"Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Maxprop wrote:
> > What material were the lenses, Joe?
> No idea. I think I've got the pieces somewhere, anyway to tell by
> filing scraping or burning?
Believe it or not the way we determine glass vs. plastic is to tap them
gently against a tooth. If the resulting sound is a bright "click" they're
glass. If the sound is a dull "clack" they're plastic. Obviously if
they're in pieces they weren't polycarb. I've seen polycarb lenses that
have been placed in a vise and shot with a .22 caliber round at close range.
The bullet distorted the lens by about an inch, but failed to penetrate. No
breakage either.
Max
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:47:08 -0000, "Jeff Gorman" <seethesig> calmly
ranted:
>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote
>
>: ............... You obviously haven't had the chuck key remain in
>: the chuck when you accidentally started it and had the
>: string wind around the shaft to the point you had to
>: dismantle the thing to get it off. (Luckily, no, I've just
>: read about it so this isn't a DAMHIKT.
>
>Some years ago, an incident occurred in an English school wherein a
>youngster was operating a wire-tethered chuck key when a 'helper' switched
>on the
>drill.
>
>The result was a finger amputation.
>
>Jeff G
That's a definite OUCH! alright.
I found a trick my new magnet can play today. I stuck
the chuck key on end and it stayed in position, with the
T attached to the magnet and the key hanging down! Those
little rare earth magnets are S T R O N G !
(What? Oh, yes. I _am_ easily amused.)
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:27:03 -0700, Doug Winterburn
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>
>> In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>, "william_b_noble"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>lol
>>>
>>>the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
>>>hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't
>>>start the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
>>
>> That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put it
>> down in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next time
>> you need it.
>
>Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
>let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
>of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
>its own.
I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter
RE magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck
key to it. You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
Thanks for the reminder, Doug.
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"RonB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
Can you hear me now?
SH
Ever spliced an extension cord to make it longer. Here's how:
1) carefully uplug the drill from the end
2) get pocket knife
3) admire new hole in pocket knife blade
4) unplug remainder of cord
5) reset breaker
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"Tom" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> When I was sick one weekend, my wife decided to help out by trimming the
> front hedge - that was the end of that extension cord. :)
>
> Tom
>
> "David Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Paulco <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:<[email protected]>...
>>> My father years ago was cutting wood with a power saw, all of a sudden
>>> the saw stopped, he turned round to blast us kids when he noticed that
>>> the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
>>> How the hell he didn't get fried we have no idea because this was
>>> about 81 and the saw was a metail bodied beast.
>>> Cheers
>>> Paul
>>
>> hey, I've done that to the extension cord on the hedge trimmers a couple
>> of times ;)
>>
>> Dave Hall
>
>
Sure would "enhance" the experience, though *G*
Leif
"Mapdude" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yeah, and don't think about using it as a sexual lubricant either.......
>
> NoOne N Particular wrote:
>> You also need to scrub your hands REALLY REALLY well with lots and lots
>> of soap after using Vicks and before taking a leak.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
lol
the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't start
the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
the one that is harmless but always makes me jump is when I'm changing
sandpaper on a jitterbug with the air pressure still on and it starts up on
me....
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:22:09 -0800, "Richard L." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Chuck keys left in the chuck will fly and hide forever.
>
> Well of course they will. After being hurt like that, they're as
> skittish as cats but don't need to compromise because they don't need to
be
> fed.
>
> >Don't ask!
>
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:15:05 -0800, Larry Jaques
<novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:00:20 GMT, patriarch
><<patriarch>[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>
>>Tim Douglass <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the
>>> chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn
>>> it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.
>>>
>>
>>My DP key is spring loaded, so that it pushes itself out of the chuck.
>>
>>Of course, to get this neat safety feature, I had to give up 'old iron'
>>quality and soul, and buy a new tool, made in Asia.
>
>The very first thing I did was remove that damned spring. It's
>hard enough keeping the key in the chuck without adding 10lbs
>of lateral force working against you. I'll bet they sell more
>chucks and keys from that OSHA-approved CF.
>
Thank-you for that comment, I was beginning to think that I'm the only
one who despises those things. This is particularly true for the mortising
machine, where one is trying to insert the outer chisel, hold the inner bit
at the correct depth setting and trying to turn a [blasted] spring-loaded
chuck key with one's third hand.
"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote
: ............... You obviously haven't had the chuck key remain in
: the chuck when you accidentally started it and had the
: string wind around the shaft to the point you had to
: dismantle the thing to get it off. (Luckily, no, I've just
: read about it so this isn't a DAMHIKT.
Some years ago, an incident occurred in an English school wherein a
youngster was operating a wire-tethered chuck key when a 'helper' switched
on the
drill.
The result was a finger amputation.
Jeff G
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DP chuck key and rare earth magnets? bright orange holders? buying
stuff from lee valley? am I the only person in the universe still
using a piece of string?
Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:27:03 -0700, Doug Winterburn
><[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>
>>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>>
>>> In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>, "william_b_noble"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>lol
>>>>
>>>>the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
>>>>hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't
>>>>start the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
>>>
>>> That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put it
>>> down in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next time
>>> you need it.
>>
>>Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
>>let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
>>of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
>>its own.
>
>I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter
>RE magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck
>key to it. You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
>
>Thanks for the reminder, Doug.
>
>
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(remove the star etc ....)
Here in Australia we have some stuff called Denkorub which is a deep
heat type thing for muscle soreness - after a football game you can
usually smell the change rooms from 200 feet away because of the
stuff.
You learn at an early age to wash your hands twice before you go to
the dunny after using the stuff.
Cheers
Paul
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:42:43 -0500, "Mark Hopkins"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Never, I mean NEVER scratch the family jewels after applying Capzacin-HP to
>a sore back. This stuff is made from really hot peppers and reacts to body
>heat. Even a week later you can still feel it when the sun shines on you.
>
>It will make any tough guy cry real tears....trust me.
>
>"Jay Arr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I dropped a generous glob of Nitromors (Paint remover) on my lap. When
>the
>> chemical eventually reached my crown jewels there was no time for
>> contemplation. I rushed headlong straightaway into the kitchen, dropped
>my
>> Jeans and y-fronts, splashed my bare burning privates with water. Such
>> relief. As the agony subsided I realised I had a spectator. The local
>> spinster lady was standing in the road, both hands full of shopping bags,
>> mouth agape.
>>
>> Jim the Limp
>>
>>
>> "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:06:31 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
>> >
>> > I think we can guess what happened to that !
>> >
>> >
>> > Some friends of mine asked me to repair their handheld planer a while
>> > back. They're hippies and are scared of this new-fangled electrickery
>> > business. Apart from the fatal "bite", the cable for the planer had
>> > at least six oval scoops missing from it, two of them wrapped in brown
>> > parcel tape.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Smert' spamionam
>>
>>
>
Unless otherwise stated all references to location refer to Western Australia
billh wrote:
> I know a person (very well, in fact) who did the same trick with one of
> those divided boxes filled with different sizes of woodscrews. This person
> was very upset.
LOL! Pop rivets!
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 03:56:16 GMT, Darrell Feltmate <[email protected]> wrote:
> My bowl lathe uses a wrench to hold the spindle while undoing the face
> plate. Remove the wrench before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench
> before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench before turning on the
> lathe.....
