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Hindsight

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edited January 1 in THE MAIN WALL
Hindsight

In this episode, Dan Holohan reflects on how hindsight has us shaking our heads at wacky decisions of the past, especially the one involving an asbestos hat.

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  • mark5134
    mark5134 Member Posts: 1

    great read. Survival of the fittest!

  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 4,034

    So many things hindsight is good for. I'm thinking how it used to be that real men didn't wear helmets on motorcycles, and guards on table and circular saws just got in the way, so we'd remove them or wedge them open. Guess I'm lucky to still have all of my fingers… 🤪 Thanks!

    Yours, Larry

    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,462

    Great to hear the Voice…Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 15,984
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1880280#Comment_1880280

    with table saws it is more that most of the guards are very poorly designed. it takes about 10 minutes to take the guard on/off my saw to switch between a through cut and a blind cut. you have to take the throat plate out which is 3 screws then reach down to some nuts that clamp it between a stack of shims and washers and both of those things need to be set to the position of the current blade.

    it took knowing a lot of people that aren't the type of people that have accidents that have had table saw accidents to convince me i needed to spend that time to put it back on.

    btw if you're buying a new saw, get a saw stop. there is a solution to this problem but there is a bunch of complication that keeps it from being implemented. bosch used to make one too but i think sawstop sued them and now it is like 20 years later and people are still managing their hands.

    Larry Weingarten
  • Lance
    Lance Member Posts: 330

    Ahh, Hindsight. The lesson learned by survivors, and witnesses.

    A large angle drill will humble the strongman.

    Gravity works especially when your helper drops his end of the load.

    "The powers off." Three words that will lie to you.

    Here; hold my beer, I can do it!

    Never ask a women her weight, unless you have to rescue her. She's fine but it damaged by back and put me on the floor for a week.😊

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,881

    When I did a lot of electrical I used Greenlee 3/4" auger bits. I have a Milwaukee corded drill a 3/8" hole shooter and I could drill through 2x 2x4s , 3x 2x4s were a little tough even clearing the chips and it didn't like 4 2x4s at all.

    But that was ok I had a Metabo hammer drill that set on regular drill would do it fine.

    I was drilling (at my sister's house, figures) going through 4 2x8s and my finger must have hit the "lock on" button. The bit got stuck and the drill ripped out of my hands and was spinning around. The cord got caught between the chuck and the drill and the sparks flew tripping the breaker.

    Spliced the cord with wire nuts and tape reset the breaker and back to work

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 15,984

    i don't understand why drills used to have a lock on button, always located somewhere where you will grab the drill.

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