the worst woodworking day or dumbest thing you have done

[Gajm]

Before I owned a bandsaw I needed a large perfect circle cut out of a piece of perspex. I had one of those drill circle cutting things with the 2 blades, but it didnt open far enough. So I took one end off, and moved the bar across so it would cut much bigger, but with just one blade.

I figured I would put the speed on my drill press way down and just take it very slowly. My biggest worry was the balance of the circle jig. So I clamped the perspex in place and turned on the drill press and it spun beautifuly, no wobble at all....for the few turns it took to catch the power cord and tear it out of the side of the drill. It isnt woodworking I just realised, still maybe someone might learn something, I did

[mudgutts]

I HAD a bandsaw until my eldest decided to cut up cow bones with it now i have a meat cutter what a waste of $1000.00 bandsaw hence my boys have there own tools now and there own shed.

[Wood Butcher]

Mudgutts, why can't the BS be used anymore? Surely a good clean would suffice. Cow bones are softer than most of our hardwoods.

[Andy Mac]

Did the cow bone have meat and sinew still attached?! That really pastes the insides of the BS with a stinking mulch, and builds up on the tyres enough to spit the blade off. Takes ages to clean too!
Don't ask how I know.....

Cheers,

[Iain]

Get your butcher to give you some of the chemical they use to break down meat on anything (don't get it on your skin though) they use it to clean the machines, stainless benchtops, floors walls etc.
Wipe on using gloves, wait about half an hour and wipe of with a hot wet cloth.
No residue, no smell, no nothing, nasty stuff though when concentrated.

And speaking of circle cutters, using the same drill/cutter attachment, bored a hole, raised the bit and put my hand under to move something.
Didn't realise that the cutters were THAT close, had a lovely set of arced cuts on the back of my hand.

[MrFixIt]

Hi

i decided to set up the workshop in the dining room as the plan was to renovate the bedrooms, bathroom kitchen then dining room last, better than cuting downstairs and carting up all the time!

...but why would you want to cart *ALL* that wood upstairs - INCLUDING all the bits you cut off, only to bring down the offcuts and all the sawdust?

IMHO it's easier to leave the dust and offcuts downstairs and only carry the cut to size timber upstairs