Did you know that metalworking lathes have more torque?
Dave "no reason, just sayin... (DUCK!)" Hinz
In article <[email protected]>,
Colonel Andy <iam@here> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:22:09 -0800, "Richard L."
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
>>good with ketchup"
>
>
>Where did you pick up that "unique" signature line??
That phrase has been a 'classic' in role-playing game circles, for a *long*
time.
The 'ancestor' of the phrase *is* from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" (part
of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy) in which 'Meriadoc" says:
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick
to anger."
And _somebody_ decided dragons deserved 'equal time'. <grin>
Google for "dragon ketchup", to get an idea of how ubiquitous the phrase is.
(over 40,000 hits, the first 10 pages or so -- as far as I looked -- are _all_
hits on minor variations of the wording *or* derivatives/expansions of the
concept; e.g. a dragon having a ketchup mine :)
One source attributes it to a Dilbert comic. I wouldn't be at all surprised
that Scott Adams used it, but it is *not* original to the strip -- since it
was in common use 10 years _before_ the strip got started.
I know it was in vogue -- in the late '70s -- among the "Dungeons & Dragons"
crowd, but imported from 'somewhere else'.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was from "Bored of the Rings", the Tolkein
parody.
I don't have a phone in the shop, although it might be good for an
emergency. The fewer distractions, the better time I have in the
shop.
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>garage shop.
>
>I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
>station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
>machine was unplugged.
>
>Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
>Damn!
>
So what was your time in the twenty?
"Eric Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hmm reminds of a time I plugged in the belt sander (hand) and it was still
> in the locked on position and was on a 20' extension cord... Duh
>
>
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:04:41 -0500, "billh" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>This person was very upset.
Not to mention the screws.
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Darrell Feltmate wrote:
> My bowl lathe uses a wrench to hold the spindle while undoing the face
> plate. Remove the wrench before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench
> before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench before turning on the
> lathe.....
> I found it. It can fly but it can not hide (very long)
fukinnnnnnnn A
yep..... u it got to da point ........real quick ......as most folk may say
mucho gracias Amigo
Fud
Or the Tommy bar from the chuck....
"Darrell Feltmate" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My bowl lathe uses a wrench to hold the spindle while undoing the face
> plate. Remove the wrench before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench
> before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench before turning on the
> lathe.....
> I found it. It can fly but it can not hide (very long)
> --
One of the first things I did at school - self-ejecting keys.
"Richard L." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Chuck keys left in the chuck will fly and hide forever.
> Don't ask!
> --
>
>
> Richard,
>
> Richard L. Rombold
> WIZARD WOODWORKING
> 489 N. 32nd. St.
> Springfield, Or .97478
>
> http://www.PictureTrail.com/gallery/view?username=thewizz
>
> "Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
> good with ketchup"
>
>
They make these nifty things for less than a buck which allow you to connect
the key to a cord. Or not, which I guess is why they're International
Orange.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>, "william_b_noble"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> >lol
> >
> >the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
> >hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't
start
> >the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
>
> That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put it
down
> in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next time you
need
> it.
>
>
> --
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> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
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>
My press is close enough to the outlet that I can strap it to the cord.
It's also a self-ejector.
Didn't plan it, just worked out that way. Also has a hole in the rear of
the table designed to put the longer arm of the handle in.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "George" <george@least> wrote:
> >They make these nifty things for less than a buck which allow you to
connect
> >the key to a cord. Or not, which I guess is why they're International
> >Orange.
>
> Not always practical on a drill press, though. I've never had problems
losing
> the chuck keys for my portable drills, but I had a hard time keeping track
of
> the drill press key until I bought one of these:
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.
> asp?SID=&ccurrency=2&page=41734&category=1,42363,42356
Derek Andrews wrote:
> I heard on the radio today that Scottish regiments stopped wearing kilts
> into battle during the Great War. Apparently the mustard gas would rise
> up under the kilt and burn the sweaty parts.
Thanks for that visual. %-)
Dave in Fairfax
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Put one on the bandsaw to hold the appropriate allen wrench (and the table
alignment pin when changing blades), also the ones for adjusting the table
on the disc sander etc.
"Doug Winterburn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:59:46 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote:
>
>
> > I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter RE
> > magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck key to
it.
> > You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
>
> Make sure your DP is bolted down so you don't yank it over when pulling
> the key of the RE magnet ;-)
>
> -Doug
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:46:04 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>When using your forearm to wind up an extension cord, slow
>down for the last couple of feet.
Be sure to adhere EXTRA-rigidly to this rule when winding up the cord
on the hair dryer after showering...particularly if the towel around
your waist isn't snugged up tight (or is absent!).
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Chuck wrote:
> Be sure to adhere EXTRA-rigidly to this rule when winding up the cord
> on the hair dryer after showering...particularly if the towel around
> your waist isn't snugged up tight (or is absent!).
A hair dryer? Is this a neener?
Dave in fairfax (who doesn't need no steenkin' hair dryer)
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:11:36 -0600, Morris Dovey <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Doug Winterburn wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>
>> Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
>> let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
>> of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
>> its own.
>
>I like what ToolKraft did with my DP. The long handle of the key
>plugs into the motor housing for storage - and if the key hasn't
>been stored, then the DP can't be turned on.
>
>--
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>DeSoto, Iowa USA
I picked up a spring-loaded chain (looks kind of like a
small tape measure) that clips to one's belt/waistband, to hold
keys handily. I mounted it inside the belt housing on my press
with an "L" bracket, and, after pulling the chain through a
hole drilled in the bottom of the housing, hooked the chuck key
to it. Now..It is hanging handily out of the way, and, having the
chain attached to it makes it unlikely that it will get left
in the chuck by accident. The spring-loading, while strong enough
to retract the chuck if I let go of it, does not make it a
struggle to use the chuck.
Regards
Dave Mundt
Nope, just buy the proper key.
"patriarch [email protected]>" <<patriarch> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My DP key is spring loaded, so that it pushes itself out of the chuck.
>
> Of course, to get this neat safety feature, I had to give up 'old iron'
> quality and soul, and buy a new tool, made in Asia.
>
> Patriarch
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:22:19 GMT, Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Chuck wrote:
>> Be sure to adhere EXTRA-rigidly to this rule when winding up the cord
>> on the hair dryer after showering...particularly if the towel around
>> your waist isn't snugged up tight (or is absent!).
>
>A hair dryer? Is this a neener?
Huh?
>Dave in fairfax (who doesn't need no steenkin' hair dryer)
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:03:53 -0600, [email protected] (Tom M)
wrote:
>Don't leave your Coke setting around uncovered while you are busy
>working and then take a drink later. Bees like coke too. One stung me
>right on the tip of my tongue and left the little stinger in just
>pumping away. Talk about hurt. OHHHHH
> Tom
Oh, yeah!!
BTDT
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Leif Thorvaldson wrote:
> Sure would "enhance" the experience, though *G*
Nope. Buddy of mine was on a date with a state beauty queen and
tried that with Ben-gay. She was NOT amused.
Dave in Fairfax
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Colonel Andy wrote:
> >"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
> >good with ketchup"
>
> Where did you pick up that "unique" signature line??
My daughter has it on a bumper sticker on her truck. You can get
them at most Ren Faires.
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How did Gay Ben feel about it?
