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25th November 2009, 02:10 PM #1
Forstner bit bites
Well, I did it again! Making some wheels for a toy truck. Using a 38mm Saw-tooth Forstner in the drill stand to make fake rims. made 3 with no problems. the 4th had a hidden knot. Bit grabbed and finger holding the wheel got dragged around the bit. Blood everywhere. Lucky the doctor was across the road. No pics. It bandaged.
If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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25th November 2009, 02:20 PM #2
Always clamp the small stuff. Done that too many times and the claret usually ruins the workpiece. Hope it heals quickly.
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25th November 2009, 02:32 PM #3
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25th November 2009, 02:35 PM #4.
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25th November 2009, 11:57 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Yep, clamp the small bits everytime - that propeller action of the timber as it is grabbed is not funny.
A distinct case of when you should listen to the fingers as the brain says "I can do this," and the fingers are saying "No you can't."
3 out of 4 are probably good odds but it is the 1 out of 4 you need to remember.
Hope you get back to "normal" soon.
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26th November 2009, 01:25 AM #7
Sorry to hear about your accident Mike. Hope it wasn't your drinking hand
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26th November 2009, 03:55 PM #8
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