Metal-Marc
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I wear these for just about anything I do with power tools around the house. A friend almost lost an eye because he did not.
Safety rules
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paredown
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Ladders, fatigue and steel toed boots.
Ladders: I am much more careful about where and how I set ladders before use. Got a double-side step for working on electrical; quality stepladders for high work. Get someone to brace the ladder if possible. Low stuff, use a drywall bench; and I recently purchased a small Baker style rolling scaffold.
Fatigue--as I age, I make a concerted effort to do the hard stuff while I'm fresh. I will only run the chain saw first thing, and I borrowed someone else's rule--one tank of gas and done.
Steel toed boots with good soles--always on construction sited, heavy yardwork days etc.
Saws--yep--be ultra-careful--same goes for any cutting tool. Put punch presses on the top of the list.
Ladders: I am much more careful about where and how I set ladders before use. Got a double-side step for working on electrical; quality stepladders for high work. Get someone to brace the ladder if possible. Low stuff, use a drywall bench; and I recently purchased a small Baker style rolling scaffold.
Fatigue--as I age, I make a concerted effort to do the hard stuff while I'm fresh. I will only run the chain saw first thing, and I borrowed someone else's rule--one tank of gas and done.
Steel toed boots with good soles--always on construction sited, heavy yardwork days etc.
Saws--yep--be ultra-careful--same goes for any cutting tool. Put punch presses on the top of the list.
Metal-Marc
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Yes. They are very comfy too. Well, as comfy as possible for safety glasses.
gtae07
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Yeah, I'm developing a better sense of when to stop before the mistakes start compounding.
My rule used to be that beer is for cleanup only.
Then I realized that I never brought beer into the shop anyway, and I almost never get a chance to clean up (I almost always get interrupted before I intended to finish). So now it's just no beer. I just wait till dinner, or take a couple down to the pool.
Brought? Hell….thats where it lives!!
RPH
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It’s live until you prove otherwise.
This refers to check for energized/unenergized systems. I don’t trust others when told it’s dead. Too many stories of the wrong circuit being cutoff.
Two things I always checked was meter operation before testing systems. One bad lead can cause your demise.
This refers to check for energized/unenergized systems. I don’t trust others when told it’s dead. Too many stories of the wrong circuit being cutoff.
Two things I always checked was meter operation before testing systems. One bad lead can cause your demise.
engineer2
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I read this here many years ago:
When the beers come out, the power tools get put away.
In our younger days we used to drink beer while working on cars. Not anymore.
Pull a short block? Two people, a length of chain, and a driveshaft.
When the beers come out, the power tools get put away.
In our younger days we used to drink beer while working on cars. Not anymore.
Pull a short block? Two people, a length of chain, and a driveshaft.
Jagmandave
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In my shop it's coffee and donuts only......if you want to drink alcohol, go home first. I don't want anyone drink driving from my place.
DGersic
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The DeWalt goggles in post #41 fit over my glasses very well.
geoffro5
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Two very good points. I always worry about fire after welding, after it happened to me years ago, luckily put it out. My grandfather told me to never put my finger where I wouldn’t put my pecker.
paredown
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Thanks--I'll try them out. I wear eye protection less than I should because most choices are painful to wear.
I'm really annoyed with the change in materials/straps on the 3M cartridge respirators--I could wear my old one (that the straps disintegrated on) for hours at a time when necessary. The replacement puts too much pressure on the bridge of my nose and I can barely wear it. Grrrr..
DGersic
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Most eye protection ***** if you wear glasses. I also wasn’t using as much as I should. What bothered me most was the sides, These have relief areas on the sides to keep pressure off the temples. They also have a good anti-fog setup.
I haven‘t noticed a change in the straps. I recently replaced my 3M respirator, and they seem fine to me. Maybe just loosen the upper ones a bit. If I have them too tight, they do hurt at the bridge.
M.Brane
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3 rules here:
1: Don't hurt anybody.
2: Don't break anything.
3: If you make a mess clean it up.
That concludes our safety meeting.
1: Don't hurt anybody.
2: Don't break anything.
3: If you make a mess clean it up.
That concludes our safety meeting.
gtae07
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Yup! Mini-fridge right by the door in the garage. I thought I was in a virtual AA meeting while reading through some of the replies. LoL
I get more done in the shop when I have a couple beers to sip on. A case of beer will last me over 6 months, so it's not like I have to have it.
Metal-Marc
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I wear these for just about anything I do with power tools around the house. A friend almost lost an eye because he did not.
Mine just arrived. I haven't been to the shop with them yet but they feel like they will protect a LOT better than the safety glasses I have been wearing.
I've never had a serious eye injury but it's not uncommon for me to get fine sawdust in my eyes even with safety glasses.
I had an incident the other day that taught me a lesson.
Was putting a very slight bow in a hinge pin to add some tension to the door. Had two deep sockets on one vise jaw, the pin resting against them, and a third deep socket in the center on the other vise jaw. Snug it up and watch the pin bend.
Once it started to bend, the ends of the pin angled out and one of the two sockets went flying - boom! Scared the **** out of me - and, worse, my wife was standing there to add another pair of hands. If that had injured her, I'd just have to kill myself. I was pretty shaken the rest of the day.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Never thought about that potential but it could have been very bad. Should have had eye protection and covered the assembly with a rag to contain it.