"Dave in Fairfax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Leif Thorvaldson wrote:
> > Sure would "enhance" the experience, though *G*
> Nope. Buddy of mine was on a date with a state beauty queen and
> tried that with Ben-gay. She was NOT amused.
>
George wrote:
> How did Gay Ben feel about it?
Didn't ask, can't tell
She wasn't happy though, apparently more than a gentle warming
sensation. Having wiped my eyes and scratched other parts with
that stuff on my hands, though, it couldn't have been good.
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Tim and Stephanie wrote:
> I did that, except for me step 3 was "throw away brand new, now useless,
> Klein Lineman's pliers". You'd think that a pair of Klein lineman's pliers
> would handle something like this, but then I guess any lineman would
> probably wouldn't have been dumb enough to do that...
Sorry to hear that you tossed them. Especially after you went to
the trouble of making a custom wire stripper accessory in them.
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:59:28 GMT, Phisherman <[email protected]> wrote:
>I don't have a phone in the shop, although it might be good for an
>emergency. The fewer distractions, the better time I have in the
>shop.
I've got one in the shop. I don't answer it when it rings (that's what
the answering machine in the house is for)
>
>On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>>garage shop.
>>
>>I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
>>station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
>>machine was unplugged.
>>
>>Just a thought. No particular reason.
>>
>>Damn!
>>
Joe Gorman wrote:
> Well, it was a few years ago so the lawyer is out. I had been
> clearing the chunks at the beginning. I was trimming a bunch of
> poplar 2x2's and got tired of moving the scraps off the table.
> After all they were just sitting there.
As I read in a library table saw book, use compressed air to blow those
babies off the back of the saw. It's fast & easy.
This is the primary reason I find myself looking at the HF compressors each
Sunday on my way home after church. ;-)
-- Mark
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:02:04 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Here in Australia we have some stuff called Denkorub which is a deep
>heat type thing for muscle soreness - after a football game you can
>usually smell the change rooms from 200 feet away because of the
>stuff.
Ski club. "Deep Heat". Don't ask about the rest.
Paulco <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> My father years ago was cutting wood with a power saw, all of a sudden
> the saw stopped, he turned round to blast us kids when he noticed that
> the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
> How the hell he didn't get fried we have no idea because this was
> about 81 and the saw was a metail bodied beast.
> Cheers
> Paul
hey, I've done that to the extension cord on the hedge trimmers a couple of times ;)
Dave Hall
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:46:04 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>When using your forearm to wind up an extension cord, slow
>down for the last couple of feet.
>
>UA100
--zzzing---
THWAP!
OWWWWWW!
Am I the only one that uses the metal clip on the side of the DP?
Wayne
"Larry Levinson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> DP chuck key and rare earth magnets? bright orange holders? buying
> stuff from lee valley? am I the only person in the universe still
> using a piece of string?
>
>
>
>
>
> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:27:03 -0700, Doug Winterburn
>><[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>>
>>>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>,
>>>> "william_b_noble"
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>lol
>>>>>
>>>>>the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in
>>>>>your
>>>>>hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't
>>>>>start the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
>>>>
>>>> That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put
>>>> it
>>>> down in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next
>>>> time
>>>> you need it.
>>>
>>>Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
>>>let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
>>>of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
>>>its own.
>>
>>I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter
>>RE magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck
>>key to it. You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
>>
>>Thanks for the reminder, Doug.
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> - Boldly going - * Wondrous Website Design
>> - nowhere. - * http://www.diversify.com
>> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Larry Levinson
> Talking up to the vocal ...
> LLevinson*Bloomberg.net
> (remove the star etc ....)
My father years ago was cutting wood with a power saw, all of a sudden
the saw stopped, he turned round to blast us kids when he noticed that
the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
How the hell he didn't get fried we have no idea because this was
about 81 and the saw was a metail bodied beast.
Cheers
Paul
On 10 Nov 2004 09:13:31 -0800, [email protected] (Mike Girouard)
wrote:
>Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>> >garage shop.
>> >
>> >I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
>> >station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
>> >machine was unplugged.
>> >
>> >Just a thought. No particular reason.
>> >
>> >Damn!
>> >
>>
>> Speaking hypothetically of course, if one were, hypothetically to
>> hypothetically do such a thing, what, hypothetically would happen?
>>
>> Hypothetically, of course.
>
>I have NEVER unwound only 30' of a 100' extension cord reel and
>plugged in a chain saw and then wondered 20 minutes later where the
>smell of burning rubber was coming from - after the first time.
>
>FoggyTown
Unless otherwise stated all references to location refer to Western Australia
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman
> >Prescription. They were supposed to be safety lenses, according
> >to the optometrist who sold them. I don't go there anymore.
> Sounds like you might want to talk to a lawyer. At the minimum, if I were
in
> your shoes, I'd be looking for the optometrist to pay for the medical
> treatment and a replacement pair of glasses.
I tuned into this thread a bit late, but perhaps I can be of some help. As
an optometrist, I can at least shed some light on the problem with the
lens--which appears to have broken due to impact, if I'm extrapolating
correctly--or at least with why it didn't protect the eye. Please feel free
to inquire.
As to seeking legal help, that should be a last resort effort. As soon as
you retain an attorney, any cooperation between the doctor and the patient
evaporates, by instruction from the doctor's lawyer. Most problems can be
worked out without dragging the issue into a legal environment.
> Keep in mind, also, that even safety prescription glasses don't afford as
much
> protection as safety goggles do, because the lenses are smaller. Like you,
I
> also wear prescription eyeglasses, and goggles are often a PITA (for those
> who don't wear eyeglasses, if you do, goggles often make your glasses fog
up,
> and it's easy to knock your eyeglasses askew when taking the goggles on
and
> off).
Contrary to popular belief, safety glasses really provide very little
protection against impacts of significant velocity and/or mass. At best
they will keep flying particles and tiny objects out of the wearer's eyes,
but are limited in effect with respect to heavy objects flying at
significant velocities. Crown glass safety lenses are really no better than
CR-39 hard resin (plastic) lenses made for non-safety glasses, and most
likely worse. The best lenses are polycarbonate, but their ability to
resist significant impact is limited by the ability of the frame to hold the
lens in place without releasing the lens or collapsing under the impact.
Polycarbonate generally won't break or shatter. And you are correct w/r/t
goggles--they offer superior eye protection. So do polycarbonate face
shields.
> About five years ago, I switched to using a face shield, and I'll never go
> back to goggles. The face shield never fogs up, and I've never bumped my
> eyeglasses with it, even once. It's so easy, and so quick, to put on, that
I
> use it *far* more than I ever used goggles, which increases the safety
factor
> that much more. Another bonus: there are other things on your face,
besides
> your eyes, that deserve protection: how'd you like to have a table saw or
a
> lathe throw a chunk of wood into your teeth?
Fine advice.
Max
My bowl lathe uses a wrench to hold the spindle while undoing the face
plate. Remove the wrench before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench
before turning on the lathe. Remove the wrench before turning on the
lathe.....
I found it. It can fly but it can not hide (very long)
--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
They actually dull really quickly!!
Done that.
max
>
> "toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:p%[email protected]...
>> Every wonder what would happen if you put your jointer knives in
>> backwards,
>> but were too timid to try it.
>>
>> Well, it makes setup real difficult and doesn't leave a good edge.
