Health and safety in the shop or garage
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*Always clamp in your work piece. It could easily be ripped from your hand and dangerously spin around. | *Always clamp in your work piece. It could easily be ripped from your hand and dangerously spin around. | ||
*A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_switch dead man's switch] can make a drill press (or many other stationary power tools) considerably safer. If the work piece gets loose, all you need to do is lift up your foot, and the power to the tool is cut off. | *A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_switch dead man's switch] can make a drill press (or many other stationary power tools) considerably safer. If the work piece gets loose, all you need to do is lift up your foot, and the power to the tool is cut off. | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:drill_press_deadmans_switch.jpg|frame|none|A basic homemade dead man's switch for a drill press.]] |
== MSDS -- What are they? == | == MSDS -- What are they? == | ||
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