[Boatanchors] Stupid Stunts

[mikea]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 05:47:16PM -0500, gkb wrote:
> While restuffing an electrolytic, can type. I was drilling out the old paper
> in a drill press and holding onto the can with my left hand. You guessed it,
> the drill caught and the ruff edge sliced up a couple of fingers, the thumb
> and my palm. 5 Band-Aids latter and some iodine, I am just upset with my
> stupidity.
> OK, make me feel better, what's your stupid stunt of the week?

I'm really, really glad that was all. I think you were rather lucky.

A former boss, about 20 years back, was drilling a rivet out of a tube 
socket, to replace it. There was some sort of wire retainer on the 
socket; the drill caught and spun the rivet -- and the piece of wire.

He lost the last joint of his left index finger -- shredded to bits -- 
before he could get the drill shut down. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin