routers can kill people........

[k12ug 10+ year member]

umm...i always new they were dangerous.....but never put that into practice....

sooo...

today....the bit broke off( my stupidity) ...and flew across my garage hit the wall and went into the cement......and i figured if i was on that side of the router....i might not have been writing this.....

so.....

hahaha....

be careful kids.

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[rdzm50 10+ year member]

umm...i always new they were dangerous.....but never put that into practice....
sooo...

today....the thing broke off( my stupidity) ...and flew across my garage hit the wall and went into the cement......and i figured if i was on that side of the router....i might not have been writing this.....

so.....

hahaha....

be careful kids.

pics?

 

[crow 10+ year member]

You're supposed to hold onto the handles //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif.

 

[k12ug 10+ year member]

pics?

yep! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

not of them shooting out...but ive got the broken bit.....

im not sure if anyone really cares to see it...its a bit in like 4 pieces

 

[crow 10+ year member]

yep! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
not of them shooting out...but ive got the broken bit.....

im not sure if anyone really cares to see it...its a bit in like 4 pieces

Ahh. I thought you meant the whole router took off and hit the wall. Now that would have been funny //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif .

Well, once you confirmed all your fingers were still there.

 

[k12ug 10+ year member]

Ahh. I thought you meant the whole router took off and hit the wall. Now that would have been funny //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif .
Well, once you confirmed all your fingers were still there.

yea,,,,i would have been ****ed

but....i put the hight adjustment all the way down...and it tryed to drill the main router part into the board....like....

my 1/4" bit.....made a 2" hole... then it broke off.

scurry as ****

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

I tried using one hand with my router once and almost lost a finger. Never again...

ALWAYS make sure the bits are VERY secure because having a bit shoot out can be dangerous and potentially lethal.

How did the bit break off?

 

[95_venger 10+ year member]

how about pics of the damage the bit did to the cement?

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

wow man, you sure you were using it in a good way? lol

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

yeah, I did that once. the bit ended up wedged at a 45 degree angle under my mom's car's tire. I had to move the car to get the bit out.

and one time I launched a piece of MDF off the table saw into the garage wall.

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

yeah, I did that once. the bit ended up wedged at a 45 degree angle under my mom's car's tire. I had to move the car to get the bit out.
and one time I launched a piece of MDF off the table saw into the garage wall.

lmao

the first time i used the router, the router bit caught in flame while making a circle on the mdf... whole garage was full of smoke and smelled like the burned mdf!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

was funny though

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

MDF pwned my wall

 

[k12ug 10+ year member]

im glad im not the only one....and my step dad is a dick and wont let me in the garage at night.....(sundown) he thinks im going to sneak in there at night and start building things.....****ing retard.

 

[k12ug 10+ year member]

http://i13.tinypic.com/4dxp1nb.jpg

made that before i broke the **** out of the bit.

it sucks....but i like it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

That's hilarious but pretty decent for free-hand. If you want to sketch stuff like that, having a guide would be critical. It would also be easier to use a dremel at medium speeds as it wouldn't try to go off course as much and would be a little easier to control.