Drill Press and Band Saw

Drill Press and Band Saw

Safety and operation Rules 

General rules 

1. Know where all emergency equipment and phones are
2. Tie all long hair back and wear close toes shoes
3. Do not wear loose clothing and use all safety equipment (e.g. safety glasses)
4. Treat the machines with respect: they are not toys 
5. Make sure someone is with you whenever working with the equipment 

Drill Press

1. Make sure the chuck is properly tightened, and that you have taken the monkey wrench
2. Use peck drilling to ensure the material you are drilling through has a way to escape the the drill. 
3. Use clamps and pieces of wood if necessary to avoid injury. 
4. Do not put your hands near the drill pieces. 
5. wear all proper safety gear. 

Band Saw 

1. Wear all proper safety gear. 
2. Keep hands away from blade. Wait to take piece until the blade has stopped moving.
3. If the piece is hot, wait to take it off. 
4. Never lean on the band saw table. 
5. uUse pieces of wood to maneuver small pieces while sawing. This keeps your hands away from the blade. 

Limitations 

Bandsaw - Is used mainly for straight cuts or long, expanded curves. This makes it hard to do detailed cuts and detailing in general. 

Drill Press - The drill press can only make circular cuts and only to a certain width. If you need to make a very large hole in a piece it could not be used. As well, it takes a while to reposition everything. 

Benefits 

Both machines are easy and relatively safe (if you follow proper procedures) to use. As well, they are great machines to introduce to novice level mechanics/engineers. 

Vision and Reality of my Key Chain 

Having worked with power tools before, I realized very early on the my design would have to be relatively simple in order to achieve something clean. I settled on an abstract leaf pattern. The only problem I have had is time management. There where too many lines in the design, and so i did not have time to finish the key chain. I will probably stop by sometime this week to finish it.