36 grit +full speed=

thanks deker
dont fear it jsut respect it
i was forcing it to try to speed output a thing i warned about before and let slip my mind
i have a batch of knives i wanted finished for the 10 days from now and ive been 3 days light duty not good for a time line is it that balde would have taken me abuot half a day but not it cost me 3 days you do that math

take care and let the tools do the work thats what there there for
 
Man, somebody is trying to tell me something, I think....

Just a few days ago I had a flashback with my O/A torch that almost got me under. After that, I was grinding on my 2 X 72 Coote and had the glove stripped right off my hand. It was a cheap HF, that I had previously taken out the lining. it was loose, and I didn't break my hand. I went right back to grinding till i read your thread.

And THEN, I cut myself pretty bad with a 220 J weight, from Pop's, and didn't even feel it till I saw the blood. I was grinding bare, as I'm prone to do. Cut like I sharpened the thing. And I sharpen good...

And then, I was rigging up my new homebuilt forge, and about burned the shop down. Just a test, mind you, the burner does BURN, don't it?

Now this is your thread....and I'm SO glad you posted it..........I'm just wondering if maybe...............
 
I ground the end of my thumb bone down some with a 60grit. They can all bit hard. sorry to see it hapopen to anyone else though. Frank
 
I can imagine how much that must have hurt. My 120 grit burn on my left pointer finger is nothing compared to that.
 
This all should remind us that with the type of equipment we use, there is danger lurking 0.25 seconds away.
Last Sunday I was welding up a forge body, and was using the air grinder with a 3" disc to clean up the welds. I set it down and did something. It rolled off the welding table to the floor. I picked it up and reflexivly pressed the trigger to check the tool. The disc exploded like a grenade.
IF,I hadn't had the guard on the grinder, it could have been bad.
IF ,I hadn't had safety glasses on it could have been bad.
IF, I hadn't checked to see if it was OK ,it could have been bad.

Don't let your guard down and become complacent. Keep thinking a couple seconds ahead of what is going on right now.
Stacy
 
Man,

When I have a day like that I just stop playing with dangerous toys ad come inside to do something safe like read a book or watch TV or something. Glad you made it out alive! :)

-d

bodfish said:
Man, somebody is trying to tell me something, I think....

Just a few days ago I had a flashback with my O/A torch that almost got me under. After that, I was grinding on my 2 X 72 Coote and had the glove stripped right off my hand. It was a cheap HF, that I had previously taken out the lining. it was loose, and I didn't break my hand. I went right back to grinding till i read your thread.

And THEN, I cut myself pretty bad with a 220 J weight, from Pop's, and didn't even feel it till I saw the blood. I was grinding bare, as I'm prone to do. Cut like I sharpened the thing. And I sharpen good...

And then, I was rigging up my new homebuilt forge, and about burned the shop down. Just a test, mind you, the burner does BURN, don't it?

Now this is your thread....and I'm SO glad you posted it..........I'm just wondering if maybe...............
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Butch,
Your last post makes me think of a tongue-in-cheek poster I once saw in a shop.
"How come there is never enough time to do it right but there is always enough time to do it over"
No swipe at you Butch but it boils down to the same. We all fall into the trap.

I hope you heal well and soon and I hope you are not in too much discomfort, those pics turned my stomach man, it looks pretty painfull. I hope it is not sending you messages in morse code at night. (thump, thump, thump...):eek:

I have never been a fan of gloves around moving machinery but it looks like it worked to your advantage this time.

I hope you will be back in the saddle soon. Take care buddy.

Mike
 
Butch,
Your last post makes me think of a tongue-in-cheek poster I once saw in a shop.
"How come there is never enough time to do it right but there is always enough time to do it over"
No swipe at you Butch but it boils down to the same. We all fall into the trap.

I hope you heal well and soon and I hope you are not in too much discomfort, those pics turned my stomach man, it looks pretty painfull. I hope it is not sending you messages in morse code at night. (thump, thump, thump...):eek:

I have never been a fan of gloves around moving machinery but it looks like it worked to your advantage this time.

I hope you will be back in the saddle soon. Take care buddy.

Stacy, good thing you had the guard on the angle grinder. Deadly infernal machine that is, I still have scars on my fingers from 25 years ago, my mistake of course, pure negligence. Like you say, 0.25 seconds! A lot can go wrong in that time. Yet, I still love the smell of the disk on the steel!! I guess that is how some people also love the smell of napalm in the morning.;)

Mike
 
Sorry about the double post guys,
shows what happens when you hit the wrong key at the wrong time.
Still dunno what happened.

Mike
 
well guys its doing better and i went to supergrit cause i needed to get a few 60 grits and odds and ends
tomawor i ll be back at the grinder rubber gloving it to keep the hand clean but i ll be back at it
still ahv eot get pictures of the handle scales i have ready to sell will have 2 knives whith finished handles of the stuff i hope early next week

my time line is messed up but im not goigt o fight it now jsut work at it a little at a time
 
Get some "liquid bandage" to cover the wound. It works real well in a shop situation. The rubber gloves won't hold up for long. You should be able to find it at your local pharmacy.
Stacy
 
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