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Posted by Thomas Kendrick on May 26, 2006, 8:37 pm
Yes, I have already read the diverse manners in which a Hole-Hawg, no
clutch available, will continue to turn without regard to body parts
that might get in the way. That sounds like a nasty injury.
>IBM5081 wrote:
>> Wayne,
>> Thanks for the idea. I already have a 2-9/16 self-feeding bit such
>> as plumbers use to cut holes in framing for gas and water lines.
>> Already have the Hole-Hawg drill to power it too. Just need an
>> extension since these bits don't have a very long shank to them.
>> Now if that big drill doesn't slap me silly the first time the bit
>> hangs up, have that hole drilled in no time at all.
>
>Just one little "cautionary" note: I, too, had a Hole-Hawg
>pistol grip with right angle attachment. I, too, used the
>self feeding bit to drill 3-1/4" holes
>for plumbing runs in my basement. After a LONG day of
>drilling, cutting and gluing, I was about finished.
>However, I was also darned tired. When I drilled a hole and
>pulled the bit out, the drill was still coasting down.
>Holding it by the pistol grip, I let it swing down alongside
>my right leg, as I had done a few hundred times that day.
>This time, however, the augur point hit me squarely on the
>right knee and did just, precisely, what Mr. Greenlee
>intended when he made the bit. It dug in and kept digging,
>dragging the cutter along with it.
>
>It went in full depth and the cutter also did a pretty
>decent job on my leg.
>
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