>>
>>
>
> I bet they stayed sharp longer than usual!!
>
>
Gosh. After these posts - I feel better. I thought I was the only one who
did things like this!
By the way, the phone survived in fine shape with a few sander scuffs.
After some sanding in place on the belt it shot it up against the stop, flew
up into the air, bounced off of a wire frame shelf and almost landed in my
hand. No, I am not that coordinated. Just lucky.
"RonB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8r6kd.99348$tU4.20754@okepread06...
>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
>
I know a person (very well, in fact) who did the same trick with one of
those divided boxes filled with different sizes of woodscrews. This person
was very upset.
Billh
"K. Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Or refinishing a hardwood floor, make sure the switch for the edger is off
> before plugging in 20 feet of extension cord (especially when you have
> done
> the finish coat on the main section of the floor, and there's 60-grit in
> the
> edger).
>
> Moves fast.
>
> Kevin
==========================
Kevin,
Did you sell tickets?? :-)
Ken Moon
Weberville, TX
You know, there are some guys around that race those things............Barry
"Eric Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hmm reminds of a time I plugged in the belt sander (hand) and it was still
> in the locked on position and was on a 20' extension cord... Duh
>
>
Doug Winterburn wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
> Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
> let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
> of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
> its own.
I like what ToolKraft did with my DP. The long handle of the key
plugs into the motor housing for storage - and if the key hasn't
been stored, then the DP can't be turned on.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Be glad it went by your head. the little cutoff I didn't move hit
>my right lens. I'm assuming this as I don't recall the impact but
>that's the one that was broken. Quick trip to a nearby eye doctor
>got all but the glass/plastic dust out.
Was that the lens of your safety glasses, or the lens of your prescription
eyeglasses?
--
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Ken Moon wrote:
> BTW, I did the same thing after my coworker assured me the breaker was
> OFF!!
> {:-()
>
> Ken Moon
> Webberville, TX
At work I have been asked to write up Lock Out / Tag Out procedures for
working on all of our various sorts of equipment.
Thanks for reminding me that all circuits should be tested before being
trusted.
Bill in Detroit
anonymous wrote:
> That's amazing! Same thing happens when you reach over a bench
> grinder from behind to turn it off. Mostly affects little fingers.
>
> I had set a small (3") model on the ways of the lathe while
> sharpening a pen trimmer because that's where the light is best
> (barely okay) in my 'shop' in the dungeon.During use of the attached
> flex shaft it had turned 180 deg. away from me. So I simply reached
> over it to turn it off.
>
> When I saw the pink spray, I realized that I had probably not acted
> wisely.
The scars on my left hand from a kickback "accident" in 2003 are still
visible. If my left hand would have been a few inches forward the "pink
spray" would have been the indication of the termination of my dreams of
being a concert pianist or guitar player. As it is, I still have my fingers
and fantasies.... ;-)
-- Mark
In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Doug Miller wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Be glad it went by your head. the little cutoff I didn't move hit
>>>my right lens. I'm assuming this as I don't recall the impact but
>>>that's the one that was broken. Quick trip to a nearby eye doctor
>>>got all but the glass/plastic dust out.
>>
>>
>> Was that the lens of your safety glasses, or the lens of your prescription
>> eyeglasses?
>>
>Prescription. They were supposed to be safety lenses, according
>to the optometrist who sold them. I don't go there anymore.
Sounds like you might want to talk to a lawyer. At the minimum, if I were in
your shoes, I'd be looking for the optometrist to pay for the medical
treatment and a replacement pair of glasses.
Keep in mind, also, that even safety prescription glasses don't afford as much
protection as safety goggles do, because the lenses are smaller. Like you, I
also wear prescription eyeglasses, and goggles are often a PITA (for those
who don't wear eyeglasses, if you do, goggles often make your glasses fog up,
and it's easy to knock your eyeglasses askew when taking the goggles on and
off).
About five years ago, I switched to using a face shield, and I'll never go
back to goggles. The face shield never fogs up, and I've never bumped my
eyeglasses with it, even once. It's so easy, and so quick, to put on, that I
use it *far* more than I ever used goggles, which increases the safety factor
that much more. Another bonus: there are other things on your face, besides
your eyes, that deserve protection: how'd you like to have a table saw or a
lathe throw a chunk of wood into your teeth?
The only disadvantage I've seen to the face shield so far is that you have to
remember to flip it up when you feel a sneeze coming on....
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Ron that's the reason I have a safety on my lathe that if the power has
been interrupted in any which way it will not start up if you would plug
it back in or turn it back on while it is in forward of reverse mode, I
have to turn of the power switch then set the lathe switch to neutral
and then turn the power back on, seems awkward but it done quick and it
is safe that way.
No I do not have that on my sander, I don't have or want a cell or porta
phone, when I'm turning I don't answer phones, LOML will do that and if
it ever is for me I do get informed, (they can never leave me alone (G)
Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo
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RonB wrote:
> I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
> garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
>
>
Dave Mundt wrote:
> I picked up a spring-loaded chain (looks kind of like a
> small tape measure) that clips to one's belt/waistband, to hold
> keys handily. I mounted it inside the belt housing on my press
> with an "L" bracket, and, after pulling the chain through a
> hole drilled in the bottom of the housing, hooked the chuck key
> to it. Now..It is hanging handily out of the way, and, having the
> chain attached to it makes it unlikely that it will get left
> in the chuck by accident. The spring-loading, while strong enough
> to retract the chuck if I let go of it, does not make it a
> struggle to use the chuck.
My DP has the same thing and it works great. But it's not my idea -- it
came that way. I got my Jet from a woodworker who got married and developed
other hobbies. ;-)
-- Mark
Tim Douglass wrote...
> I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the
> chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn
> it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.
Of course, then you'd finally get round to replacing the original chuck
with a good keyless one. (G)
Jim
"Paulco" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My father years ago was cutting wood with a power saw, all of a sudden
> the saw stopped, he turned round to blast us kids when he noticed that
> the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
Uh, if he needs the rest of it, I have it in the garage. :(
> Speaking hypothetically of course, if one were, hypothetically to
> hypothetically do such a thing, what, hypothetically would happen?
>
> Hypothetically, of course.
>
Noted in previous post......... the phone survived in fine shape with a few
sander scuffs.
After some sanding in place on the belt it shot it up against the stop, flew
up into the air, bounced off of a wire frame shelf and almost landed in my
hand. No, I am not that coordinated. Just lucky.
They carry things that are normally difficult to
source locally in many places. It's not high end
stuff by any stretch, but it's available and fairly
priced. Try buying rare earth magnets at Home Depot.
Mike Marlow wrote:
> Nope. But we may be a couple of only a few. Sometimes it amazes me to read
> the fascination with anything Lee Valley here. I've never purchased from
> them, and I'm sure they have some very good stuff, as well, they seem to
> have an excellent reputation, but they also seem to have an almost cult like
> following. Seems just about anything that comes from them will at some
> point become a recommended item. Someday I'm going to have to check this
> place out...
Damn! This one took on life of its own.
RonB
"RonB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8r6kd.99348$tU4.20754@okepread06...
>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
>
Never, I mean NEVER scratch the family jewels after applying Capzacin-HP to
a sore back. This stuff is made from really hot peppers and reacts to body
heat. Even a week later you can still feel it when the sun shines on you.
It will make any tough guy cry real tears....trust me.
