Oops! Did I do that?

[Patrick Olguin]

"Michael Baglio @nc.rr.com>" Had a similar experience I need to share.

[Michael nails it]

ROTFLMFAO

Hey Luigi, I think you may have something to add to the anti-FAQ.

O'Deen

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

Do they not have circuit breakers or fuses 'cross the pond?

Barry

[charlie b]

Not alone in the Did I Do That Department

I'd made a wooden rack to hold carving chisels. Got a canvas roll up thing for the carving chisels and decided to modify the rack to take the butt chisel set that was homeless.

the existing racks had stepped holes with a slot to allow removal from the front. The smaller hole in the steo needed enlarging to accomodate the fatter shanked butt chisels. The top with the holes in it was joined with finger joints - no glue - just to leave open the option of changes in the future. Removed the top, clamped it in a 15 pound machinist vise on top of a backer board. Using regular twiest drills I got the first four holes enlarged adequately. The fifth and sixth chisels had fatter shanks - a bit over 1/2" - the largest diameter "normal" drill bit I Had.

What I SHOULD HAVE DONE was to use the 1/2 inch and rat tail file the hole to size. But I had a forstner bit that was just perfect. For those who ski "catching an outside edge" describes what happened next. The tooth on the bit caught the edge of the existing hole, attempted to take off far more than it could chew and something had to give.

What gave was the shank of the bit - now with a

10 degree bend in it. That in turn caused it to throw the piece of wood AND the 15 pound vise off the table - after a revolution or two to build up momentum - fortunately not AT ME - before I got to the OFF switch.

AFTER climbing out from under the adjacent base unit of the mortising machine, I spent five minutes trying to find the vise and to date I have only foumd part of the piece I was attempting to drill through.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - but not even a ton of prevention can do much to overcome stupidity.

"And hey - let's be careful out there." - Hills Street Blues.

charlie b

[O D]

Well I'll be .........Yo don't have your own fire dept. Bout the only damn thing you don't have. Tell us again how much everything cost.. awwww come on. Tell us

[Groggy]

Masterful spoof, LMFAO. Oh, the toolmanity!

Greg

"Michael Baglio @nc.rr.com>" Had a similar experience I need to share. About a week ago, I was

[Steve Turner]

My MiniMax has interlock switches on the doors; the motor won't run if the doors are open.

[Lewis Hartswick]

Lesson: When shortening an extension cord, ALWAYS cut off the PLUG end. :-)

...lew...

[Myxylplyk]

LMAO!

Myx

[Jim Wilson]

Twice in one day, no less! (G)

Jim

[Bay Area Dave]

Now THAT'S more like it! You brought a bit of a grin to this troll.

Could I mention a few inaccuracies, however, Tom? I don't have an unlimited budget; hence the picky tool purchases to maximize their usefulness and my enjoyment. I don't have limitless time, either. I've wasted no ones time, as to respond to me is at their sole discretion. Do I not speak the truth? Do I hold a gun to the miscreant's heads? I didn't even commission your poem; I merely offered you a forum in which to show you literary skills, of which I'm in awe.

You never did answer the question about counting Cramer as one of your bosom buddies. Do you feel a particular kinship with Cramer? Do you aspire to impress and entertain him? Is he your kind of guy?

Keep up the humor. Much nicer than Cramerisms.

dave

Tom Wats> >

[Bay Area Dave]

ah, Rumpty, don't you have a remedial arm saw to run?

Your little joke while not entirely without some limited merit, is getting a little long in the tooth.

Try to follow Tom's example and come up with something original, or I'll have to find break in some new talent.

dave

Rumpty wrote:

[Bay Area Dave]

LOL! Go, Michael.

So was that the smooth head or the dimpled head hammer? I don't recall you mentioning the color either...of the handle. What about the label; did you soak it in Goo Off so all the adhesive came off cleanly? Did you know that it will smell gross for a good 3 weeks after applying Goo Off at a rate equal or greater than 4 picoliters per square inch, unless completely removed with a double layer of Brawny paper towels applied to the area within 30 seconds of application and left thereupon until the rate of absorption slows to .2 MM per second. Be sure to discard the used Brawny towels in an approved metal container, labeled for hazardous waste.

I've heard that the judicious use of a nail gun will obviate the need to purchase a Swinghard hammer and prevent possible thumbnail destruction. You will STILL need a bottle of Goo Off for the nail gun...and lots of paper towels. You'll save on Band-Aids, though.

dave

Michael Baglio snip

[Bay Area Dave]

Calm down Patrick; you sound as if you are on the verge of apoplexy!

The cord was just nicked! If i replaced every cord with a scratch on it, I'd be replacing cords left and right. Moderation, my good (?) man, moderation.

Just so you can sleep nights, I'll take exceptional care of myself. Is it ok if I get on the freeway? When I do I usually drive at least 85 MPH. Does that offend or distress you?

Take a deeeeep breath. Let it out...

Take another.

Good.

Feel better?

dave

Patrick Olgu>>Miscreants, have a field day with my mistake. I'm sure y'all can think

[Bay Area Dave]

Hey! You can't play if that's all you are going to contribute. and I use the term "contribute" LOOSELY!

dave

Myxylplyk wrote:

[Bay Area Dave]

I can just see you, next time with a Forstner in hand, decked out in a bomb squad outfit!

dave

charlie b wrote:

[Bay Area Dave]

funny you should mention that; my experience made me wonder about an interlock switch on the doors...didn't know another brand actually has them. cool!

dave

Steve Turner wrote:

[Luigi Zanasi]

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:21:36 -0800, "Patrick Olguin" scribbled

As someone once said about the Crowbar FAQ, an instant classic! And to say I almost missed it, as I tend to avoid BAD threads. Luckily, Paddy, you're on my "watch list" (telling Agent to automatically download your posts). Michael has now made it too, joining the other members of the moron bench. (I don't know why he wasn't on it before, because his posts are always informative or funny, when not both.)

Michael: that honour (honor, Keith) and a couple or three loonies will buy you an espresso.

Luigi Replace "no" with "yk" twice in reply address for real email address

"Man is a tool-using animal. Weak in himself and of small stature, he stands on a basis of some half-square foot, has to straddle out his legs lest the very winds supplant him. Nevertheless, he can use tools, can devise tools: with these the granite mountain melts into light dust before him: seas are his smooth highway, winds and fire his unwearying steeds. Nowhere do you find him without tools. Without tools he is nothing: with tools he is all." Thomas Carlyle

[Patrick Olguin]

Not even close. I'm just kinda sick of your shit.

Dave, Not even a moron like you would tape up a "nicked" cord. The reason you got such a stern response is to (appropriately) denounce your technique/attitude with extreme prejudice. If you drive 85 on the freeways in the Bay Area, you are an asshole, and there's not much any of us can do about it other than take note of vehicles proceeding at unsafe speeds, carrying the next soon-to-be-abused woodworking toy down the freeway.

Enjoy your day.

O'Deen

[Bay Area Dave]

AAMOF, driving 85 is driving with the flow of traffic on most of the freeways around here (even during commute hours if one is driving in the "reverse commute direction"). That concept may be beyond your understanding. This isn't downtown Manhattan, my foul mouthed friend.

You set yourself up as some kind of authority of sorts. Kinda silly, when all you can do is spew venom and speak of things such as my local traffic as if you knew what goes on around here.

Please plonk me, to save me the trouble, ok?

That's the least you can do.

Thanks!

dave

Patrick Olgu>

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

It certainly can be here in the Northeast as well. I've been on interstates in New York and New England where all three lanes are moving at 80-85 MPH.

Barry