Monday, April 12, 2010

More uses for the 4 rules

The four rules work for power tools, tool, especially when you’ve got a 4-year-old helping you. Besides wearing eye and hearing protection, remember:

1. All power tools are always plugged in. (I found myself unplugging my circular saw if I wasn’t actually using it that very minute.)

2. Never hold your (although I suppose it still holds true) the tool near something you don’t want sliced, pierced, ground, spindled or otherwise mutilated to bits.

3. Keep your booger-hooks off the buzz-switch(es) until everything is lined up, and the 4-year-old is in a safe spot.

4. Be sure of what you are cutting/drilling/slicing/dicing and what is under/behind/next to/around it.

I emerged reasonably unscathed (only a couple of splinters, and a blister on my thumb. “We gotta install microwave ovens. Custom kitchen deliveries. We gotta move these refrigerators...” Sorry. Got carried away.) and with a pile of sticks approximately the correct size. Good rules to follow, even off the range.

Oh, and  I saw a bald eagle on my way in to work this morning. I love living where I that is not an uncommon occurrence.

4 comments:

  1. I was working on senior design last weekend, using a chop saw to cut aluminum, and those very same rules popped into my head. Very applicable for everyday situations, more than just firearms.

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  2. As someone who extends his trigger finger alongside the drill (alright, drill motor), this is brilliant.

    Speaking of which, you gave me an amusing idea.

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  3. Staghounds,

    I'm glad I'm not the only one. . . I thought I was a freak there. . .

    (Shorter Half)

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  4. Geodkyt,

    You are somewhat of a freak -- look at your wife. But I'll give you a pass on that one.

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