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OR How to gut yourself in less than one tenth of a second!

Well the blade I was working on was supposed to be clamped down on the Drill Press. I forgot to clamp it all the way and while drilling some scales, it did almost a 360 degree rotation. Blade edge about an inch from my stomach:eek: Yikes.

That would have been interesting to explain to the ER Surgeon
 
That will tend to get the pulse going. :eek:

It would probably take a couple of hours and beers to calm down after that.

n2s
 
Yikes! That'll leave a mark! On many occasions, I leave a bolt in one of the slots on the drill press table....nothing fancy, just a bolt dropped down thru the slot....it works like a safety stop for that errant "quicky" drill job that might get away from you in a hurry.

Glad to hear that there was no blood-no foul!

-Rob
 
Hi,
Do yourself a favor,
Put a bolt through a hole in the table of your press. It doesn't get in the way of most blade drilling, but stops the revs before it gets you. Easily removed, and I seldom notice it except when I hear the "chink" when it saves my fingers.
Enjoy, Ken
PS: It might have gotten the deer on the wall to laugh. Turnabout is fair play....
 
Dang Ken....brilliant minds think alike. I just posted my message and refreshed when I saw that you do the same thing.....look at the time...my post was 9:38 and your was 9:39.....that's scary! (hee hee) We couldn't have timed it any better!

sincerely,
Rob
 
The only reason it didn't do a complete 360 is because it slammed into the Drill press clamp.

Tell ya what S30V is tough didn't even dent the edge.
 
Thanks for posting your story.
I think it does us all good to get a reminder about safety. I worked for the government and we had to sit through a safety meeting ever month. Human nature there was always another story of small mistakes causing big hurt. I am going to get back in safe mode I have been getting a little lax latley.
Thanks again

error in hast repent at leasure.
 
I must be the worst one for this, I seldom clamp anything unless it's a big bit. Usually I'm drilling into a block of wood, so the bolt trick won't help me much. I do wear heavy gloves and think where everything is likely to go if it gets away from me (it does occasionally).

What I really need to do is start drilling on the table with my work clamped. Reg is right with his Err in Haste note!

Thanks for the object lesson Robert,

Dave
 
Dave,
You will find the small thin things are the worst.
Especially brass as it will cut thru a glove like it's not evn there faster than you can blink!
Ask me how I know this:rolleyes:
 
Hey Dave,
Here is an old Iowa trick for tables without a hole in it (and no desire to make one).
Take a heavy pistol type friction clamp and fasten it upside down to the table so the rail of the clamp rises above the swing of the object that wants to gut you. Then drill away. I sometimes work on thin sharp stuff similar to strapping metal. Gloves will not stop the shim stock thicknesses of most anything. I have had items leave their clamps and my gloves. Never had one get past a bolt or friction clamp spinner stopper for want of a better name.
Hi Rob, love that roller platen. Sorry, I won't be returning it.
Enjoy, Ken
 
Get one of those stainless mesh gloves. I used to have to wear one when I worked at a Turkey processing plant years ago. You'd get fired if you picked up a knife and didn't have your glove on!
 
Clamp? Clamp what:confused: oh that's what those are for.?
I'm bad for not Clamping. I watched a tape of
Bob Lovless's back a while ago.
and in it, he says there's not a man a live that can hold a piece
of steel while drilling it 5/16" hole in it
well let me tell you I'll prove anyone wrong if
I can :D Don't do this at home kids, only the pros or the
numb should attempt this mindless feat. Knowing how,
knowing your equipment, knowing how to sharpen your bits,
and being able to put a death grip on your work helps
a lot. use a clamp it's the safer way to go.
the rush is cool if it bites and snaps the drill in two. :eek:
 
I hated fiddling with a C-clamp all of the time so I bought one of the vise-grip type clamps that attaches to the table by a bolt. I leave it on the table pretty much all of the time so I'm never tempted to not use it and it only takes a second to adjust.

Oh, I've done the "spinner" myself before, as well as leaving the stupid chuck key in the chuck and turning the drill on. I'm glad it didn't hit me, it left quite a dent in the wall though!
 
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