Today's Hint - Don't do things like this

I dropped a generous glob of Nitromors (Paint remover) on my lap. When the chemical eventually reached my crown jewels there was no time for contemplation. I rushed headlong straightaway into the kitchen, dropped my Jeans and y-fronts, splashed my bare burning privates with water. Such relief. As the agony subsided I realised I had a spectator. The local spinster lady was standing in the road, both hands full of shopping bags, mouth agape.

Jim the Limp

Use a key with a spring loaded center pin which pops the key out if you let go. I store the key on the right side of the belt housing with one of those dime diameter rare earth magnets. The key _won't_ fall off on its own.

-Doug

Never, I mean NEVER scratch the family jewels after applying Capzacin-HP to a sore back. This stuff is made from really hot peppers and reacts to body heat. Even a week later you can still feel it when the sun shines on you.

It will make any tough guy cry real tears....trust me.

Here in Australia we have some stuff called Denkorub which is a deep heat type thing for muscle soreness - after a football game you can usually smell the change rooms from 200 feet away because of the stuff.

You learn at an early age to wash your hands twice before you go to the dunny after using the stuff. Cheers Paul

Unless otherwise stated all references to location refer to Western Australia

My press is close enough to the outlet that I can strap it to the cord. It's also a self-ejector.

Didn't plan it, just worked out that way. Also has a hole > >They make these nifty things for less than a buck which allow you to connect

You also need to scrub your hands REALLY REALLY well with lots and lots of soap after using Vicks and before taking a leak.

Wayne

Key hell! In my shop I often can't find the drill press.

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Ski club. "Deep Heat". Don't ask about the rest.

hey, I've done that to the extension cord on the hedge trimmers a couple of times ;)

Dave Hall

I heard on the radio today that Scottish regiments stopped wearing kilts into battle during the Great War. Apparently the mustard gas would rise up under the kilt and burn the sweaty parts.

They's fast, ain't they? Good think it was only a 20' cord!

(At least that's what I've "heard".)

Thanks for that visual. %-)

Dave in Fairfax

I recently made a donut chuck from MDF so I can reverse mount a bowl and detail and sand the bottom. I made it with sections of threaded rod so I can adjust a wide range of bowl heights. My first one was rather short so I had about 4 inches of threaded rod exposed out the backside of the chuck (I figured there would not be a safety issue on the backside) On my first run the thing went great, the bottom cleaned up beautifully. I was so proud, my head grew two sizes, proportionally my safety awareness shrank two sizes and I reached to turn of the machine......passing my hand right through the spinning threaded rods that I couldn't see spinning at

1000rpm. I got one of those nasty THUMP...OUCH....grab your hand and squeeze while your mind wonders if your fingers are still going to be attached and in one piece when you look.. Luckily it only caused some minor bruising and small cuts. Once bitten, twice shy.....

Uh, if he needs the rest of it, I have it in the garage. :(

BTDT...burnished the plank to death...

Peter Teubel Milford, MA

Damn! This one took on life of its own.

RonB

Dave, I did that so often when I had the orange monster (B&D electric hedge eater) that I ended up buying 6 feet of auto heater hose and giving the cord a "suit of armor"..

Or refinishing a hardwood floor, make sure the switch for the edger is off before plugging in 20 feet of extension cord (especially when you have done the finish coat on the main section of the floor, and there's 60-grit in the edger).

Moves fast.

Kevin