L5wolvesf
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OK at the risk of sounding really dumb . . . why not grind aluminum?
Safety 101- Anybody wanting to share their safety tips when using their tools??
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OK at the risk of sounding really dumb . . . why not grind aluminum?
ReginaInd
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Learned that one from experience 
It's the chlorinated (non flammable) one that is bad news!!!!!! welding/ brake cleaner that is. I barely made it out of the room!!!!!!!!
It's the chlorinated (non flammable) one that is bad news!!!!!! welding/ brake cleaner that is. I barely made it out of the room!!!!!!!!
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theoldwizard1
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Mythbusters proved that is bunk.
my biggest safety tip, is never work with a partner that has an alpha male personility, he will find a way to keep from holding his load and in up hurting you and he will stand there laughing at you while you bleed to death. so when it comes to partner helping, alot of time I rather work alone just for safety
theoldwizard1
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For way to many years, I struggle with cheap goggle that steamed up or disposable "safety" glasses or nothing !
Finally bought a decent full face shield. Should have bought one long, long LONG ago.
Finally bought a decent full face shield. Should have bought one long, long LONG ago.
kwoswalt99
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What was the myth?
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drivesitfar
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WiZ: a few members have already posted here saying that they hit hammers together and were injured. not sure if that is what you meant when you said Myth busters confirmed it to not be true.
glad to hear you got a full face shield. care to share the link to the one you bought or tell us the brand. we all should own at least one or one on every machine would be even better. i even used one while i was sanding wood.
L5: it sort of can create a bomb and make the stone explode which is not a good thing. check out grinder safety 101 thread that i think i put the link in the first post of this thread or look it up. also google deaths from a bench or hand grinder. if you buy an old grinder probably a good thing to replace the stones. i don't always, but I (we) should at least remove the stones and check for a ring per the ring test so we don't use a stone that has a crack that will explode eventually. get to googling and reading and get back to us. ok?
ALL: hope you all had a safe and entertaining or successful weekend or if you drew blood doing something you maybe shouldn't have go ahead and tell us an post up a few pictures.
cheers
glad to hear you got a full face shield. care to share the link to the one you bought or tell us the brand. we all should own at least one or one on every machine would be even better. i even used one while i was sanding wood.
L5: it sort of can create a bomb and make the stone explode which is not a good thing. check out grinder safety 101 thread that i think i put the link in the first post of this thread or look it up. also google deaths from a bench or hand grinder. if you buy an old grinder probably a good thing to replace the stones. i don't always, but I (we) should at least remove the stones and check for a ring per the ring test so we don't use a stone that has a crack that will explode eventually. get to googling and reading and get back to us. ok?
ALL: hope you all had a safe and entertaining or successful weekend or if you drew blood doing something you maybe shouldn't have go ahead and tell us an post up a few pictures.
cheers
diagnosis
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I have always made it a point to not wear gloves around spinning machinery since grade 5 shop. Our teacher always gave the speech regarding tying back hair, no long sleeves, and no gloves safety always ending it with 'if you don't, blood and guts everywhere!'
Ironically, at an unnamed PPE manufacturing facility I worked for, there was an incident regarding a glove and sleeves on a drill press. Glove caught, pulled the arm in, the sleeve caught, and twisted so tightly around the employees arm, it cut and damaged his fore arm muscles. Surprisingly no bones were broken, but never regained full use of his right arm.
Also, If there is a missing, broken or malfunctioning machine guard, always lock it out, report it to the maintenance/management and refrain from using the machine until it is properly repaired.
For example, at the same facility there was an indexing notching machine for long sections of pipe. It had dual palm buttons that would have to be pressed in unison for the machine to index forward. One of the employees realized that the left button could be jammed into place, and you were able to pull the pipe through the machine into position much easier, hitting only the right button to start the process. Well, he reached through one day, and his hip accidentally bumped the button on the right side, causing the hold down clamp to crush his right thumb through his glove.... he pulled his hand back so quickly, the skin from his thumb came clean off.
