Dangerous tools from the past

[the snooper]

RCD I have no idea what one of those is..

Residual Current Device
trips whenever an imbalance is detected between positive and neutral such as the body of the drill becoming live and current leaking through you

 

[brightspark]

rcd . u can buy a cheap 13 amp plug with one built in . the tripping current is 30 milliamp leakage .anything over that figure will or can kill u so is anyones life worth less than a tenner for safety

 

[roofman]

anymore suicidal tools been used.....in one of my old houses it had a massive patch of wild meadow land and the only thing that kept it down was a strimmer/brushcutter..but i customised it with piano wire instead of the plastic strimmer cord not very user safe but a fantastic cutting tool it was

 

[Epicyclic]

Not quite a tool, but when we were apprentices we use to get used ball bearings and an air line, hold the middle and spin the outside up to silly speeds and drop them on the floor to watch the sparks.
Alright until one bounced and went through a window....

 

[Fazed]

There's a load of dangerous old tools where I work.

They're called Dave, Jeff, Don...

 

[roofman]

There's a load of dangerous old tools where I work.

They're called Dave, Jeff, Don...

 

[dai]

You managed 2 more years than me;-)
Funny really kicked out of school for playing hookey and then no
school, I was in heaven.

I still use a makita drill like the one in another post.
I break out the big boys when I need to drill bigger holes.
I used to use a home made treppaning tool to cut roll cage size holes, that keeps your mind focused. The big drill doesn't have a switch you switch
it at the mains.

i got 1 of them black n deckers here