Big lesson learned.
Here's the configuration for clarity...
Was putting a very slight bow in a hinge pin to add some tension to the door. Had two deep sockets on one vise jaw, the pin resting against them, and a third deep socket in the center on the other vise jaw. Snug it up and watch the pin bend.
Once it started to bend, the ends of the pin angled out and one of the two sockets went flying - boom! Scared the **** out of me - and, worse, my wife was standing there to add another pair of hands. If that had injured her, I'd just have to kill myself. I was pretty shaken the rest of the day.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Never thought about that potential but it could have been very bad. Should have had eye protection and covered the assembly with a rag to contain it.
Big lesson learned.
Here's the configuration for clarity...
racecougar
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I use a full face shield. I never found a set of goggles that fit over my glasses comfortably without fogging up.
MerlinsBeard
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I don't have the Dewalt, but I do like the NoCry UltraShield Pro. Fits my glasses fairly well and feels pretty comfortable so far. Still waiting to see what happens when it's hot and humid.
Junkdrawer Dog
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Every shop teacher I ever had was missing either a finger or an eye.
Metal-Marc
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Perfect opportunity to play guitar and invent Heavy Metal.
paredown
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Yes--I'm using one of those in the shop. It was a lucky acquisition that came with my "new" set of woodworking tools that a friend whose husband passed decided I should have... It is less useful than goggles for some of the stuff that I get involved with, but fine for upright shopwork...
GaryM909
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I generally have the proper PPE when mucking around in the garage whether welding or wood working. My rule is to not use junk tools or consumables. Tools slipping or breaking and grinding discs flying apart will hurt you.
Houdini5150
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whenever I use jack stands, I always give the car a good little shake...
A new one for me is to tie my hair up and back out of the way so it does not get caught in stuff... The long hair is a newer thing for me in the past 5 years since I started doing stuff at home and on cars again... I did not tie it up and I ran it over with my creeper... Since then I keep it up, god forbid I lean my head over a running engine.....
A new one for me is to tie my hair up and back out of the way so it does not get caught in stuff... The long hair is a newer thing for me in the past 5 years since I started doing stuff at home and on cars again... I did not tie it up and I ran it over with my creeper... Since then I keep it up, god forbid I lean my head over a running engine.....
Always been mine (and now official company regulation)
When driving, if you have the right-of-way and taking it causes an accident, that may have otherwise be avoided (by not taking it), then you are stupid (and now in trouble with the Company).
When driving, if you have the right-of-way and taking it causes an accident, that may have otherwise be avoided (by not taking it), then you are stupid (and now in trouble with the Company).
I caught myself today...
I thought about safety glasses before grabbing the skillsaw. After the first cut, I thought about them again, out the saw down and went and grabbed them from the shelf above the sink.
2 thoughts is my limit, if I ignore the 2nd one I'm bound to get dust in my eyes.
I thought about safety glasses before grabbing the skillsaw. After the first cut, I thought about them again, out the saw down and went and grabbed them from the shelf above the sink.
2 thoughts is my limit, if I ignore the 2nd one I'm bound to get dust in my eyes.
Farmall450
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Is beer really alcohol? (Landman reference)
Farmall450
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Fine, I'll order some
Mike65
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Never operate any power tool/garden tool if you are tired, wait for the spinning blade to stop before reaching near it for ANY reason & no loose clothing to get caught in said power tools.
STClurker
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it probably sounds silly compared to the rest of these, but I hate an open utility knife... pick it up, open it, use it, CLOSE IT.
I have an irrational fear of reaching on the bench and grabbing the business end and getting cut
I have an irrational fear of reaching on the bench and grabbing the business end and getting cut
DGersic
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Mine are pretty well worn at this point. I had to replace the head strap, it lost its elasticity. I had another head strap from something, maybe an old head lamp, that got repurposed. The goggles are still going strong, and I’ll definitely replace them with another pair when they die.
Major peeve of mine when I'm working near someone and they put an open knife down.
Frankly I'm shocked we still allowed them at work. 99% of the time it's just cutting tape to open a box.
johnre
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Any sheet metal drilling is never done hand-held.
ER physician next door told me once that the accident rate for drill presses is higher than the rate for table saws, although the severity is usually less - typically from what he sees on the most severe accidents, a table saw will sever whole fingers or even parts of hands, whereas a drill press lacerates tendons down to the bone. Either way, though, it’s not going to be a good day for you.
So if drilling sheet metal on my drill press, I put it in a vise and with larger bits I also quick clamp it down (so the bit doesn’t **** it up clear of the jaws and throw the piece as it breaks through the material - another lesson I learned one day). If hand drilling, I put it on the floor on top of junk plywood and stand on it, using both feet if at all possible.
ER physician next door told me once that the accident rate for drill presses is higher than the rate for table saws, although the severity is usually less - typically from what he sees on the most severe accidents, a table saw will sever whole fingers or even parts of hands, whereas a drill press lacerates tendons down to the bone. Either way, though, it’s not going to be a good day for you.
So if drilling sheet metal on my drill press, I put it in a vise and with larger bits I also quick clamp it down (so the bit doesn’t **** it up clear of the jaws and throw the piece as it breaks through the material - another lesson I learned one day). If hand drilling, I put it on the floor on top of junk plywood and stand on it, using both feet if at all possible.
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