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Old May 8th 06, 09:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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"Orval Fairbairn"
CAUTION! This thing must be run at the slowest speed your drill press
can operate! Material MUST be clamped!


Oh, you just tool ALL the fun out of it.

(seriously, the most dangerous tool in the shop can be a drill press... like
the PTO of a tractor, torque is incredibly unyielding. It doesn't care
whether or not you intended to stick your arm or your shirt into it, infact,
it will actively seek out any loose material or limbs. If you fail to
securely clamp your material and block it in the direction of rotation
against the mast as a "stop" you've just given it your full permission to
slice your belly open, grab your shirt, wrap it around your neck and
strangle you while you bleed to death.)

Jim