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Unread 01-04-2007, 16:20
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Re: Blood, sweat, & tears.

My team seems to be able to find danger where it shouldn't be:

1) probably the most common occurence, people cutting themselves on our ROUND wheels. Don't ask me how.

2)some members were in the shop area and drilled to fast with a spade bit through plexiglass, not lexan, plexiglass. Needless to say it shattered and fun bits of plastic went flying every where. No major injuries on that go.

3)Our extend-o arm has been deemed "the guillotine" for a quick drop when raising. Aah, pinched fingures galore...

4)Our arm can reach over twelve feet high, yet our ceiling was at about 9 feet. falling cieling tiles and dust everwhere. I was standing under that one.

5)tripping over tools left out was a big problem, we need to work on that.

6)not clamping stuff to the drill press. stuff spins, people scream.

7)broken scroll saw and band saw blades are always dangerous around experienced and in-experienced members alike. We lost atleast 5 blades on the scroll saw and one band saw.

8)our spinning robot early on slammed and bruised several shins in thhe 6 weeks.

I am still shocked by the cutting of hands on the wheel.

Chris
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