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On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields
wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper
g wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields
wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
"Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper g wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson My last big dumb stunt was holding the hacksaw between my knees and sliding the prototype PCB over the edge of the blade to get a cut started. I'm sure I don't need to describe any further. 8^) Bill |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields
wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF Then, some dude (Albert J. Dremel) invented the Dremel tool. It has been around since 1945. I seem to remember it making a come-back in the seventies, where in the sixties it was only a hobby craft tool seemingly. They sure have come a long way since then. Same little AC motor technology though. What a thing to base an entire business on. Miniature die grinder tool. |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:07:14 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper g wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson I do not think my ass will ever get big enough that I would refer to it as a vise, nor would I use it to hold anything. Strolled in the door with a 'kick me' T-shirt on. :-) |
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On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:01:29 -0400, "Bill Garber"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper rg wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson My last big dumb stunt was holding the hacksaw between my knees and sliding the prototype PCB over the edge of the blade to get a cut started. I'm sure I don't need to describe any further. 8^) Bill My scariest: About 1' length of 1"x2" drilling in the middle while holding one end with hand, other end braced against my knee. It spun around, drill bit grabbed into my trousers and rolled up quite a bit of fabric before I could let off on the drill trigger... rather tight grip on the family jewels :-( ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
"Pieyed Piper" g wrote in
message ... It has been around since 1945. I seem to remember it making a come-back in the seventies, where in the sixties it was only a hobby craft tool seemingly. They sure have come a long way since then. I think there was a real surge in the '80s... and by the '90s they had shipped production from Racine, Wisconsin down to Mexico and then over to China to begin to compete with Black & Decker and others who -- seeing the popularity -- were making their own knock-offs. Same little AC motor technology though. What a thing to base an entire business on. Miniature die grinder tool. Indeed. They occasionally branch out a bit, but often it hasn't been successful (e.g., for awhile they were making scroll saws). Their clone of the Fein Multimaster ("Multi-Max") gets pretty decent reviews... ---Joel |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:01:29 -0400, "Bill Garber"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper rg wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson My last big dumb stunt was holding the hacksaw between my knees and sliding the prototype PCB over the edge of the blade to get a cut started. I'm sure I don't need to describe any further. 8^) Bill A near brush with a variation of Bobbitization.... |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:50:54 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote: "Pieyed Piper" g wrote in message ... It has been around since 1945. I seem to remember it making a come-back in the seventies, where in the sixties it was only a hobby craft tool seemingly. They sure have come a long way since then. I think there was a real surge in the '80s... and by the '90s they had shipped production from Racine, Wisconsin down to Mexico and then over to China to begin to compete with Black & Decker and others who -- seeing the popularity -- were making their own knock-offs. Same little AC motor technology though. What a thing to base an entire business on. Miniature die grinder tool. Indeed. They occasionally branch out a bit, but often it hasn't been successful (e.g., for awhile they were making scroll saws). Their clone of the Fein Multimaster ("Multi-Max") gets pretty decent reviews... ---Joel They had to beat that Godzilla down a bit. It was grabbing too much Dremel tool market share, and it wasn't even the same product. They probably did a real good job of it. I want to make a better Bike (bicycle) hub motor. |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
"Pieyed Piper" g wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:01:29 -0400, "Bill Garber" wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper pieyedPiper@thebongshopattheendoftheuniverse. org wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson My last big dumb stunt was holding the hacksaw between my knees and sliding the prototype PCB over the edge of the blade to get a cut started. I'm sure I don't need to describe any further. 8^) Bill A near brush with a variation of Bobbitization.... Pretty much, yes.................. |
A Better Quality AM FM Receiver - masonry drill.pdf
"Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:01:29 -0400, "Bill Garber" wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:35 -0500, John Fields wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:37:45 -0700, Pieyed Piper pieyedPiper@thebongshopattheendoftheuniverse. org wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:42 -0500, John Fields wrote: My brother was using a 1/4" 8" bit, and he had his left hand on the 2x4 or whatever he was drilling. The bit snapped, and the gnarly, broken, fluted shank went right through his left hand. --- OWOWOWOWOW!!! --- I am glad that my worst injury was stepping on a nail as a kid as far as punctures go. --- One of the ones that stands out in my mind was back when they had keys to peel off a strip of metal sealing cans of food. I was opening a can of deviled ham or something like that, when the key snapped off taking part of the strip with it and leaving the can still basically closed. There was only a little way to go to get it open, so I figured I'd just pry the top off with my fingers... It almost worked, but just when I had it open enough to think the rest was going to be easy, my fingers slipped and I sliced open the base of my thumb on the razor-sharp edge of the top of the can; not a pretty sight. Then there was the time I tried to use a bandsaw to cut the plastic case away from a Timex watch by holding it axially and rotating its circumference against the blade... Turned out to be a bad idea. JF I thought only I did dumb stunts like that. In my old age I've learned the benefits of a big-ass vise to hold things :-) ...Jim Thompson My last big dumb stunt was holding the hacksaw between my knees and sliding the prototype PCB over the edge of the blade to get a cut started. I'm sure I don't need to describe any further. 8^) Bill My scariest: About 1' length of 1"x2" drilling in the middle while holding one end with hand, other end braced against my knee. It spun around, drill bit grabbed into my trousers and rolled up quite a bit of fabric before I could let off on the drill trigger... rather tight grip on the family jewels :-( ...Jim Thompson I had a friend, some friend, run a drill into my belly, twisting my shirt up to my neck, and laughing about it. He thought I was taking the incident all too seriously. What a dick. I still think he is a dick. Bill |
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