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[Hukshawn]

Bah... If you guys are going to keep giving me good, sound advise, and making good points, I might just have to start listening...

 

[brino]

I'm making a guess that maybe you could use some better lighting in your shop?

..........or less gravity?
..........or padded floors and walls?

There............that breaks up the serious, sound advice.

-brino

 

[BtoVin83]

Buy cheap Chinese drill bits, you can't kill them with an ax. If you are lucky you can even drill a hole with them and if the stars are right it will somewhat round.

 

[Hukshawn]

Haha. I almost bought a whole set of cobalt bits yesterday. Keep running into needs for harder drills.

 

[Hukshawn]

There... I didn't turn any machines on tonight. I started into my therapy/cleaning/organizing. Still a long way to go to recovery.


(Yes, I likey tools hanging infront of me.)

 

[BtoVin83]

All my tools have a spot where they belong, on the floor

 

[cg285]

Shawn---all is not ruined totally on the nice broken bit--what I would do is carefully silver solder the bit back together---it will still work ok---you can also turn a larger shank bored out to silver solder the front part of the drill in--it will also work good---just don't throw it away when it can be fixed to drill many more holes---Dave

you have way too much time on your hands haha

 

[magicniner]

My floor is concrete.
On top of the concrete in machine areas I have flat rubber mats.
On top of the flat rubber mats in all areas I have industrial matting with a hexagonal pattern of through holes designed for standing comfort.
I try not to but if I drop big stuff like lathe chucks there is no damage to floor or equipment.

 

[Hukshawn]

I like that idea. Has to make cleaning up a chore. My work areas are small enough that the whole open floor space in the garage would be covered in rubber.
The mic and drill bit fell on the floor no where near my working areas. The mic was on the bench near my surface plate where I just had crap piled up, and the drill fell out of my hand coming from the storage shelf.

I've looked at the ergo mats a few times before, there's even thick floor rubber mats often sold at Lowe's, I have one at the side of the house (almost gone) I cut it up and use as cushioning feet under loud machines to dampen vibration.

 

[woodchucker]

I picked up at a garage sale some 3/8 thick hard rubber interlocking tiles. Not that soft spongy stuff. It's nice for standing on and also if you drop something.
If you can't find that, Tractor supply has the big mats for horses. Real thick and solid . I find the soft stuff hurts my ankles, as they are always working to keep you balanced. The firm stuff is nice . The big mats are a little pricey, but you can't go wrong if you need flooring