Dull drill bits - throw them out

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Originally Posted by squirrel

I don't quite know whether the dull bit, or the practice of holding your hand near where the drill is operating, was major contributor to the accident?

I definitely should have been using a drill press and a vise. And a quality US-made screw-length bit would have been nice (love those things). My hand was about 2-3 inches away from the drilling location, and not anywhere near the path of the drill, but the manner in which it broke/slipped caused it to go over sideways right into me. It's the things we've done thousands of times over for years and years without incident, that we tend to get sloppy about, and eventually it hurts us.

Originally Posted by travis

Good tooling doesn't cost money, it makes money (and prevents doctor visits).

Well said travis. Cheap tools make for expensive injuries.