Oh, one more thing... for all those young apprentices working with those grizzly old bastards... don't listen to them calling you a wimp/*****/kid/useless/etc. etc. when either asked to do something, or made fun of for not doing something you feel or know is unsafe.
Ironically, at an unnamed PPE manufacturing facility I worked for, there was an incident regarding a glove and sleeves on a drill press. Glove caught, pulled the arm in, the sleeve caught, and twisted so tightly around the employees arm, it cut and damaged his fore arm muscles. Surprisingly no bones were broken, but never regained full use of his right arm.
Also, If there is a missing, broken or malfunctioning machine guard, always lock it out, report it to the maintenance/management and refrain from using the machine until it is properly repaired.
For example, at the same facility there was an indexing notching machine for long sections of pipe. It had dual palm buttons that would have to be pressed in unison for the machine to index forward. One of the employees realized that the left button could be jammed into place, and you were able to pull the pipe through the machine into position much easier, hitting only the right button to start the process. Well, he reached through one day, and his hip accidentally bumped the button on the right side, causing the hold down clamp to crush his right thumb through his glove.... he pulled his hand back so quickly, the skin from his thumb came clean off.
Oh, one more thing... for all those young apprentices working with those grizzly old bastards... don't listen to them calling you a wimp/*****/kid/useless/etc. etc. when either asked to do something, or made fun of for not doing something you feel or know is unsafe.
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53Sparky
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If, before I do something, that little voice in my head says, "I shouldn't do this", then I listen.
Like standing on top of that chair to reach for something.
Or cutting that one time without eye/ear protection.
Or trying to lift something too heavy
Or reaching off balance from the top of that ladder...
Etc.
Like standing on top of that chair to reach for something.
Or cutting that one time without eye/ear protection.
Or trying to lift something too heavy
Or reaching off balance from the top of that ladder...
Etc.
53Sparky
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And, probably more important for me:
Slow down.
Slow down.
L5wolvesf
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I didn't listen once when I used a kitchen knife to cut a zip tie. The voice said use the dykes. My left thumb has a slight tingle all the time and my grip is noticeably less. I try to listen better now but . . . patience can be a pita
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drivesitfar
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ALL: good posts all and thanks guys and gals for sharing. as a rule i think the most important things so far are:
1) THINK
2) SLOW DOWN
3) USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT
4) OWN OR BUY PROPER SAFETY GEAR AND USE THEM
5) THINK AGAIN
6) ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE DOING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT (and not the guy next to you calling you names)
anybody want to add to this list just say so and let us know why. any other good safety tips
1) THINK
2) SLOW DOWN
3) USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT
4) OWN OR BUY PROPER SAFETY GEAR AND USE THEM
5) THINK AGAIN
6) ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE DOING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT (and not the guy next to you calling you names)
anybody want to add to this list just say so and let us know why. any other good safety tips
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drivesitfar
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ALL: some of us will have a few days to maybe work in our garages and shops and just wanted to say do it safely. anybody else have some good tips or stories to tell?
a good thing i keep hearing is to UNPLUG your machines when working on them. too many accidents have happened cause fingers were in the wrong spot when a machine got accidentally turned on.
STAY SAFE
Speaking of which i had laid my ear protection in a different spot and instead of just using my worm and miter saws like i have in the past without ear protection i spent 5 minutes finding my ear protection and wore them all day. i bet i might have saved my hearing a little with all the noise from the saws and my impact drills. i do need to get some magnifyer safety glasses cause even though i was just cutting up boards to make a pallet/crate reading glasses just won't cut it if something goes wrong.
a good thing i keep hearing is to UNPLUG your machines when working on them. too many accidents have happened cause fingers were in the wrong spot when a machine got accidentally turned on.
STAY SAFE
Speaking of which i had laid my ear protection in a different spot and instead of just using my worm and miter saws like i have in the past without ear protection i spent 5 minutes finding my ear protection and wore them all day. i bet i might have saved my hearing a little with all the noise from the saws and my impact drills. i do need to get some magnifyer safety glasses cause even though i was just cutting up boards to make a pallet/crate reading glasses just won't cut it if something goes wrong.
