Make: Tips and Tales from the Workshop

9 Drilling

I was at Maker Faire Bay Area in 2017, sitting at the hotel bar where all of the staff and makers stay, trying to charm my way to free drinks and a few free tips for this book. I had just bonded with friend and toy inventor extraordinaire Bob Knetzger over our mutual love of Jack Daniels and we were sipping some Gentleman Jack that he had just ordered. I asked him if he had any tips for the book and he responded: “Close your eyes before blowing the dust out of drilled holes.” I laughed, thinking he was joking. It seemed like a tip so obvious it wasn’t even worth mentioning. But when you think of it, this is just the kind of thing you could easily forget (and why you should always wear safety glasses when working on projects where ...