On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:46:28 -0500, Ignoramus16441 wrote:

On 2012-07-04, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
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This safety is a big issue, our guy who works on machinery needs to
drill a lot of quick and dirty holes, and I am afraid that something
bad may happen.


Ig, if he's not properly mounting goods on the Craftsman drill press,
"Something Bad" is going to happen anyway.

Instead of fretting, take just a little time to make up a fixturing
plate for the platen. Have it equipped with lots of bolt holes and
stop rod pockets. Get a cheap work clamping set. Such a layout will
be more effective than a vise for odds-n-ends work and irregularly
shaped stuff.

You're evenually going to have an injury on the Crapsman press, if your
worker is hand-holding. "Cheap and dirty" doesn't include unsafe
operating practices.

LLoyd

Yes, I will look for something. RIght now he uses a drill press vise,
but the vise itself is not held down in any way.

So you've arranged things that instead of getting whacked by a small
thing, he's going to get whacked by a big heavy thing?

Hmm.

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