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drivesitfar
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ALL: i hope you are all having a safe holiday and for those members that didn't know this thread existed there are a lot of great tips on here including information on safety gear.
anybody else benefit from reading this thread post up how maybe you've changed your ways? or did anybody get hurt doing something they knew or should have known that wasn't the best method of doing something post up those stories too.
cheers
anybody else benefit from reading this thread post up how maybe you've changed your ways? or did anybody get hurt doing something they knew or should have known that wasn't the best method of doing something post up those stories too.
cheers
krcoomer
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I have found this to be very educational and hope I have been able to add some to it. My background has not included much metal fabrication work, although that is an interest. Thanks for starting it and thanks to all who have added. My brother in law is a safety engineer who had me lie my way into one of his plants a few years ago for an all shifts safety meeting. After he was done with me in the "don't let anyone you don't know in" lecture he told me I could head on home. I opted to stick around and learned quite a bit that day.
FigureItOut
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I've been meaning to for a while, but I finally got myself a silicone wedding band. I do auto electrical for a living and welding as a hobby, so there's definitely potential risk. I always said I'd just take my ring off, but I never did, so this was the best choice.
Mine was about $15 on Amazon. It's very comfortable and looks okay. My wife likes it fine, she's not thrilled but it's acceptable. It's just a symbol after all, and gets the point across to all the women chasing me.
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Mine was about $15 on Amazon. It's very comfortable and looks okay. My wife likes it fine, she's not thrilled but it's acceptable. It's just a symbol after all, and gets the point across to all the women chasing me.
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BaMaDuDe87
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I always make it a habit to unplug power tools every time I have to walk away from it, even if it is for 5 seconds. I have a little girl and the neighbor kids are always running around with her (they are all under 8). I make sure not to use power tools if they are in the vacinity, buy there is no sense in not taking the 10 seconds it takes to unplug and re-plug something back up just in case they are a half a second quicker than me at that one paticular time.
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drivesitfar
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ALL: i hope all of you had a MERRY CHRISTMAS and kept SAFE. i read a member's post a couple days ago about explosion proofing your paint booth in your shop. sadly I don't have a paint booth, but i DIDN'T KNOW about the potential dangers of just painting.
i'll cut and past the posts i found unless Andy posts it over here with more of his comments. or if any of you want to mention the dangers and safety precautions we'd all need to know that would be AWESOME.
also any other safety tips to mention or cool new safety products just post em up.
cheers and here's to a safer 2017 than 2016.
i'll cut and past the posts i found unless Andy posts it over here with more of his comments. or if any of you want to mention the dangers and safety precautions we'd all need to know that would be AWESOME.
also any other safety tips to mention or cool new safety products just post em up.
cheers and here's to a safer 2017 than 2016.
XxToolAholicxX
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Always inspect your tools before any use for breakage cracks.. Using a cracked socket on an impact the fragments can be like a razor with a bullets force.. And always use jack stands when using a floor jack no matter what.. Don't ask me how I know this but sometimes we learn safety the hard way...
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drivesitfar
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ALL: i almost forgot about this thread and i'm getting ready to buy some new safety gloves and a couple full face shields so wondering if any of you have favorites.
if there is better ear protection out there too does anybody have a favorite.
my full face shields get pretty scratched up and dirty too and wondering if there is a good method of cleaning or a brand that stays in better shape longer?
hope you are all having a safe 2017 so far and other than a few bumps and scrapes i haven't heard of any issues. there was one member that drowned on his vacation to Hawaii which was sad cause he was only 57 and he'd just finished his shop.
anybody have any good tips to tell us or maybe some injuries to report that might help the next person avoid one to themselves?
if there is better ear protection out there too does anybody have a favorite.
my full face shields get pretty scratched up and dirty too and wondering if there is a good method of cleaning or a brand that stays in better shape longer?
hope you are all having a safe 2017 so far and other than a few bumps and scrapes i haven't heard of any issues. there was one member that drowned on his vacation to Hawaii which was sad cause he was only 57 and he'd just finished his shop.
anybody have any good tips to tell us or maybe some injuries to report that might help the next person avoid one to themselves?
