Popular Post ChetlovesMer Posted December 6, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Okay, so I don't want this to become a safety thread, but what's the dumbest thing you've done in the shop? Here's what I mean. Yesterday, I'm working in the shop and I lost the pencil I know I had in my hand only a moment ago. "Come on, how do I lose a pencil that I JUST had in my hand?" I'm thinking in my head. After walking over to the other side of the shop to grab another pencil, I realize (YES, this is a true story.) I'm holding my pencil in my teeth! Not Bugs Bunny style, more like how you might bite down on something if you were about to have a limb sawed off in a Civil War movie. So, I had to stop and laugh. That's got to be one of the dumbest things I've done in the shop. Anyone else do something that made them feel like a moron recently? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Cindy Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ha haaaaaaaaa! Thanks for the laugh. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Other than cutting mitres in the wrong direction... which I do once on every project requiring a mitre joint? Here are a couple: I just had about 300bf ft of lumber come tumbling down. I was storing the lumber on some shelves that the prior owner installed. i pulled one piece off and as I walked away the whole thing came crashing down. Turns on the prior owner just nailed the shelving brackets into the drywall, he did not bother to locate the studs. I routinely empty my DC, fit the bag back on, start it up and realize its not sealed tight basically setting off a dust bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 lol @ the pencil story. I often end up with two, and sometimes three, pencils tucked into my hat from pretty much the same reason. And the other day I couldn't find my earplugs. They were cleverly hidden around my neck. Like everyone else, I've cut/mitered/routered the wrong side/end/piece. It keeps things interesting (and by interesting, I mean frustrating). My most recent oops was assembling the frames for the WFC easel. I diligently laid out all my pieces, but somehow reversed the legs so the holes I had drilled for the threaded inserts ended up on the insides, not the outsides. Oops. Some plugs milled from a scrap piece and newly drilled holes and I was back in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dwacker Posted December 6, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Though PB was going to mention Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb from the other thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChetlovesMer Posted December 6, 2013 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. Okay, That made me laugh out loud. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 got a couple one time i had my nail gun out and was nailing a box together. the air outlet was angled away from me but i turned the gun to the side to put in one last hard to reach nail and bam.....the air from the compressor when strait up my nose making my sinuses ring like i had a gun go off inside my head. another time i was trying to unclog a shop vac hose. i had the shop vac hose pluged into the outlet and i had it runing trying to blow the clog out when one of the students blew the circit and shut off the power. so i put the hose near my face to look down the hose just as the kid reset the circit and i ended up with a face full of chips and dust. glad i hadent taken my glasses off to see better. lastly one night i went into the classrooms office to clock out for the night. when i had finished i had packed up all my stuff and started to walk out the door when i realized the door was broken. the door knob would only spin i could not get the door lock to slide over. so i clocked back in (damn trait im geting paid if i have to spend the night in my office) and spent the next hour trying to slide a thin piece of metal that i removed from the desk into the gap between the door and the door frame to slide the locking mechinism over. this hapened on a tuesday. that friday at the end of the day i went to use the restroom when i realized that the door handle to the bathroom broke. except this time the entire handle came off the door. so i figure its ok i just have to slide the shaft into the other side and turn the knob. nope the handle on the outside fell while i was trying to get the shaft to conect the two handles. so now im stuck in the bathroom on a friday night with no one in the building but me looking at spending the weekend in the bathroom. so with the use of the plunger, a block of steel we use as a door stop and a paint can opener i basicly pried the door off the hinges and went home. my boss wanted to know why the bathroom door was broken when he came in monday morning. i explained everything to him then told him i kicked the door off the hinges. so yes in one week i got traped inside a locked room by myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've put together a couple things with pocket holes to discover there's no way to get the drill in there. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 ==> Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. OK, that's got to win any story contest -- hand's-down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 PB, you never fail to dissapoint . Chet, awesome! Mine is often behind my ear, even if I'm aware of it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 ==> I'm holding my pencil in my teeth! In my parent's circle of friends, that's called a "Senior Moment"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. Ding ding, we have a winner! Though PB was going to mention Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb from the other thread. They're destined for greater things....I have a feeling they might be up for the Darwin Awards at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 For this week? Well, just happened.. Spent the morning on the Tormek sharpening a couple of my chisels.. Phone rings so I come into the office, sit down and take the call. "Where did I put the chisel that was in my hand" you ask?