http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-17986 Bob Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:53:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-17986 When I was a teenager I was into CB radios. I wanted a taller antena so I found a long piece of conduit. I was outside and thought that I could hold the piece between my legs and drill the hole. As we all know the drill bit slipped off of the conduit and before I could stop it, the drill bit contacted my crotch. The drill pentatrated my pants and wrapped up my pants and everything under them before I was able to pull the plug. My mom had to drive me to the ER while I held the drill very gently in place near my crotch. The Doctors and nurses took several hours to cut away my pants and unwind the drill bit from my scrotum. I did not need stiches but was very embaressed and sore for a very long time! Use a vice! When I was a teenager I was into CB radios. I wanted a taller antena so I found a long piece of conduit. I was outside and thought that I could hold the piece between my legs and drill the hole. As we all know the drill bit slipped off of the conduit and before I could stop it, the drill bit contacted my crotch. The drill pentatrated my pants and wrapped up my pants and everything under them before I was able to pull the plug. My mom had to drive me to the ER while I held the drill very gently in place near my crotch. The Doctors and nurses took several hours to cut away my pants and unwind the drill bit from my scrotum. I did not need stiches but was very embaressed and sore for a very long time! Use a vice!

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-13773 chris Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:41:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-13773 Once, when I was in woodshop class in high school I was screwing around (like most kids do) and drilling a 3/4 inch hole through a 2x4x12 inch piece of oak (for no reason) with nothing holding the wood down. The bit grabbed and spun the piece of at full speed into my.....AHEM! about 10 times before I could let go of the trigger. It took the teacher 5 minutes before he could help me because he was laughing so hard. Once, when I was in woodshop class in high school I was screwing around (like most kids do) and drilling a 3/4 inch hole through a 2×4x12 inch piece of oak (for no reason) with nothing holding the wood down. The bit grabbed and spun the piece of at full speed into my…..AHEM! about 10 times before I could let go of the trigger. It took the teacher 5 minutes before he could help me because he was laughing so hard.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12901 Lorenzo Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:53:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12901 I was installing the rollbar in my Miata using my corded DeWalt drill to make the mounting holes for the base plates. While I was drilling one of the holes, the big drill bit caught the body and twisted my hand, slamming it between the fender and the drill. The DeWalt is a torque-y drill and it had my finger jammed on the trigger... unfortunately, I was by myself. I had to reach over with my other arm and yank the power cord... ugh... that really, really hurt! I was installing the rollbar in my Miata using my corded DeWalt drill to make the mounting holes for the base plates. While I was drilling one of the holes, the big drill bit caught the body and twisted my hand, slamming it between the fender and the drill. The DeWalt is a torque-y drill and it had my finger jammed on the trigger… unfortunately, I was by myself. I had to reach over with my other arm and yank the power cord… ugh… that really, really hurt!

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12875 Jake Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:11:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12875 I was holding a steel piece on a drill press with my hands once.... 5 stitches. Lucky I didn't cut any tendons. I was holding a steel piece on a drill press with my hands once…. 5 stitches. Lucky I didn’t cut any tendons.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12845 ambush27 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/10/doh-be-careful-with-your-drill/#comment-12845 haha yeah I haven't hit myself in the face, but drilling through aluminum with a handheld drill not a press and holding the piece with your hands can have adverse effects. haha yeah I haven’t hit myself in the face, but drilling through aluminum with a handheld drill not a press and holding the piece with your hands can have adverse effects.

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