"Jay Arr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I dropped a generous glob of Nitromors (Paint remover) on my lap. When
the
> chemical eventually reached my crown jewels there was no time for
> contemplation. I rushed headlong straightaway into the kitchen, dropped
my
> Jeans and y-fronts, splashed my bare burning privates with water. Such
> relief. As the agony subsided I realised I had a spectator. The local
> spinster lady was standing in the road, both hands full of shopping bags,
> mouth agape.
>
> Jim the Limp
>
>
> "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:06:31 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
> >
> > I think we can guess what happened to that !
> >
> >
> > Some friends of mine asked me to repair their handheld planer a while
> > back. They're hippies and are scared of this new-fangled electrickery
> > business. Apart from the fatal "bite", the cable for the planer had
> > at least six oval scoops missing from it, two of them wrapped in brown
> > parcel tape.
> >
> > --
> > Smert' spamionam
>
>
"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:p%[email protected]...
> Every wonder what would happen if you put your jointer knives in
> backwards,
> but were too timid to try it.
>
> Well, it makes setup real difficult and doesn't leave a good edge.
>
>
I bet they stayed sharp longer than usual!!
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Owen Lowe:
>><high lilting voice> Been there; Done that.</high lilting voice>
>
> Yahbut, was it said whilst bending over or whilst on your
> knees?
>
> UA100, who wonders why you never see these tips in the
> magazines...
>
That's what editors are for. They don't want to send you the $35.
Tim Douglass <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the
> chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn
> it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.
>
My DP key is spring loaded, so that it pushes itself out of the chuck.
Of course, to get this neat safety feature, I had to give up 'old iron'
quality and soul, and buy a new tool, made in Asia.
Patriarch
Don't use a nail gun to work on a chicken coop without removing the
chickes first.
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
In article <[email protected]>, "George" <george@least> wrote:
>They make these nifty things for less than a buck which allow you to connect
>the key to a cord. Or not, which I guess is why they're International
>Orange.
Not always practical on a drill press, though. I've never had problems losing
the chuck keys for my portable drills, but I had a hard time keeping track of
the drill press key until I bought one of these:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.
asp?SID=&ccurrency=2&page=41734&category=1,42363,42356
--
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Or refinishing a hardwood floor, make sure the switch for the edger is off
before plugging in 20 feet of extension cord (especially when you have done
the finish coat on the main section of the floor, and there's 60-grit in the
edger).
Moves fast.
Kevin
"RonB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8r6kd.99348$tU4.20754@okepread06...
> I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to
the
> garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
>
>
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:52:55 +0000, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>No-volt release switches ! Europe might be full of Evil Socialist
>Nannies and free nurses, but we do use the right sort of switches.
Let's talk about those 'free' nurses...
TWS
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:56:21 GMT, "NoOne N Particular"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Larry Levinson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> DP chuck key and rare earth magnets? bright orange holders? buying
>> stuff from lee valley? am I the only person in the universe still
>> using a piece of string?
>> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:27:03 -0700, Doug Winterburn
>>><[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>>>>
... snip
>>>>Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
>>>>let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
>>>>of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
>>>>its own.
>>>
>>>I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter
>>>RE magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck
>>>key to it. You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the reminder, Doug.
>
>Am I the only one that uses the metal clip on the side of the DP?
>
>Wayne
>
You may be the only one that has metal clip on the side of your DP. I
know my Jet has nothing of the sort.
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
>garage shop.
>
>I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
>station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
>machine was unplugged.
>
>Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
>Damn!
>
Speaking hypothetically of course, if one were, hypothetically to
hypothetically do such a thing, what, hypothetically would happen?
Hypothetically, of course.
They's fast, ain't they? Good think it was only a 20' cord!
(At least that's what I've "heard".)
"Eric Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hmm reminds of a time I plugged in the belt sander (hand) and it was still
> in the locked on position and was on a 20' extension cord... Duh
In article <[email protected]>,
Australopithecus scobis <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:22:53 +0000, Robert Bonomi wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't be surprised if it was from "Bored of the Rings", the Tolkein
>> parody.
>
>nope.
O.K. That leaves Anon., Ibid, and Op Cit. as possible authors. *snicker*
RonB wrote:
> I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset
> to the garage shop.
>
> I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk
> sander station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on
> while the machine was unplugged.
>
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
Don't let cut-offs pile up on your table saw, or you may knock one into the
blade and have it come spinning past your head at 200 MPH. DAMHIKT.
-- Mark
Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
> >garage shop.
> >
> >I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> >station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> >machine was unplugged.
> >
> >Just a thought. No particular reason.
> >
> >Damn!
> >
>
> Speaking hypothetically of course, if one were, hypothetically to
> hypothetically do such a thing, what, hypothetically would happen?
>
> Hypothetically, of course.
I have NEVER unwound only 30' of a 100' extension cord reel and
plugged in a chain saw and then wondered 20 minutes later where the
smell of burning rubber was coming from - after the first time.
FoggyTown
Oh, I've got a phone in the shop. The ringer is disabled so that I
don't get startled when working with whirling blades. But if I ever
do manage to hurt myself past the, "well, that was stupid" point, I
want to be able to dial 911.
Bill
ark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:59:28 GMT, Phisherman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I don't have a phone in the shop, although it might be good for an
> >emergency. The fewer distractions, the better time I have in the
> >shop.
>
> I've got one in the shop. I don't answer it when it rings (that's what
> the answering machine in the house is for)
>
> >
> >On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset to the
> >>garage shop.
> >>
> >>I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk sander
> >>station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
> >>machine was unplugged.
> >>
> >>Just a thought. No particular reason.
> >>
> >>Damn!
> >>
I heard that differently.
I heard that the scots regiments took fewer casualties from mustard
gas because of the argyle socks, which, because they are 100% wood
with lanoline, were resistant to the gas.
Mind you, I'm not sure I buy that. But it makes a good story.
Here are two that you CAN look up, though.
The scots DID, in fact wear thier kilts into battle during WWI.
They fought so fiercely that thier German opponents honored them with
the epithet: The Ladies from Hell.
http://www.army.mod.uk/highlanders/history.htm (Scroll down to 20th
century wars)
Hmmm. No woodworking in this post.
Next week I'm donning costume and taking my antique hand tools up to
Kentucky to spend the entire day demonstrating medieval woodworking
techniques to middle-school and high-school students. I hope that out
of the 500 or so that see me, one might be inspired to persue the
making of sawdust.
Scottish by heritage, American by the Grace of God,
Bill
Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Derek Andrews wrote:
> > I heard on the radio today that Scottish regiments stopped wearing kilts
> > into battle during the Great War. Apparently the mustard gas would rise
> > up under the kilt and burn the sweaty parts.
>
> Thanks for that visual. %-)
>
> Dave in Fairfax
> --
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> reply-to doesn't work
> use:
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I dropped a generous glob of Nitromors (Paint remover) on my lap. When the
chemical eventually reached my crown jewels there was no time for
contemplation. I rushed headlong straightaway into the kitchen, dropped my
Jeans and y-fronts, splashed my bare burning privates with water. Such
relief. As the agony subsided I realised I had a spectator. The local
spinster lady was standing in the road, both hands full of shopping bags,
mouth agape.
Jim the Limp
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:06:31 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
>
> I think we can guess what happened to that !