Mark in Indiana
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Drives,
My favorite face shield is a Uvex brand. Very comfortable. I used to wear them on the job for long periods of time. One nice feature is that you can replace the shield lense without buying the whole unit.
As far as taking care of them. I always keep mine in the original box, stored away from the normal shop dust. Even having it hanging on the wall with a towel or bag over it will work.
Cleaning the plastic shield, I use Pledge or whatever store brand of spray furniture polish that my wife has around and a micro fiber cloth. This is the same stuff that I clean the original windshield of my 24 year old Kawasaki motorcycle with.
Cheers
My favorite face shield is a Uvex brand. Very comfortable. I used to wear them on the job for long periods of time. One nice feature is that you can replace the shield lense without buying the whole unit.
As far as taking care of them. I always keep mine in the original box, stored away from the normal shop dust. Even having it hanging on the wall with a towel or bag over it will work.
Cleaning the plastic shield, I use Pledge or whatever store brand of spray furniture polish that my wife has around and a micro fiber cloth. This is the same stuff that I clean the original windshield of my 24 year old Kawasaki motorcycle with.
Cheers
Mark in Indiana
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All,
Be sure that you are aware of where your hand is while working around equipment. This lesson is appropriate for mills, lathes, saws, drills, etc. I jabbed myself while reaching for a can of oil on my mill. My awareness was less because the mill was off.
DAMN! It hurt!
Now, when I'm finished using a machine, the bit or blade will be removed or covered, if practical.
Be sure that you are aware of where your hand is while working around equipment. This lesson is appropriate for mills, lathes, saws, drills, etc. I jabbed myself while reaching for a can of oil on my mill. My awareness was less because the mill was off.
DAMN! It hurt!
Now, when I'm finished using a machine, the bit or blade will be removed or covered, if practical.
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I have a box of the "quiet" style listed above. They are an older product that is corded, which I do not see listed anymore. They do have some newer ones that sould seem to replace them, like the "smart fit" ones. What I like about these is they have a stiff core piece that you push on while inserting them and it make insertion very easy. I have never been able to make the roll up and insert ones work. With the corded plugs they are easy to hang around your neck and insert when needed. Wash at the end of use and they are ready to go next time.
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The jack stands. How should you position the "U" ?
619DioFan
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Things I learned the hard way-
Gloves- got in rush one night and decided to do some metal work ( without gloves on ) , a quick slip of the tool and my left index finger was cut to the bone. to the ER for stiches.
Face shield- was using the wire wheel on the grinder ( had safety glasses on ) a wire flew off , got past the glasses and stuck in my face just a mm from my right eye ball, wear both face shield and safety glasses when using power tools now.
Boots- was doing some late night clean up ( wearing my nikes ) reached into a corner for something and did not notice a 48'' bolt cutter leaning off balance. bolt cutter fell landing cutter end first on my left foot breaking the big toe. now I wear steel toes when working.
Hard hat-I am 6' 4'' almost 6'6'' with my boots on have hit my head way too many times on stuff . when working on / under low hanging stuff I wear the hard hat ( with face shield attached )
Better safe then sorry. trips to the ER are noooo fun.
Gloves- got in rush one night and decided to do some metal work ( without gloves on ) , a quick slip of the tool and my left index finger was cut to the bone. to the ER for stiches.
Face shield- was using the wire wheel on the grinder ( had safety glasses on ) a wire flew off , got past the glasses and stuck in my face just a mm from my right eye ball, wear both face shield and safety glasses when using power tools now.
Boots- was doing some late night clean up ( wearing my nikes ) reached into a corner for something and did not notice a 48'' bolt cutter leaning off balance. bolt cutter fell landing cutter end first on my left foot breaking the big toe. now I wear steel toes when working.
Hard hat-I am 6' 4'' almost 6'6'' with my boots on have hit my head way too many times on stuff . when working on / under low hanging stuff I wear the hard hat ( with face shield attached )
Better safe then sorry. trips to the ER are noooo fun.
