Things that make you say. Hhhhmmm

[skillgannon]

 

[Justin Schmidt]

I feel yiur pain. This slapped me in the elbow

 

[skillgannon]

Ouch

 

[skillgannon]

The worst part is that I have to fix both the blade and the press

 

[Justin Schmidt]

The worst part is that I have to fix both the blade and the press

Thats rough man. Comes with the territory i reckon

 

[john april]

this steel is REALLY tough ! maybe a carbide bit would work better ? but seriously, you must have gotten a shock from that ! i drill mine before profiling, a little safer when its rectangular.DSC_0242 by john april, on Flickr

 

[PirateSeulb]

Looks like a safety feature

 

[skillgannon]

The blade slipped and so I "cut" the power.

 

[E.Carlson]

HOLY BALLS!

 

[PirateSeulb]

Yep safety first

So what is looking to be easier to fix the blade edge or the power line?

 

[Natlek]

The blade slipped and so I "cut" the power.

So , you think that is funny? Obviously you have no idea what can do that drill press to you

 

[Natlek]

this steel is REALLY tough ! maybe a carbide bit would work better ? but seriously, you must have gotten a shock from that ! i drill mine before profiling, a little safer when its rectangular.DSC_0242 by john april, on Flickr

So is it work friction welding I will never forget ............my father / 80 ege / and one neighbor start to drill a hole in steel with left turn drill bit , of course drill turn on right .............they resharpen many times THAT dull dril bit and at the end they gave up ............ they said the steel was too hard

 

[kuraki]

That's a heck of an E-Stop.

 

[Augus7us]

Use your vise! I was drilling pin holes like that and it did not hit the post, I have a large DP. It helicoptered and flew off about 50mph and could have killed me.

-Clint

 

[Natlek]

Ouch

Look Ouch Before you start ANY job with power tool think what can happen IF , IF , IF , IF .................and when you find solution for all that IF start the job !

 

[Greenberg Woods]

That's a heck of an E-Stop.

At least it is very responsive

 

[Natlek]

Use your vise! I was drilling pin holes like that and it did not hit the post, I have a large DP. It helicoptered and flew off about 50mph and could have killed me.

-Clint

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[Atlas Knife Company]

Regardless of what people say about buffing wheels, the drill press is the most dangerous tool in the shop.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I regularly suggest that all gas hoses, hydraulic lines, and power cords be secured behind the machine and if possible be inside metal shields/covers. One hot blade bumping or being dropped on a power cord will melt right through it. Bumped/dropped into a propane hose ... instant flame thrower. Bumped/dropped into a hydraulic line is a shop fire you don't want to think about. It could easily spray you with hot and laming hydraulic oil.

I have seen many grinders with the power cord plugged in right behind the grinder belt. Besides spewing metal dust at a power socket, It can send hot sparks at a power cord.

Look around your shop and think about those extension cords, gas hoses, and equipment power cords. I bet every one of us could move or protec more than a few.

 

[Randy3000]

I used to work at a spiral staircase factory. We would drill the center posts with this massive powermatic drill press. We had a big 8' diameter job and had to drill 1.75" hole through the posts. I noticed the new guy on the drill press was wearing kevlar gloves. I told him to not wear gloves while working the drill press, especially kevlar, because the bit can catch the glove. He looked at me like i was an idiot, then while locking eyes with me, he touched the spinning bit with his hand. It twisted his finger off and thankfully the bit pulled out of the friction fit chuck before it did anymore damage to his hand.

If that bit didnt pull out, his whole hand trapped in that stupid glove would have been twisted off. I dont want to even imagine where on his body that press would have stopped twisting had that bit stayed in the chuck.