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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on August 20, 2013 at 8:03pm

I've had my fair share of disasters but always managed to recycle parts from the Turkeys,  nothing ventured nothing gained!

Getting used to different power tools has been a learning curve, and i now know why they're called "power" tools but they have their limits - managed to spectacularly snap two band saw blades by cutting wood pieces too fine, a few slips here and there.... but i've still got all my fingers after 30 odd builds behind me, so not doing too bad! (-:

My most often uttered phrase in the beginning was " phew...there must be an easier way to do this" which has resulted in a collection of drilling, sawing and sanding attachments which left the bad old days behind and the ability to produce leaner, neater builds, like they say "if it don't need it, don't do it" (-;

Another golden rule in the workshop is  "if it moves, clamp it " !

 

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on August 20, 2013 at 9:25pm

A disturbingly large number of these misadventures seem to involve so-called "power" tools...  :-/

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Permalink Reply by Old Fingers Green on August 21, 2013 at 1:51am

I no longer use power tools due to a few near misses and not quite misses. Haven't used a single power tool on any of my builds. Hand saws, hand drills 'n elbow grease is all I use. 

Had a 9 inch grinder slip and take a nice quarter inch wide trench out of my thigh only just above the kneecap. Also had a piece of metal I was drilling snap, the snapped bit stayed attached to the drill bit and the stay on button was stuck. I was in a confined space so couldn't let it go had to hold on until my friend found the plug and saved me. I'd had hold of it for so long with it shaking that it completely skinned both my palms and 6 of my fingers. Took 3 months to heal and I haven't used anything more powerful than a cordless since!

I like using hand tools for builds, feels more traditional and I find if I do make a mistake it is a lot less destructive than if I'd been using power tools!

Saying that I did split a headstock clean through the middle with a hand drill. That's probably my biggest cock up to date!

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Permalink Reply by jeff weins on August 21, 2013 at 8:55am

I like hand tools also. What type of drill do you use? A photo of your kit would be very cool. thanks jeff

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Permalink Reply by Old Fingers Green on August 21, 2013 at 10:34am

I'm off to a festival in the morning so my camera is packed away.  The hand drills I use are exactly like this. Takes a pit of practise to get the thing to stay at 90 degrees but I find I can do at least as good a job with one of these as with an electric drill.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on August 21, 2013 at 1:54am

We actually have a group for this very topic:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/hallofshame

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Permalink Reply by Rob (Treadstone Guitars) on August 21, 2013 at 3:44pm

Oops!

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on August 22, 2013 at 5:53am

My youngest daughter ratted me out to my wife.  Daddy stapled his finger to the table.

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Permalink Reply by Eric on September 3, 2013 at 5:19am

lmao

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Permalink Reply by Ice Bob on August 22, 2013 at 1:31pm

fell loading out at CBG gig wife gave me 14 stitches in my knee 3 weeks later building a home made mic i dropped a screw gun and got 10 more stitches

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Permalink Reply by Mr.C on August 25, 2013 at 3:37pm

I haven't made any big f ups just changed my mind after cutting the wrong line
Or splitting box I was going to use all my fingers and toes are intact

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on August 27, 2013 at 6:09am

Gosh Rob - I'm thinkin' maybe your calling should be "Marshmallow Inspector" or something ....
We're lucky you are still here!!!!
(If we had emoticons - there would be a bunch of laughing ones right here)

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