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My C-clamp perpetually hangs from the drill press table.
I question this. I've had some materials that want to grab the drill, and it can require a bit of force to pull the bit back up.
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My C-clamp perpetually hangs from the drill press table.
I question this. I've had some materials that want to grab the drill, and it can require a bit of force to pull the bit back up.
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I agree with David, a no-spin bar needs several inches of height to stop a lifting piece of steel. As the drill grabs the pieces when it starts to drill through the other side, the bit will cause the metal to screw up the bit rapidly. With approx. one twist per inch of flutes, the metal will lift 1" in one revolution of the drill bit. That happens in 1/4 of a second at 200RPM.
If drill bits snag in hole and if part /knife/ you drill can not spin it will go UP and spin there
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how is it that you use a push stick that it keeps you from soiling yourself? Er, actually, I don't wanna know.
Push stick uses are endless!
I’m feeling a bit stupid. I had too many hours of run-time on that blade, but I only had about a dozen cuts left and it was still cutting pretty nicely. Lesson learned.
waiting on new tires is a bummer!