First Project!

[Tomc938]

After the excellent advice I received from others on the forum (thanks!) I have a picture of my first project. (below)

Looking forward to stepping up the complexity and precision in future projects. ;o)

 

[gerritv]

The next level is making those come out as blue colour

 

[CalgaryPT]

I made a bunch of those when I first started. Yours are nicer than mine though.

 

[kevin.decelles]

I count 4 fingers a thumb. Success! (although I stopped wearing my wedding ring in the shop years ago based on advice from others)

 

[Tomc938]

The next level is making those come out as blue colour

Yeah, I'll be working my way up to that.

And Kevin: I don't wear my ring in the shop, but my wife makes darn sure I wear it out of the shop! ;o)
Made the chips yesterday. Took picture today.

And I also take safety seriously. I know someone who ran a 1/4" side milling cutter between his third and fourth fingers and about half way to his wrist. Pretty bad. Was an old horizontal mill.

 

[RobinHood]

although I stopped wearing my wedding ring in the shop years ago based on advice from others)

Two schools of though on that:

1) yes, it reduces the chances of getting it caught on something or burning a permanent tattoo where it used to be in case of a short circuit.

2) my better half wants me to keep it on at all times as a visual reminder not to do stupid things in the shop - like getting caught in something or getting electrocuted.

So far I have been going with option 2)…

 

[CalgaryPT]

Yeah, I'll be working my way up to that.

...but my wife makes darn sure I wear it out of the shop!

My wife is fine with me never wearing mine again. Humm....

 

[Tomc938]

My general rule of thumb for safety is to ask myself: if I read a newspaper article that someone did (fill in the blank) and was hurt or killed, would I say "What kind of an idiot does that?" I don't do it.

I don't want to be that kind of idiot.

 

[Tom O]

Two schools of though on that:

1) yes, it reduces the chances of getting it caught on something or burning a permanent tattoo where it used to be in case of a short circuit.

2) my better half wants me to keep it on at all times as a visual reminder not to do stupid things in the shop - like getting caught in something or getting electrocuted.

So far I have been going with option 2)…

I went with 1 years ago reaching under the dash wiring the radio in the 58 Chev my watch touched the cigarette lighter terminal turning it red hot in seconds and frying a inch of my wrist.

 

[6.5 Fan]

Nice chips. Never wore a ring in 40+ years of marriage, to many things on a mixed farm to get caught on.