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Kaytrim's Kustoms Back in Action
Gatsu:
Nice.
I'm gonna have to order one from you soon. My first one isn't quite turning out how it needs too...lol.
Kaytrim:
For those of you who subscribe to GameRoom Magazine look at page 14 of the January 2008 issue. Kevin Steele did an interview with me via PM two months ago and now the result of that interview is in his magazine.
Kevin you Rock. :cheers:
TTFN
Kaytrim
Kaytrim:
Last weekend at this time I was in the ER getting my thumb stitched up. The culprit was my drill press loaded with curly maple and a 1 1/4" drill bit. The stock table is only about 6 1/2" square so there is not much room. I was holding the maple with my left hand and operating the quill with my right. The bit grabbed the wood and in so doing pulled my thumb into the bit. I am missing 1/3 of my thumbnail and received 10 stitches for my troubles.
This is a warning to everyone. Treat your tools with respect and they will work well for you. If you feel something is not right then figure out a way to do it safer. I had hints that what I was doing was dangerous because of grabs earlier. However I chose to ignore the warnings and I paid the price.
I finally got enough parts purchased and time to heal partly to build a custom table for the drill press today. Here are two pics.
This new table has an adjustable fence with hold downs for the wood being drilled. This keeps my hands out of harms way. It is also 18" x 12" so there is much more support area for what ever I am drilling. I started out with a piece of 3/4" MDF and cut out the shape of the original work table. Then I glued a 1/2" piece of MDF on top with some screws counter sunk to hold it all together. I also cut out slots for the T-Track that the fence locks into.
On another note I will have some new sticks for your enjoyment in the next week or two so keep an eye on this thread.
TTFN
Kaytrim
HaRuMaN:
Ouch... hopefully you'll heal up quickly...
arcadefever:
:-\
Hope you get better very soon !!!
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