Sorry to hear Karl, we are in a dangerous business, especially with
high torque drill presses. A more regular DP would just safely get
stuck.

i

On 2012-05-19, 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

"Ignoramus28088" wrote in message
...
Sorry to hear Karl, we are in a dangerous business, especially with
high torque drill presses. A more regular DP would just safely get
stuck.

i


My DP is belt drive, I've purposely left the belts loose so they slip under
overload. It's a pain in the ass sometimes but it's worth the inconvenience.




On 2012-05-19, 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