The link goes to a $69 light, not $15... Great idea though...

  • @markchilluffo9638
    @markchilluffo9638 Год назад

    👍👍

  • @DuckyHunter812
    @DuckyHunter812 Год назад

    Well, in 2 weeks it's more than quadrupled in price to $68.99
    That's super disappointing.

  • @gorak9000
    @gorak9000 Год назад

    I don't think the word "telegraph" means what you think it means. The word you're looking for is "project" - the shadow is projected to the work piece, not "telegraphed"

    • @thisiscristian
      @thisiscristian Год назад

      good catch about "telegraph" but I don't think you can ever project a shadow. You can project a light onto an object and in turn the object will cast a shadow. I think that's what you meant, casting a shadow.

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 Год назад

      @@thisiscristian You can totally project a shadow. In mathematics, "project" is used to mean pretty much exactly that if you think about light and shadows, and projecting lines or curves or surfaces in 3d space onto planes in 2d space or lines in 1d space (or more generally projecting anything in m-dimensional space to an n-dimensional space, where m>n).

  • @MrMikeEdie
    @MrMikeEdie Год назад

    EVEY?

  • @AdaptingCamera
    @AdaptingCamera 3 дня назад

    ...but the shadow moves as you move the LED, intentionally or accidentally... which makes this idea useless. That's why nobody implemented it before you... 😂A laser liner can be focused, installed at an offset so that it shines on the material, not the blade. So a laser liner is much more useful if installed right, like it is on many bench drill machines and circular saws.

    • @MakeEverything
      @MakeEverything  3 дня назад

      @@AdaptingCamera you set the shadow and it’s perfect, lasers aren’t perfect and are wider than the blade

  • @tiouip
    @tiouip Год назад +1

    Yeah, it ain’t 15$… it’s 50$. 👎🏼

    • @MakeEverything
      @MakeEverything  Год назад

      Unfortunately it looks like the seller took the $15 light I used off their page! I just added a new link to another one that look like it would work and is a bit cheaper...

  • @cameraman2505
    @cameraman2505 Год назад +1

    Having the power adaptor closer to a plug, not withing the magnetic base of the light, would be much safer. A cut cable for whatever reason could bring mains voltage to the saw. A battery powered torch would be even better. Just a thought. Great videos in general, thanks.

    • @colinstu
      @colinstu Год назад +3

      his mitersaw vid involved running the wire inside the saw and tapping off the mains power the powers the saw. If one wanted a more permanent (and safer, I guess) install, find a way to do that. But every saw is different it would be kinda pointless to try to cover it.

    • @dave_ecclectic
      @dave_ecclectic Год назад

      It is in the plug.
      _【Safety Power Plug】You can insert the plug into a 120V household socket. The plug contains a converter that can convert the 120V high voltage into a safe low voltage. (Please don't change the plug)_

    • @grumpyone5963
      @grumpyone5963 Год назад +2

      I have a nice rechargeable one with a strong magnetic base and 2 foot goose neck.🇬🇧

  • @frankishrebellion9479
    @frankishrebellion9479 Год назад +1

    EVEY