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    Unhappy 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.
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Shedhand View Post
    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.
    LOL
    Slow learner?? Sorry
    Where are all these toys?How about you put them up on the toy section.
    Plenty of toy making going on,but no one putting them on the toy section/
    Get that camera finger going.Aussie
    Back To Car Building & All The Sawdust.

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    Remind me never to work near you Sheddie

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lignum View Post
    Remind me never to work near you Sheddie
    I'm fast running out of bits to injure so you should be safe soon.
    If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!


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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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    Sorry to hear about your accident Mike. Hope it wasn't your drinking hand

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    Quote Originally Posted by beer is good View Post
    Sorry to hear about your accident Mike. Hope it wasn't your drinking hand
    Luckily, no
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