>
>
> Some friends of mine asked me to repair their handheld planer a while
> back. They're hippies and are scared of this new-fangled electrickery
> business. Apart from the fatal "bite", the cable for the planer had
> at least six oval scoops missing from it, two of them wrapped in brown
> parcel tape.
>
> --
> Smert' spamionam
Mark Jerde wrote:
> RonB wrote:
>
>>I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset
>>to the garage shop.
>>
>>I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk
>>sander station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on
>>while the machine was unplugged.
>>
>>Just a thought. No particular reason.
>>
>>Damn!
>
>
> Don't let cut-offs pile up on your table saw, or you may knock one into the
> blade and have it come spinning past your head at 200 MPH. DAMHIKT.
>
> -- Mark
>
>
Be glad it went by your head. the little cutoff I didn't move hit
my right lens. I'm assuming this as I don't recall the impact but
that's the one that was broken. Quick trip to a nearby eye doctor
got all but the glass/plastic dust out.
Joe
romover off all offcuts
Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Be glad it went by your head. the little cutoff I didn't move hit
>>my right lens. I'm assuming this as I don't recall the impact but
>>that's the one that was broken. Quick trip to a nearby eye doctor
>>got all but the glass/plastic dust out.
>
>
> Was that the lens of your safety glasses, or the lens of your prescription
> eyeglasses?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
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>
Prescription. They were supposed to be safety lenses, according
to the optometrist who sold them. I don't go there anymore.
Joe
Maxprop wrote:
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>
>>In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman
>
>
>
>>>Prescription. They were supposed to be safety lenses, according
>>>to the optometrist who sold them. I don't go there anymore.
>
>
> > Sounds like you might want to talk to a lawyer. At the minimum, if I were
> in
>
>>your shoes, I'd be looking for the optometrist to pay for the medical
>>treatment and a replacement pair of glasses.
>
>
> I tuned into this thread a bit late, but perhaps I can be of some help. As
> an optometrist, I can at least shed some light on the problem with the
> lens--which appears to have broken due to impact, if I'm extrapolating
> correctly--or at least with why it didn't protect the eye. Please feel free
> to inquire.
>
> As to seeking legal help, that should be a last resort effort. As soon as
> you retain an attorney, any cooperation between the doctor and the patient
> evaporates, by instruction from the doctor's lawyer. Most problems can be
> worked out without dragging the issue into a legal environment.
>
>
>
>>Keep in mind, also, that even safety prescription glasses don't afford as
>
> much
>
>>protection as safety goggles do, because the lenses are smaller. Like you,
>
> I
>
>>also wear prescription eyeglasses, and goggles are often a PITA (for those
>>who don't wear eyeglasses, if you do, goggles often make your glasses fog
>
> up,
>
>>and it's easy to knock your eyeglasses askew when taking the goggles on
>
> and
>
>>off).
>
>
> Contrary to popular belief, safety glasses really provide very little
> protection against impacts of significant velocity and/or mass. At best
> they will keep flying particles and tiny objects out of the wearer's eyes,
> but are limited in effect with respect to heavy objects flying at
> significant velocities. Crown glass safety lenses are really no better than
> CR-39 hard resin (plastic) lenses made for non-safety glasses, and most
> likely worse. The best lenses are polycarbonate, but their ability to
> resist significant impact is limited by the ability of the frame to hold the
> lens in place without releasing the lens or collapsing under the impact.
> Polycarbonate generally won't break or shatter. And you are correct w/r/t
> goggles--they offer superior eye protection. So do polycarbonate face
> shields.
>
>
>
>>About five years ago, I switched to using a face shield, and I'll never go
>>back to goggles. The face shield never fogs up, and I've never bumped my
>>eyeglasses with it, even once. It's so easy, and so quick, to put on, that
>
> I
>
>>use it *far* more than I ever used goggles, which increases the safety
>
> factor
>
>>that much more. Another bonus: there are other things on your face,
>
> besides
>
>>your eyes, that deserve protection: how'd you like to have a table saw or
>
> a
>
>>lathe throw a chunk of wood into your teeth?
>
>
> Fine advice.
>
> Max
>
>
>
>
>
Well, it was a few years ago so the lawyer is out. I had been
clearing the chunks at the beginning. I was trimming a bunch of
poplar 2x2's and got tired of moving the scraps off the table.
After all they were just sitting there. Then one jiggled just far
enough for the rear tooth of the blade to toss it at me. I tend
to have a little retroactive amnesia whenever something like this
happens so the next thing I remember was holding one hand over the
damaged eye and looking for the glasses with the other eye. Found
the glasses, picked up the lens pieces and went for a ride.
Joe
"Ken Moon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Tim and Stephanie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:sgand.7580$tS4.3818@trndny09...
> >
> > "My Old Tools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
<snippage>
I have no proof this is a true story, but it was told to me by a choir
member at rehearsal Wed. night . . . He says he was @ the Vet's hospital in
Pittsburgh earlier in the week, and saw a guy in a neck collar AND a full
torso cast.
"Were you in an accident?"
"No, I have a problem with my neck. Sometimes when I turn my head, something
happens and I pass out."
"That explains the neck brace, but why the full torso cast?"
"I was working in my shop, cutting wood on the table saw, when I turned my
head, passed out, and fell ON the saw."
He didn't carry the conversation any further.
--
Nahmie
The law of intelligent tinkering: save all the parts.
Maxprop wrote:
> "Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>
>>Well, it was a few years ago so the lawyer is out. I had been
>>clearing the chunks at the beginning. I was trimming a bunch of
>>poplar 2x2's and got tired of moving the scraps off the table.
>>After all they were just sitting there. Then one jiggled just far
>>enough for the rear tooth of the blade to toss it at me. I tend
>>to have a little retroactive amnesia whenever something like this
>>happens so the next thing I remember was holding one hand over the
>>damaged eye and looking for the glasses with the other eye. Found
>>the glasses, picked up the lens pieces and went for a ride.
>
>
> What material were the lenses, Joe?
>
> As I mentioned earlier, polycarbonate is the only true safety lens. For
> future reference, insist on polycarb for any pair of glasses you wish to use
> with activities that have the potential for flying objects. And no rimless
> or semi-rimless frames, either. A good, solid plastic or metal eyewire
> surrounding the lens is an absolute necessity for holding the lens in place.
>
> Max
>
>
No idea. I think I've got the pieces somewhere, anyway to tell by
filing scraping or burning?
Joe
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:06:49 -0500, Colonel Andy <iam@here> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:22:09 -0800, "Richard L."
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
>>good with ketchup"
>
>Where did you pick up that "unique" signature line??
Sounds like Pterry Pratchett
RonB wrote:
> Just a thought. No particular reason.
>
> Damn!
Just thought I'd mention that it is umwise to feed short lengths of wood
(prunings from cutting bowl blanks that had a very rough de-horning prior
to planing) into the planer if they have a deep dish in the top side. Not
even if they have absolutely gorgeous grain that it would be criminal to
waste.
They start to feed in, then halt because they are past the first feed roller
but not yet to the second.
Then they make a large BANG! sound when you push them into the blades with a
push stick. If you keep trying, it is possible for them to get small enough
to fly out backwards at speeds approaching the speed of light ... well, I
never saw it move, but my knuckle recorded the fact.
