Kermit's New Hat

Stuart Ablett

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In this thread......... HERE ......... I talk about the rebuild of the old 1963 drill press I got.

I hated the cover that someone had fabricated for it, so I left it off, this, was not the best situation, so I made a new hat for Kermit............

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I took a cheap SS bowl and cut it in half, then put a piece of sheet metal on the bottom and attached it to Kermit.

This should keep my fingers out of the pulley :D

More to do on Kermit, but I've been busy, this one was done, as I like being able to count to ten on my fingers :)

Cheers!
 
Hey. I like it!!:thumb:

Looks pretty snazzy :thumb:

I agree. All drill presses need their belt/pulley guards/covers.

I lost the tip of my left small finger when I was a sophmore in high school.
Old drill press with no guard, toggle switch up close to the driven pulley.
I reached up to shut it off, and my finger just wandered into the belt/pulley.
OUCH :eek: :eek:
Pulled out my finger nail, took off hide, and the bone was showing:eek: :eek:

Overnight hospital stay. Doc took off some skin from my leg and grafted it onto my finger. I had hair growing on my finger for about 6 months.:eek:
I still remember my folks talking about what that trip to the hospital cost.
It cost them a whopping $108.00
That was a lot of money to them back in 1967
 
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Been trying to remember what it was that looked liked and I finally remembered!

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An old Atlas.

Jeff
Who had the morning from hades and still has to write the report now!
 
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