My friend Chris and I are making some tutorial videos on the use of some basic machine tools.  The photo shows just about everything I could think of that a person could do to endanger themselves while using a drill press.

To be very clear: THIS IS NOT HOW YOU SHOULD DRESS WHILE USING A DRILL PRESS OR OTHER MACHINE TOOLS.

I am intentionally doing a number of things wrong.

Known Safety Infractions

• No safety glasses
• Work piece is not clamped properly
• Wearing a tie
• Long sleeves not rolled up and out of the way
• Long side of work piece is situated such that if the drill binds, it will swing into my torso, not the column.

I’m sure there’s something else I am doing wrong in the picture, but it escapes me at the moment.

The drill press was off when we took this photo.