On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:22:18 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:05:52 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

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

On 2012-07-04, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com
wrote:
Ignoramus26924 fired this
volley in :


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.

Assuming fixed diameter of the drill bit, there's a lot more leverage on
the drill press, and a lot more mass to keep it from spinning up
quickly. He's probably got 'is hand on the vise to line it up.. so it is
(sort of) held down.

BTW, did you get my reply e-mail?

Yes I did, and clearly I forgot to thank you for it.

Thank you!

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