Drilling sheet taught me to put a L dog down a hole and over the top
of the sheet - so if a drill catches - might be a circle cutter - those
death defying devices - the metal turns into the dog or the back pole
support.

Nothing like a fan blade flying near the eyes.

Martin

On 5/19/2012 6:05 PM, Karl Townsend wrote:
I was using the radial arm drill this afternoon to drill a couple 3/4
holes in 1/2 inch plate. I needed to copy the hole spacing on a part
I'd ruined so I clamped it to the plate with a couple vice grips. Then
in the drill vice and drill the hole in one shot. The drill grabbed
right when busting through and the part pulled right out of the vice
and turned into a helicopter.

I'm glad the vice was as high as it was, I just got a nasty bruise on
my belly. If it had been a few inches lower, I'd be a soprano right
now.

Karl

Karl