Mark in Indiana
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All,
I'm going off topic a little bit:
Last week my wife & I went on vacation and had our adult son stay at our house to take care of the pets. I started to think that if a toilet overflowed, small fire, or some other catastrophe that could be controlled, he should have some information about the locations of items needed in an emergency. So I printed a sign and posted it on the refrigerator. Below is a copy of the information that would advise where fire extinguishers, the breaker panel, etc, are located at.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY!
A. MAIN WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE:
The main water shut-off valve is located in the basement, back corner of the furnace room (South/West corner).
B. ELECTRICAL:
The circuit breaker panel is located in the basement, laundry room, to the left of the washing machine.
C. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS:
Fire extinguishers are in the following locations:
1. Kitchen cabinet under the sink, left side.
2. Basement, laundry room, inside doorway to your right.
3. Basement, furnace room, inside doorway to your right.
4. Foyer, next to garage entry door.
D. POWER OUTAGE:
Flashlights are in the following locations:
A. Basement, furnace room, inside doorway to your right. There is a radio with a light that will come on when the power goes out. A separate flashlight is attached to this radio.
B. Foyer, on top of open shelf.
C. Basement, laundry room, next to circuit breaker panel.
D. Upstairs, master bedroom, in front of TV.
I know that I didn't list all possible emergencies, but I think I got the probable ones.
I'm going off topic a little bit:
Last week my wife & I went on vacation and had our adult son stay at our house to take care of the pets. I started to think that if a toilet overflowed, small fire, or some other catastrophe that could be controlled, he should have some information about the locations of items needed in an emergency. So I printed a sign and posted it on the refrigerator. Below is a copy of the information that would advise where fire extinguishers, the breaker panel, etc, are located at.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY!
A. MAIN WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE:
The main water shut-off valve is located in the basement, back corner of the furnace room (South/West corner).
B. ELECTRICAL:
The circuit breaker panel is located in the basement, laundry room, to the left of the washing machine.
C. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS:
Fire extinguishers are in the following locations:
1. Kitchen cabinet under the sink, left side.
2. Basement, laundry room, inside doorway to your right.
3. Basement, furnace room, inside doorway to your right.
4. Foyer, next to garage entry door.
D. POWER OUTAGE:
Flashlights are in the following locations:
A. Basement, furnace room, inside doorway to your right. There is a radio with a light that will come on when the power goes out. A separate flashlight is attached to this radio.
B. Foyer, on top of open shelf.
C. Basement, laundry room, next to circuit breaker panel.
D. Upstairs, master bedroom, in front of TV.
I know that I didn't list all possible emergencies, but I think I got the probable ones.
Just a quick reminder to everyone, do not wear synthetic clothing in the shop. Tonight I was just finishing up a quick project and had to make a couple of short cuts with the cut off wheel and I forgot the sweat shirt I was wearing was not cotton, I quickly set myself on fire, no harm was able to pat it out and, I was wearing cotton underneath.
SnapOnAddiction
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I learned to wear safety glasses the hard way when working under rust vehicles the rust will fall in your eyes every time same with grinding,also wearing gloves as I've almost cut my finger off with a rotor shroud after the wrench slipped to this day I have a scar with grease in oil stuck in it so it's like a bad tattoo I should have cleaned the cut out but just taped it shut as I didn't want to see the damage. Also learned to keep a trolley jack in my vehicles as the junk scissor jacks they give are garbage I've had vehicles fall to many times to remember, a trolley jack is better as most don't carry jack stands . Always use wheel chucks don't ever trust your emergency brake as alot of times they are not adjusted properly as the rear pads have worn down at least on drum style but it's still good practice.
40 years ago, I did that working under a car. Went to my optometrist who sent me to to an opthamologist. He used a little dremel-like grinder to clean out the rusty area. No pain at all and the eye is the fastest healing part of the body.
anndel
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Eye and ear protection, always.
pepi
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Sure I have one use your head.
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drivesitfar
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ALL: great stuff and if we even all can remember to do as we posted and especially pass it on to our kids and the younger generation there will be a lot less injuries and issues that is for certain.
