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Author: Alseg
Date: 2006-07-04 15:53
Attachment: Be Safe.jpg (343k)
July 4th in the USA.
A day for fireworks.
This billet flew off of my drill press at 2500 rpms.
Look what the incident did to bend a HHS high speed steel drill bit. (see the attached picture in jpg format).
Luckily I was wearing a full face shield, safety gloves, and a respirator.
Moral of the story.....If you are doing anything remotely dangerous, heed the safety precautions....esp if you plan any pyrotechnics today.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2006-07-04 16:09)
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Author: Cuisleannach
Date: 2006-07-04 16:12
Wow...I don't know if you could have designed a more lethal high-speed weapon. If that doesn't argue for safety precautions I don't know what does.
Reminds me of my old days as an instrument repair technician apprentice. Not paying attention to what you were doing while buffing keys would lead to a piece of keywork becoming a projectile, usually flying off into a far corner of the shop.
-Randy
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-07-04 16:40
Hey.......wasn't that the barrel I ordered? ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif)
...GBK
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2006-07-04 19:17
Believe it or not, the billet is fine.....more than I can say for the drill.
The problem was in the chuck, which is now in the recycling bin.
Fortunately, I have a spare, which is more than I can say for my cranium.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-07-04 19:48
Yes, wow, Alseq, certainly a revolutionary experience on the 4th ! As with ?nearly? all of us, close shaves recur, mine was "chemical", not mechanical, wading thru shoe-depth liquid n-butane [winter-time] to turn off the boiler fire, avoiding a firey catastrophie at the risk of my life. NEVER AGAIN !! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: pewd
Date: 2006-07-04 21:06
i had a metal sleeve lined barrel once -
is this a new concept in barrel manufacture?
lol glad you weren't hurt
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2006-07-05 14:06
Well I guess I could leave the bit in place, bore it out, and sell it as a smoker's pipe.
Naw, bore of .544 (see picture) too small for barrel and too wide for Dunhill or Charatan. Maybe a "head" shop could use it.
Actually billet survived and is being readied for Atlanta
....Anyone know a good tobacconist there??? (just kidding)
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-07-05 14:41
OUCH.
I was once considering contact lenses when I noticed the metal chips bouncing off of my safety glasses in the shop. Never got beyond that thought!
Glad you were being smart.
Bob Phillips
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