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| Dervacumen:
So I took out my laminate trimmer to cut the t-moulding slot around the last corner of my cabinet. Went fine. After the slot was complete I lifted the cutter from the workpiece while it was still spinning, and all hell broke loose. No injuries. The bit landed about 7 feet away in the dirt. The piece of the base plate was a bit further. Small shavings of plastic littered the towel I had draped over my cabinet. Just a friendly reminder that this stuff happens so fast and without warning that anyone not taking proper safety precautions is, um, a likely Darwin Award candidate. On a side note, I proceeded to install the t-moulding and move my finished cabinet into the house. Whee! |
| javeryh:
Woah! That thing looks completely mangled. It's scary how fast you can injure yourself if you are not 100% awake and paying 100% attention to what you are doing. |
| kelemvor:
Pics of the finished cab to offset the pics of the dead bit? :) |
| quarterback:
I almost had a similar issue last night. Mine didn't go that far but while routing last night, my router started sounding a little rough and being hard to control, wobbling somewhat. I turned it off and it seems that the bit had been working it's way out of the collet and was at an angle. It was tightened down, but clearly something had gone awry and it was working it's way out. I don't want to think about what could have happened if, somehow, that spinning cutting-bit had flown out of the router all together. Glad you're okay |
| Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: kelemvor on November 27, 2006, 03:38:07 pm ---Pics of the finished cab to offset the pics of the dead bit? :) --- End quote --- Sure. It's a little unconventional but have a look here. |
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