Thread: I Made A Bad Mistake.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Actually, you were lucky that you were not badly hurt. You could have lost an eye or worse. For you and anyone else using a dremel on a straight, PLEASE always remember to pause before you turn on the dremel and approach the blade and ask yourself this question:

Which way is the dremel turning?

The rotation should always be in the direction of spine to edge, and NEVER edge to spine.

As someone who frequently forgets to do this while using a sanding drum, this is good advice. I'd also like to add eye protection and a cheap dust mask to your advice.

Originally Posted by bharner

As someone who frequently forgets to do this while using a sanding drum, this is good advice. I'd also like to add eye protection and a cheap dust mask to your advice.

Agreed, except for the cheap dust mask part. If you want to play with these toys, please spring for an expensive (high quality) dust mask.