DAMHIKT
Bills 5th Law of Woodworking: Wood entering the electric planer must already
be flat.
http://www.doitbestcorp.com/racing/
http://www.monashee.com/recreation/expo.html
"Eric Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hmm reminds of a time I plugged in the belt sander (hand) and it was still
> in the locked on position and was on a 20' extension cord... Duh
>
>
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:06:31 -0500, Joe Gorman <[email protected]>
wrote:
>toller wrote:
>> Every wonder what would happen if you put your jointer knives in backwards,
>> but were too timid to try it.
>>
>> Well, it makes setup real difficult and doesn't leave a good edge.
>>
>>
>The slot cutting bit for a router will cut, but it smokes a lot
>and smells like burnt wood:-)
>Joe
Same for a straight-cutting shaper bit.
RonB wrote:
>> Don't let cut-offs pile up on your table saw, or you may knock one into
>> the
>> blade and have it come spinning past your head at 200 MPH. DAMHIKT.
>>
>
> Also, don't pick up the cuttoffs until you are absolutely sure the blade
> has
> stopped turning. It can make a hole in your finger stitches won't close.
That's amazing! Same thing happens when you reach over a bench grinder from
behind to turn it off. Mostly affects little fingers.
I had set a small (3") model on the ways of the lathe while sharpening a pen
trimmer because that's where the light is best (barely okay) in my 'shop'
in the dungeon.During use of the attached flex shaft it had turned 180 deg.
away from me. So I simply reached over it to turn it off.
When I saw the pink spray, I realized that I had probably not acted wisely.
No I didn't. I never said that. I would never do anything that stupid.
Someone else must have been using my computer. Darned Commies
^h^h^h^h^h^h^h Terrorists.
Bill
Writing under a new nom-de-plume because my other computer fried its
motherboard and I don't remember what name I used on it. Using the laptop
at the moment.
"Bill McNutt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Oh, I've got a phone in the shop. The ringer is disabled so that I
> don't get startled when working with whirling blades. But if I ever
> do manage to hurt myself past the, "well, that was stupid" point, I
> want to be able to dial 911.
>
> Bill
It should also be low enough to reach from the floor.
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:18:13 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Every wonder what would happen if you put your jointer knives in backwards,
>but were too timid to try it.
>
>Well, it makes setup real difficult and doesn't leave a good edge.
>
BTDT...burnished the plank to death...
Peter Teubel
Milford, MA
http://www.revolutionary-turners.com
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:22:09 -0800, "Richard L."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
>good with ketchup"
Where did you pick up that "unique" signature line??
"Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Well, it was a few years ago so the lawyer is out. I had been
> clearing the chunks at the beginning. I was trimming a bunch of
> poplar 2x2's and got tired of moving the scraps off the table.
> After all they were just sitting there. Then one jiggled just far
> enough for the rear tooth of the blade to toss it at me. I tend
> to have a little retroactive amnesia whenever something like this
> happens so the next thing I remember was holding one hand over the
> damaged eye and looking for the glasses with the other eye. Found
> the glasses, picked up the lens pieces and went for a ride.
What material were the lenses, Joe?
As I mentioned earlier, polycarbonate is the only true safety lens. For
future reference, insist on polycarb for any pair of glasses you wish to use
with activities that have the potential for flying objects. And no rimless
or semi-rimless frames, either. A good, solid plastic or metal eyewire
surrounding the lens is an absolute necessity for holding the lens in place.
Max
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:22:09 -0800, "Richard L." <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Chuck keys left in the chuck will fly and hide forever.
Well of course they will. After being hurt like that, they're as
skittish as cats but don't need to compromise because they don't need to be
fed.
>Don't ask!
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:00:20 GMT, patriarch
<<patriarch>[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>Tim Douglass <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the
>> chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn
>> it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.
>>
>
>My DP key is spring loaded, so that it pushes itself out of the chuck.
>
>Of course, to get this neat safety feature, I had to give up 'old iron'
>quality and soul, and buy a new tool, made in Asia.
The very first thing I did was remove that damned spring. It's
hard enough keeping the key in the chuck without adding 10lbs
of lateral force working against you. I'll bet they sell more
chucks and keys from that OSHA-approved CF.
Keeeeriste. What moron thought THAT one up?
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I bet The dentist would love it.
Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Doug Miller wrote:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>, Joe Gorman
>>
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>Be glad it went by your head. the little cutoff I didn't move hit
>>>>my right lens. I'm assuming this as I don't recall the impact but
>>>>that's the one that was broken. Quick trip to a nearby eye doctor
>>>>got all but the glass/plastic dust out.
>>>
>>>
>>>Was that the lens of your safety glasses, or the lens of your prescription
>>>eyeglasses?
>>>
>>
>>Prescription. They were supposed to be safety lenses, according
>>to the optometrist who sold them. I don't go there anymore.
>
>
> Sounds like you might want to talk to a lawyer. At the minimum, if I were in
> your shoes, I'd be looking for the optometrist to pay for the medical
> treatment and a replacement pair of glasses.
>
> Keep in mind, also, that even safety prescription glasses don't afford as much
> protection as safety goggles do, because the lenses are smaller. Like you, I
> also wear prescription eyeglasses, and goggles are often a PITA (for those
> who don't wear eyeglasses, if you do, goggles often make your glasses fog up,
> and it's easy to knock your eyeglasses askew when taking the goggles on and
> off).
>
> About five years ago, I switched to using a face shield, and I'll never go
> back to goggles. The face shield never fogs up, and I've never bumped my
> eyeglasses with it, even once. It's so easy, and so quick, to put on, that I
> use it *far* more than I ever used goggles, which increases the safety factor
> that much more. Another bonus: there are other things on your face, besides
> your eyes, that deserve protection: how'd you like to have a table saw or a
> lathe throw a chunk of wood into your teeth?
>
> The only disadvantage I've seen to the face shield so far is that you have to
> remember to flip it up when you feel a sneeze coming on....
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:34:12 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>the fascination with anything Lee Valley here. I've never purchased from
>them, and I'm sure they have some very good stuff, as well, they seem to
>have an excellent reputation, but they also seem to have an almost cult like
>following.
Brother, you should take a read of The Book....
Mark Hopkins wrote:
> Never, I mean NEVER scratch the family jewels after applying Capzacin-HP to
> a sore back. This stuff is made from really hot peppers and reacts to body
> heat. Even a week later you can still feel it when the sun shines on you.
I heard on the radio today that Scottish regiments stopped wearing kilts
into battle during the Great War. Apparently the mustard gas would rise
up under the kilt and burn the sweaty parts.
--
Derek Andrews, woodturner
http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com
Wedding Favors ~ Artisan Crafted Gifts ~ One-of-a-Kind Woodturning
In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>, "william_b_noble" <[email protected]> wrote:
>lol
>
>the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
>hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't start
>the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put it down
in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next time you need
it.
--
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"Larry Levinson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> DP chuck key and rare earth magnets? bright orange holders? buying
> stuff from lee valley? am I the only person in the universe still
> using a piece of string?
>
Nope. But we may be a couple of only a few. Sometimes it amazes me to read
the fascination with anything Lee Valley here. I've never purchased from
them, and I'm sure they have some very good stuff, as well, they seem to
have an excellent reputation, but they also seem to have an almost cult like
following. Seems just about anything that comes from them will at some
point become a recommended item. Someday I'm going to have to check this
place out...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
In article <[email protected]>,
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote:
> When using your forearm to wind up an extension cord, slow
> down for the last couple of feet.