~ In my lap of course. And it promptly hit the cement floor when standing up .. Chances that it landed handle side first? ZERO.... Good thing I work by myself as I'm guessing the words that came out of my mouth would have made even the most vulgar comedian blush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 ==> Chances that it landed handle side first? ZERO.... Isn't one axiom of Murphy's Law, "The odds of a buttered slice of toast landing butter-side down is proportional to the cost of the carpet" ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. I'm wondering if there isn't a way to fit something like an eyeglass cord to PB's dentures. There's been a few stories involving them. Me - until last weekend my bandsaw was tucked into a corner that's a little tough to get to. My dust collection is a portable unit that I move to whatever tool I'm using. After spending several minutes maneuvering the DC into place, getting it hooked up and plugged in, I notice that the saw is getting covered with dust as I'm using it. DC works much better if you remember to turn it on. Done more that three times ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Proctor Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. That has to be the funniest thing I have read on this forum. The last stupid thing I did was put a screwdriver, tip out of course, in my back pocket and forgot about it. I remembered it was there when I sat on the leather seats in my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerryMcK Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 LOL - nice one Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 My biggest D'oh! moment of 2013 (so far)... Dropping a rather nice #6000 grit waterstone... D'ohhhh! All the King's Soldiers and All the King's Men really couldn't help me much, but Epoxy and some Hard Maple sure did... How does the Humpty Dumpty Stone work? Well... It was a nice stone (one of my favorites), now it's assigned an OK status, say B-... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Kinda like the miter mishap but I was building three coat racks with a compartment for gloves and hats. Got them all cut out and dados cut. Boy was I proud, until I went to assemble them. You guessed it all the sides were left hand sides. OOPs Well I ended up with six coat racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ive sucked my teeth (dentures) into the dust collector. Just seen that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I just watched a video I shot of me doing some work in the shop in summer. 40 minutes, and I finished one shelf. Not the whole box, just a shelf. I spent most of the time looking for three tools. (All of which were already laid out in front of the camera.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatBaron Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I have two bad habits: I can't stop once I've started something, and I tend to forget to eat. I also get shaky/cranky when I don't eat. Great combo for a 9+ hour day at a woodshop, right? I even managed to forget my emergency Cliff Bar. Well, actually, I only screwed up 2 things. On the minor side instead of cutting a tongue and groove on the tablesaw, I managed to cut two grooves. I always do that. Drives me nuts. At least the "fix" is just cutting a spline. Also almost managed to put my hand into the tablesaw blade cutting a small tenon. Caught myself before my hand got near, but I was about to do something very, very dumb and test out the SawStop's brake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 OK, I've surpassed my previous "Best of the Worst' for 2013 --- that I posted like 3 days ago Some months ago, got myself a set of high-end Stabila Electronic Levels -- specifically for an upcoming rather complex built-in project... Mill-work spans about 32 linear feet of wall and makes two 90 degree turns to cover 3 walls -- not a simple install.... Completed the built-ins: 16' bookcase set followed by Corner gun cabinet followed by 8' wine racking followed by Corner gun cabinet followed buy 12' computer station Mill-work in Pennsylvania Black Cherry and Bases in 3/4" BB -- almost 2000bf total Now for the install... Shimmed the bases using my shiny new high-end German levels... Took some time getting the corners set (the walls and floor were not all that straight, perpendicular or 90 degrees)... of course... Mounted the french cleats to the walls -- with the shiny new levels... Mounted the casework -- went perfect -- the French cleat bottomed-out EXACTLY as the casework slid home on the bases... Couldn't be better... After several hours, took a break for lunch and admired our handiwork... Something looked odd... Couldn't quite pin it down, but we all agreed that something was off... Re-checked everything with our shiny new levels... The electronics said we were within 0.05 degree and the spirit-levels were in the center... So we rounded the corner and did the next wall... Took a step back to admire our work... Something was indeed odd... Rechecked everything, the shiny new levels said we were spot on... But, something definitely looked odd... My friend went out to his truck and pulled a 30 year-old 12' spirit level... a beast of a thing... Yup, you guessed it, all three of our shiny new levels were miss-calibrated at the factory to the exact same 0.3 degrees in the exact same orientation... Our next thought, you guested it -- would anyone notice? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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