Hearing Safety

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blackwaterkw

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Just thought I would pass on some info I got from an audiologist. I went for a hearing test last Friday because my wife was accusing me of "selective hearing":eek: . Come to find out, I have a 30% hearing loss in both ears:( . Not good news but finally a legitemate excuse:D . During the exam the Doc asked what my hobbies were and when I mentioned that I was a knifemaker and was setting up a forge he cautioned me that I should use ear plugs and muffs when hammering on my anvil. Percussion noises are the most damaging and while general shop noise can be handled with ear plugs, muffs should me added when hammering to prevent loss or preserve whatever hearing is left. I have read many of the tutorials on knifemaking on this and other sites and don't recall any mention of hearing safety so I thought it would a good idea to pass this info on.
Thanks for listening :)
Tom Kennedy
 
I wear hearing protection when I am using coarse grits on the grinder. Coarse belts are agressive at removing metal, and your hearing too. Finer belts 120 or finer are not so bad especially at slower speeds. Always use hearing protection when using the chainsaw. I found hearing protection can really save my hearing when I bring a new knife home and my wife lets me know in no uncertain terms what she thinks about the new blades. :D She just doesn't yet understand the investment value of a good knife collection.:cool:
 
Anything that emits a loud noise is caution for hearing protection. I wear earplugs when using the lawnmower. I used to work with guys who had lost so much hearing that they got vertigo.
 
I usually wear plugs while I'm running power tools in the shop. I buy the disposable ones in boxes of a couple hundred pairs. I figure if it's good enough to protect me from the sound of a .45 going off at arms length, it's good enough to muffle a grinder.

I SHOULD wear them when I forge....I'll have to start...

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ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! wear hearing protection when working with power tools!

ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! wear eye protection anytime you are in your work shop! Once you get in the habbit it won't be a nusiance or a distraction.
 
HUH? WHAT?!!! SPEAK UP! As someone who has lost some hearing always wear hearing protection around anything loud, and not just if you think it's loud, you can lose hearing from high frequency even if it's not that loud.
 
Tom is right,we talk about lung and eye safety all the time,but say little about hearing protection.I have them hanging on a hook at the shop door.I don't put them on nearly as often as I should.Thanks for a good reminder.
Stacy
 
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