Ever meet up with a snake while walking at night? I lived in the country and one decided to visit me under a car I was working under. My second Seeing Eye dog killed it. About a 24 inch copper head. ----- Original Message ----- From: clifford To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:11 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] router safety
Gentlemen and Ladies: I once decided to use my router to make finger holds on a trekking pole I was making out of a nice straight piece of maple, which was roughly one inch in diameter. I foolishly decided to free hand it, holding the router in one hand and the stock in the other. When the router dug in, it was a miracle that my fingers which were holding the stock are still attached to my body. Not a good plan. I finished that little project with a wood rasp and sand paper. Since I planned to use this trekking pole at night, I found some highly reflective vinyl strips which I secured to the top end of the pole, and when walking, motorists had no problem in spotting me. It occurred to me later on that by giving them something to shoot for, that for some drivers I was lending them assistance in aiming. Out here in the country, there are no side walks and when a vehicle comes along, I simply abandon the roadway and get in the ditch or in the grass along side the road. I would recommend that any effort to use a router be done when the piece of wood is absolutely secured with a clamp or vice as there is a lot of energy involved with stopping a router when it is turning at twenty-five thousand RPM or better. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