SnapoN: i hear you on the upgrading of the jack and maybe having a jack stand and a better breaker bar to change a tire out on the road. i can't tell you how many times i've taken trips where i've driven thousands of miles and not thrown in my Hondas or vehicles one of my two hydraulic jacks that are actually in nice plastic cases. i should remember to pack those just like i would a suitcase and water jugs.
Mark: great idea on the list to put on the fridge for a reminder and for kids and house sitters. funny you mention getting hurt by your mill when it wasn't running cause some of our stuff is just sharp and we NEED TO PAY ATTENTION when we are around it.
have a great weekend everybody and STAY SAFE!!
SnapoN: i hear you on the upgrading of the jack and maybe having a jack stand and a better breaker bar to change a tire out on the road. i can't tell you how many times i've taken trips where i've driven thousands of miles and not thrown in my Hondas or vehicles one of my two hydraulic jacks that are actually in nice plastic cases. i should remember to pack those just like i would a suitcase and water jugs.
Mark: great idea on the list to put on the fridge for a reminder and for kids and house sitters. funny you mention getting hurt by your mill when it wasn't running cause some of our stuff is just sharp and we NEED TO PAY ATTENTION when we are around it.
have a great weekend everybody and STAY SAFE!!
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drivesitfar
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ALL: so on the front page of GJ Ryan put on a video of him almost burning down his shop by throwing BLO coated shop towels into his plastic garbage can. i knew this could happen with some stained rags from doing woodwork, but wasn't sure it could happen with just BLO. thanks Ryan for posting it on the front page of GJ cause i've already heard a new member that is a woodworker and about 60 years old watched the video and had no idea this could happen. happy to hear your shop survived and it wasn't worse than it was. best of luck with the clean up.
i try to throw my stained rags in a metal bucket (Geesh that's why shops have them with foot pedals and lids isn't it) or hang them out to dry if I wanted to use the rag again. i suppose you can wash them, but i don't have a dedicated shop washer and i wouldn't think that would be a good idea anyway.
here's a link to the video and like several of us have mentioned already on this thread.
PAY ATTENTION or it will cost you.
have a great safe day!!
i try to throw my stained rags in a metal bucket (Geesh that's why shops have them with foot pedals and lids isn't it) or hang them out to dry if I wanted to use the rag again. i suppose you can wash them, but i don't have a dedicated shop washer and i wouldn't think that would be a good idea anyway.
here's a link to the video and like several of us have mentioned already on this thread.
PAY ATTENTION or it will cost you.
have a great safe day!!
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drivesitfar
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ALL: with summer approaching there are a lot more projects outside and in our shops so post up your safety tips about lawnmowers, weedwackers, power tools in general so most of the guys and gals here won't have to spend any time in the ER with an injury to them or one of their kids.
have a save day!!
have a save day!!
jeffmoss26
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When drilling holes in a piece of plywood, do not lean it up against the inside of a scissor lift. The bit will slip and you will need stitches. Ask me how I know!
I like the "things I learned the hard way" stories the best, so I'm going to post a few of those.
- Use the right tool for the job. Specifically, a transmission jack cannot be substituted with a floor jack and some bricks, unless one or more of your fingers is annoyingly long and you want to shorten it abruptly.
- If you think pushing the wrench just a little harder than you know you should is about to break something loose, it will. Usually the skin of your knuckles.
- If flying saw chips or falling rust can still get around your safety glasses and into your eye (and you know they can), logic dictates that your regular glasses will not protect you, even though you feel like they should.
- Anything left on the shelf of a stepladder will fall if you move the ladder even a few inches, no matter how secure it looks. If it's expensive, it will break. If it's cheap, it will land on something expensive. If it's paint, you are a special kind of stupid.
- A loose hex driver socket will come apart at precisely the right moment for the hex piece to slip down the oil galley of the cylinder head and into the block. (This is not exactly a safety tip, but it was a Hard Way lesson, and I needed one more to round out the list.)
ckadams00
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NIK - I'll join you on the "avoid distractions": left index finger has a 45 degree fingernail because I took the end off with a chef's knife looking at a cute server when I was 20. That one stung a bit, particularly the cauterizing in the ER since there wasn't anything to stitch.