<high lilting voice> Been there; Done that.</high lilting voice>
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____
"Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised
as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:07:15 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <1100152319.+ODWFtGYKWZOSjgiq4V29w@teranews>, "william_b_noble"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>lol
>>
>>the solution for chuck keys, wrenches, etc is to always hold them in your
>>hand - if you don't let go until it's removed from the tool, you won't
>>start the tool with the wrench attached. (works for me)
>
> That's only half the solution. The other half is to make sure you put it
> down in the same place every time, so you know where it is the next time
> you need it.
Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you
let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one
of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on
its own.
-Doug
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:59:46 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote:
> I just jumped up and ran out to the shop, placing a dime diameter RE
> magnets on the face of my drill press, then affixing the chuck key to it.
> You're right, it will NOT get away on its own.
Make sure your DP is bolted down so you don't yank it over when pulling
the key of the RE magnet ;-)
-Doug
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 02:28:41 -0500, anonymous wrote:
> Thanks for reminding me that all circuits should be tested before being
> trusted.
One of the recent catalogs (LV?) had a little xmas tree light tester.
Looked like an induction-powered led, but whatever... Seems a handy thing
for an electrician to keep in a pocket.
--
"Keep your ass behind you"
vladimir a t mad {dot} scientist {dot} com
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:41:40 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
> especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on while the
>machine was unplugged.
No-volt release switches ! Europe might be full of Evil Socialist
Nannies and free nurses, but we do use the right sort of switches.
"Tim and Stephanie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:sgand.7580$tS4.3818@trndny09...
>
> "My Old Tools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Ever spliced an extension cord to make it longer. Here's how:
>>
>> 1) carefully uplug the drill from the end
>> 2) get pocket knife
>> 3) admire new hole in pocket knife blade
>> 4) unplug remainder of cord
>> 5) reset breaker
>
> I did that, except for me step 3 was "throw away brand new, now useless,
> Klein Lineman's pliers". You'd think that a pair of Klein lineman's
> pliers
> would handle something like this, but then I guess any lineman would
> probably wouldn't have been dumb enough to do that...
==============================
When you think about it, the house AC input line is usually capable of 200
amps or more. When you cut into the conductors, you're putting 24,000 Watts
or more into about a 3-5 mm chunk of steel until the 20 Amp fuse, or circuit
breaker, for the circuit you're plugged into blows. That's enough to light
240, or more, 100W light bulbs. No wonder it burns a chunk out of your
pliers.
BTW, I did the same thing after my coworker assured me the breaker was OFF!!
{:-()
Ken Moon
Webberville, TX
"My Old Tools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ever spliced an extension cord to make it longer. Here's how:
>
> 1) carefully uplug the drill from the end
> 2) get pocket knife
> 3) admire new hole in pocket knife blade
> 4) unplug remainder of cord
> 5) reset breaker
I did that, except for me step 3 was "throw away brand new, now useless,
Klein Lineman's pliers". You'd think that a pair of Klein lineman's pliers
would handle something like this, but then I guess any lineman would
probably wouldn't have been dumb enough to do that...
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:43:42 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, "NoOne N Particular" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Am I the only one that uses the metal clip on the side of the DP?
>
>My DP doesn't have one, hence the magnet. My benchtop mortiser does, though,
>and that's where its chuck key lives.
I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the
chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn
it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:06:31 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
wrote:
>the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
I think we can guess what happened to that !
Some friends of mine asked me to repair their handheld planer a while
back. They're hippies and are scared of this new-fangled electrickery
business. Apart from the fatal "bite", the cable for the planer had
at least six oval scoops missing from it, two of them wrapped in brown
parcel tape.
--
Smert' spamionam
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:15:33 -0500, Larry Levinson
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>DP chuck key and rare earth magnets? bright orange holders? buying
>stuff from lee valley? am I the only person in the universe still
>using a piece of string?
Yes. Next question, please.
P.S: You obviously haven't had the chuck key remain in
the chuck when you accidentally started it and had the
string wind around the shaft to the point you had to
dismantle the thing to get it off. (Luckily, no, I've just
read about it so this isn't a DAMHIKT. I have, however, had
an unstrung chuck key jump at my chest and could have sworn
I heard a "Hey, you forgot to take me out. Wheeeeeeeeeee!"
as it did.)
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"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:cEcld.149$J55.129@trnddc06...
> RonB wrote:
> > I am sure I am not the only one who carries a portable phone handset
> > to the garage shop.
> >
> > I recommend not laying the handset on the belt of your belt/disk
> > sander station - especially if the switch was inadvertently turned on
> > while the machine was unplugged.
> >
> > Just a thought. No particular reason.
> >
> > Damn!
>
> Don't let cut-offs pile up on your table saw, or you may knock one into
the
> blade and have it come spinning past your head at 200 MPH. DAMHIKT.
>
> -- Mark
I have no idea what you're talking about. You also shouldn't run your
router with your head too close to the unit, because during a plunge cut, it
could kick back and hit you really hard in the forehead and leave a bruise.
At least that's what I read somewhere.
todd
You also need to scrub your hands REALLY REALLY well with lots and lots of
soap after using Vicks and before taking a leak.
Wayne
"Mark Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Never, I mean NEVER scratch the family jewels after applying Capzacin-HP
> to
> a sore back. This stuff is made from really hot peppers and reacts to body
> heat. Even a week later you can still feel it when the sun shines on you.
>
> It will make any tough guy cry real tears....trust me.
>
> "Jay Arr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I dropped a generous glob of Nitromors (Paint remover) on my lap. When
> the
>> chemical eventually reached my crown jewels there was no time for
>> contemplation. I rushed headlong straightaway into the kitchen, dropped
> my
>> Jeans and y-fronts, splashed my bare burning privates with water. Such
>> relief. As the agony subsided I realised I had a spectator. The local
>> spinster lady was standing in the road, both hands full of shopping bags,
>> mouth agape.
>>
>> Jim the Limp
>>
>>
>> "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:06:31 +0800, Paulco <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
>> >
>> > I think we can guess what happened to that !
>> >
>> >
>> > Some friends of mine asked me to repair their handheld planer a while
>> > back. They're hippies and are scared of this new-fangled electrickery
>> > business. Apart from the fatal "bite", the cable for the planer had
>> > at least six oval scoops missing from it, two of them wrapped in brown
>> > parcel tape.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Smert' spamionam
>>
>>
>
>
When I was sick one weekend, my wife decided to help out by trimming the
front hedge - that was the end of that extension cord. :)
Tom
"David Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Paulco <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
>> My father years ago was cutting wood with a power saw, all of a sudden
>> the saw stopped, he turned round to blast us kids when he noticed that
>> the power cord of the saw was about 4 inches long.
>> How the hell he didn't get fried we have no idea because this was
>> about 81 and the saw was a metail bodied beast.
>> Cheers
>> Paul
>
> hey, I've done that to the extension cord on the hedge trimmers a couple
> of times ;)
>
> Dave Hall
In article <[email protected]>, "NoOne N Particular" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Am I the only one that uses the metal clip on the side of the DP?
My DP doesn't have one, hence the magnet. My benchtop mortiser does, though,
and that's where its chuck key lives.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
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