Just a reminder to wear eye protection, and gloves when cutting and grinding!
Seems like it takes some kind of blood letting or near death experience to remind me to put the safety gear back on. Hindsight being 20/20 and all.....
I've gotten much better about wearing safety glasses, but the gloves can be a PIA sometimes.

Yesterday I was trimming a piece of bar stock in the vice with a cutoff wheel/angle grinder. As I finished the cut, the waste piece was thrown off by the wheel, hitting my finger at a high rate of speed.
After much cussing and a dance of pain, it seems the damage is minor.
Luckily the piece of metal was blunt and not pointed.

Painful reminder to wear my gloves!

 

After almost losing the sight in my left eye, I have no problem wearing a safety hood. Gloves, however, are another thing. Latex gloves only offer protection from dirt and oil.

 

Amen to both.

I'm always amazed at the casual attitude toward PPE on many of the automotive 'reality' shows. I've especially noted little protection when welding or plasma cutting. Must make for better TV.

 

Thanks for the reminder. I'm not a fan of glove and have the hardest time remembering to wear them.


I've flash burned my eyes too many times to not wear eye protection when welding. I also wear the safety glasses when cutting and grinding. If I'm going to be doing a lot of grinding I even put in ear plugs


Glad you're OK


Bobby

 

Don't forget about a respirator! The grinding dust and off gas can do much worse than a stray piece of metal.

 

Also, Before firing up the cutting torch or welding, always look for burnables nearby, fuels, and know where the fire extinguisher is

 

Great reminders. I have my 12 year old helping me. So I have to be a good example. He even reminds me if I don't.

 

That's a smart kid there. He's paying attention.

 

Good reminder for us Scott, thanks.
Tom

 

Don't forget those trusty old cut up, frayed and holy sweatshirts we all like to wear while working on our projects catch fire really easy. I've caught myself on fire a few times. Using a grinder with a cutoff wheel. Welding in a corner. Yup. Those sweatshirts catch fire.

 

I keep an open pak of super fine steel wool on a low shelf because I'm always reaching for a pad to polish something or other. Once I was using a hand grinder, totally absorbed in the shaping and not watching where the sparks were going. They should also market that stuff as a professional fire starter.

 

Seems like I always forget to use a face shield while using my bench grinder. Not hard to remember the gloves but that damn mask is always dirty and I'm just gonna use it for a second. Bad idea

 

I was replacing the headlight bulbs on my 56 Fairlane and noticed the stainless ring was looking pretty bad. Was only going to take a minute so no gloves or face shield. I was very careful how I held the ring so it would not catch and polished it without a problem. Walking back to the car I noticed one tiny spot I had missed and returned to touch it up. The second the buffer touched the thin stainless ring it ripped it though my un-gloved hands sent it into my forehead slicing a nice gash as it destroyed the ring. A trip to the ER a few stitches and a new headlight ring and all is well again. Needless to say the buffer and grinder DO NOT get used without eye and hand protection.



Scars are still there 5 years latter.



No scar from this one but it hurt for over a year.



Fortunately I wasn't that good looking before

 

Agreed!

 

Good stuff. Need these reminders often. I'm pretty careful in my old age, but I can't get past the loss of "feel" with "mechanics gloves" on general work. I always wear leather gloves when working with sheet metal, and holding items on the drill press.

I cringe watching these TV shows where fab people wear only eye protection while placing their Mug in direct line with cutting wheels..... usually without gloves.