Some pants-cleaning moments I've had as a very novice DIYer:
1. Table saw kickback. Never seen a board move so fast and hit so hard. Luckily I wasn't behind it, and boy did that change the way I use them. As my brother says: if a table saw doesn't terrify you just a little bit then you shouldn't be using one.
2. I agree with those who have said "let stuff fall".
3. For those of us who don't know a lot about electricity and look up stuff in DIY books, there is such a thing as a duplex outlet where each outlet is wired independently. I DID NOT KNOW THIS. So after testing the first with a tester and seeing the power was off, I worked on the second. And then after I was finished realized I had just worked on a live outlet. Now I either check everything twice or typically I just kill the main breaker so I don't have to worry so much about killing myself.
4. Dust masks. I hate them, but when you're grinding rust or sanding it's amazing what you could be breathing.
5. Don't stretch to reach something or finish a cut.
6. Best to leave the grinder/table saw/etc work for the earlier part of the day. If it's 15 minutes before dinner and you're rushing to finish a project you are either gonna mess up what you're working on or mess up your body. 100% chance of that if you are me.
Some pants-cleaning moments I've had as a very novice DIYer:
1. Table saw kickback. Never seen a board move so fast and hit so hard. Luckily I wasn't behind it, and boy did that change the way I use them. As my brother says: if a table saw doesn't terrify you just a little bit then you shouldn't be using one.
2. I agree with those who have said "let stuff fall".
3. For those of us who don't know a lot about electricity and look up stuff in DIY books, there is such a thing as a duplex outlet where each outlet is wired independently. I DID NOT KNOW THIS. So after testing the first with a tester and seeing the power was off, I worked on the second. And then after I was finished realized I had just worked on a live outlet. Now I either check everything twice or typically I just kill the main breaker so I don't have to worry so much about killing myself.
4. Dust masks. I hate them, but when you're grinding rust or sanding it's amazing what you could be breathing.
5. Don't stretch to reach something or finish a cut.
6. Best to leave the grinder/table saw/etc work for the earlier part of the day. If it's 15 minutes before dinner and you're rushing to finish a project you are either gonna mess up what you're working on or mess up your body. 100% chance of that if you are me.
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drivesitfar
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ALL: great Safety tips or experiences and all good things to know and thing about.
today i thought it was a great day to try out my new HF propane torch and kill some weeds cause we've got a big graduation and moving party this weekend for our 26 year old twins. or it's a party for us cause we'll be EMPTY NESTERS.
anyway it hasn't been raining for a few days so i thought great the weeds in the parking strip and driveway should burn real fast. i didn't know the neighbor's cedar chips or my wifes plants hanging over the rockery would too.
SAFETY TIP when you are using a torch have a hose UNROLLED and READY TO USE if you need it. luckily i only damaged my wife's plants which might not be so lucky when she sees them and i was able to put out the fire on the cedar chips pretty quickly without the water. unrolling a hose and getting it turned on and hosing things down quick isn't always easy. crossing fingers wife isn't too upset.
cheers
today i thought it was a great day to try out my new HF propane torch and kill some weeds cause we've got a big graduation and moving party this weekend for our 26 year old twins. or it's a party for us cause we'll be EMPTY NESTERS.
anyway it hasn't been raining for a few days so i thought great the weeds in the parking strip and driveway should burn real fast. i didn't know the neighbor's cedar chips or my wifes plants hanging over the rockery would too.
SAFETY TIP when you are using a torch have a hose UNROLLED and READY TO USE if you need it. luckily i only damaged my wife's plants which might not be so lucky when she sees them and i was able to put out the fire on the cedar chips pretty quickly without the water. unrolling a hose and getting it turned on and hosing things down quick isn't always easy. crossing fingers wife isn't too upset.
cheers
slimpickins
Well-known member
Hi Drives!
Haven't seen you around GJ for a while.
Hoping all is well!
Time for you to send up some smoke signals!
Cheers!
Haven't seen you around GJ for a while.
Hoping all is well!
Time for you to send up some smoke signals!
Cheers!