And my stupid woodworking trick was..

[pelligrini]

And my doubly stupid woodworking trick yesterday was...

I was drilling a bunch of 7/8" holes in some 2x pine on my drill press and I got tired of clearing all the chips out of the way. I remembered I picked up a 4" flex hose for a DC pickup so I clamped it in place. After I started drilling again the chips weren't moving anywhere, then I realised, the DC wasn't on. Called myself an idiot, clicked the remote on my beltloop and went back to drilling.

The chips still weren't moving, WTH, thinking that my DC was a POS. I turned the flapper on the DC canister & checked the bag. Started doing some more holes. Still no chips moving anywhere. Looked back at the DC and found the problem. The dustright hose was still on the floor.

It worked pretty well once I hooked the hose up and turned it on.

[gsmittle]

And my doubly stupid woodworking trick yesterday was...

I was drilling a bunch of 7/8" holes in some 2x pine on my drill press and I got tired of clearing all the chips out of the way. I remembered I picked up a 4" flex hose for a DC pickup so I clamped it in place. After I started drilling again the chips weren't moving anywhere, then I realised, the DC wasn't on. Called myself an idiot, clicked the remote on my beltloop and went back to drilling.

The chips still weren't moving, WTH, thinking that my DC was a POS. I turned the flapper on the DC canister & checked the bag. Started doing some more holes. Still no chips moving anywhere. Looked back at the DC and found the problem. The dustright hose was still on the floor.

It worked pretty well once I hooked the hose up and turned it on.

BTDT, forgot the T-shirt. As long as nobody else saw it, it didn't happen.

g.

[LCHIEN]

Stupid things we do

Wasn't woodworking but I was changing one of those recessed canister 4" floodlights in the kitchen Thursday. Nine-foot ceilings, so as usual I use a pole and a suction cup to change the bulb. I have 15 of these in my house, 5 of them in the kitchen alone, and the bulbs only seem to last 3-6 months in the kitchen so I am always changing them it seems.
So I take out the bad bulb, then I attach the release string to the edge of the suction cup so when I screw the bulb in I can pull the string and release the suction.

So as I raise the pole above me head suddenly the string gets tight - I realize I am standing on the end of the string too late as the edge of the suction cup is pulled and the bulb releases and falls onto the granite countertop and shatters into a million pieces....

[jackellis]

I can't think of anything clever to add...yet. Give me a few more days. It's chore season up here and I'm sure I'll find a way to do something dumb.

[radhak]

Something similar : last month after seeing my DC was not functioning, I opened up and cleaned the bag, cleaned up the ports at both ends, removed and resealed the tape around the hose/port joinings, opened up the DC itself (ie, parts that I could open up and peer inside), poked around with wires to remove any impediments.

And then realized that I had a plastic gate connector in-between that I had forgot about, and that was closed. Opened it, and put a duct-tape to it so it would not close easily again. It worked great after.

I actually, verbally, apologized to the DC (nobody was around to hear that or commit me to the asylum) !

[iceman61]

And my doubly stupid woodworking trick yesterday was...

I was drilling a bunch of 7/8" holes in some 2x pine on my drill press and I got tired of clearing all the chips out of the way. I remembered I picked up a 4" flex hose for a DC pickup so I clamped it in place. After I started drilling again the chips weren't moving anywhere, then I realised, the DC wasn't on. Called myself an idiot, clicked the remote on my beltloop and went back to drilling.

The chips still weren't moving, WTH, thinking that my DC was a POS. I turned the flapper on the DC canister & checked the bag. Started doing some more holes. Still no chips moving anywhere. Looked back at the DC and found the problem. The dustright hose was still on the floor.

It worked pretty well once I hooked the hose up and turned it on.

hahahahaaha...sounds like something that would happen to me

[Richard in Smithville]

hahahahaaha...sounds like something that would happen to me

Yep.....I resemble that remark.

[wardprobst]

Fellas, give Erik a break, it's hotter 'n' **** here and almost as hot in Ft.Worth. The shop without air conditioning is only bearable until 1-2pm, after that it's good preparation for the after life...measured over 110 in there yesterday at 8pm.
Too many mistakes this week to count, it ain't the heat, it's the stupidity.
DP

[Pappy]

And my doubly stupid woodworking trick yesterday was...

....then I realised, the DC wasn't on. Called myself an idiot, clicked the remote on my beltloop...

The chips still weren't moving, WTH, thinking that my DC was a POS. Looked back at the DC and found the problem. The dustright hose was still on the floor.

It worked pretty well once I hooked the hose up and turned it on.

NEVER has that happened in the Playpen! And without video you can't prove otherwise!