pic: Has a bad habit of doing this and i got him in the act!

[Booksy]

Originally Posted by p00rleno

On rare occation, it's also possible to measure 5 times and cut three times anyway.

Its not how often you measure, but how well you measure.

Fixing bad measurements is an important skill, and one I think FIRST (or pretty much building anything complex like a robot) does very well.

On a side note, I think he will have a hard time keeping the drill on the mark with that drill bit in backwards. I can pictures the drill traveling all over the place in my head, makes for a funny little thought too.

On another side note: how does one make that mistake more than a couple times? Even once is a stretch, but you'd think you'd learn.

[wendymom]

Originally Posted by Collin Fultz

I have often found it easiest to measure once and cut myself.

Ouch! Isn't that painful?

[shawn1231]

My apologies Ryan my main beef was with the absurdity of attacking the way he was tightening the chuck. I'm guilty of hi-jacking the thread to spout about 6 weeks or more of pent up frustration with some of these ridiculous posts, not just about safety and I kind of lost it. I also know that there have been far more absurd posts. I know that common sense is no substitute and I agree that practice makes perfect. I've had to be better about wearing my safety glasses and I assure you my house is safe (all my family still has their fingers). What I failed to acknowledge was how dramatically the "art" of safety shifts from when I'm in my basement, alone, to when you're in a room with 20 or more high school kids of all different skill levels using multiple pieces of equipment. As proof of how much robotics has influence me, I used one of our table saws to make a shelf earlier this week and I felt, almost naked, without any safety glasses. In fact I intend to buy some to keep around the basement now that the season is over. I apologize for sounding rather ignorant and crass. I know better.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by shawn1231

I apologize for sounding rather ignorant and crass. I know better.

No apology necessary, I read some of your post out of context by accident it seems anyway. We all have a lot of pent up excitement and frustration from build season, I think a look at the current battery GDC ruling thread shows that plain as day. Good luck at your upcoming regional competitions, and always remember which way to insert your drill bits into your chucks