me belt sander arrived today, mates

cognitivefun said:
I wish I could read these posts but apparently slivers of spring steel in the eye aren't transparent :(
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But they're so much fun.

The strange thing was, I didn't feel it until the day after I had been grinding. I thought it was an eyelash and I rubbed my eye, which was a big mistake. It kept hurting, so I looked in a mirror and saw a perfect black circle in the colored part of my eye.

I went to a little clinic nearby and was laughed at by the nurses when I suggested that they use a magnet to pull it out. Instead it was eyedrops and a savage poking by a doctor who was trying to get to a football game on time.

He wasn't able to get it all out, so he sent me to the ER. I waited there for about four hours. By the time a doctor saw me the O1 had rusted in a ring around the shard. He used a little dremel type tool to clean the area.

"Look at that spot on the wall, m'kay?"

BREZZZZZZEEEEEEEETTTT

"I got some of it, yeah, but you'll have to go to the Lapeer eye place to get it looked at within a few days, m'kay?"

The eye hurt like hell that night. I could'nt keep it open, blinking often hurt, and it would involuntarily move in the socket when I closed it, causing pain. Tylenol 3 was absolutely worthless. I wish I had Yvsa there with some of his magic grass. That stuffs good for eyes, right?

The next day it felt decent, and I was back to normal the day after that. Then I went to the eye clinic to get the rust out. They used a tool called an eye bud. It was the same deal as at the ER, look at the wall while they go to work, but this time the tool would grab my eye and move it around, so my vision would follow with the tool each time. They got all the rust out and slapped an eye patch on me. I took it off because it made me look like a half
assed pirate. I was better the next day. The eye heals fast, or so it seems.

The point? I would now sooner grind without pants on than grind without a full face mask.
 
Running the grinder in the kitchen - A REALLY BAD IDEA! Toxic dust in food... Ahrghhh!
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What??? Doesn't anyone else sharpen their steaks before boiling them??
 
Jebadiah_Smith:

That was painful but useful to read. Reminds me of a little lesson that I got many years ago (at a much lower price). That was back when seat belts were controversial. I was helping hold some hunks of wood in place while the boss guy was driving the nails. He thought he had a nail started, and gave it a nice whack. It made 2 and a half back flips, a triple turn, and bounced off of my left eyeglass lens. Not polycarbonate, not proper safety glasses, but good enough then.

Ugh.

Safety glasses are cheap.
 
Yep, full face shields are the best even though they're a pain in the ass too see through; and the damned things scratch at the least little thing.

Being a machinist for 35 years I've had my run ins with metal in the eyes.
The absolute worst time was when I was cleaning up a Warner Swasey 6 Spindle Auto Screw Machine from aluminum so that I could go to another material.
There were a shltload of fines in the corners of the oil tray and like a dumbass I used the air hose and got a face full of the shlt! :eek: :mad: :rolleyes:
Fines are just like grinding dust and these were even worse being loaded with cutting oil.
The fines went right around my safety glasses!!!!:eek:
I washed and rinsed my eyes for what seemed like an hour and I really thought I had gotten it all out; this was on a Friday too.:grumpy:
I didn't have any trouble until I got home and everyone decided too go fishing. I jumped in the back of the pickup and was standing up in the middle of the bed next too the cab and the faster dad went of course the faster the wind hit my face.
I didn't stand there long! It seemed to ease up out of the wind.
Then when we got in the boat and I couldn't protect my face from the wind things really started getting bad.
We had too go in early on account of my eyes watering and hurting.:grumpy:
Later that night I wound up in the emergency room at Pryor Oklahoma where they didn't really have the facilities too treat my kind of troubles.
Then Monday I went in too work late and went straight from there too the clinic.
They took one look and sent me over to an eye specialist.
He worked a long time getting out the fine stuff the Dr at the Pryor Hospital couldn't.
Actually if something has too go into my eye I prefer steel because it does rust and can be more easily seen by the Drs. And in my experience steel is easier too get out than non-ferrous metals.
With non-ferrous metals the Drs have too dig each microscopic piece out one at a time.:(
It's a wonder I didn't really screw up my eyes over that escapade! :o
I never used an air hose again too blow fines out of the way unless I had a full face shield and even then I was very careful!!!!

Safety glasses alone just aren't enough sometimes! Be careful out there! ;)
 
cognitivefun said:
I bought the respirator (here somewhere...havta find it), and I'll wear safety goggles that I use when shooting at the range. Probly wear a shirt also :eek:
if I tried to use this sucker in the kitchen, well...interesting idea :D
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Kismet said:
You know, there is a lot written about husbands and wives "sharing" interests. Perhaps you could set it up in the kitchen? Be lovely to have a common hobby.
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Hmmmm....if your wife didn't wear a shirt, and you didn't wear any pants.....

Ummmm, nevermind. Just don't forget the eye protection. :eek: :D :rolleyes:
 
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