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Mama polishes up his blades.
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Nobody cares about mama and Kesar.
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Jim March
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We do...there's just so many pics to see and comments on
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Actually, the guys need eye protection, even on the buffing wheels. Most of the pics show buffer wheels mounted versus actual grinding wheels but there's some spark-shooters too. Bill, have there been any wheels fly apart so far? That can happen. One cure is to run the RPMs lower than the rated max on the grinder disks, but if the disks are of low quality even that might not help. Polishing/buffing is much safer than grinding. The "magic stone" disks are also pretty safe, although they might be more of an eye hazard.
Also: in this sort of guardless configuration, it's tempting to use the sides of a grinding wheel. That's not a good idea, they need to be warned away from that practice...it can lead to a wheel flying apart, sending what amounts to a spray of full-auto stone bullets all over the place. A shattered solid stone disk at 8,000RPM could lay waste to half the shop.
Too many of the grinder pics show no eye protection, Uncle. Even when polishing/buffing, that's not good.
My dad was a machinist and taught me "garage grinder use" at an early age. Sorry if I seem judgemental here, that's not my intent...you'll have to add in basic industrial safety training with the power tools.
For that matter, in the top pic there's a bulge in the power cord that would seem to be an on/off rotary switch? If so, it's probably two-wire ungrounded cord? I hope the guys understand basic electrical safety, including the dangers of water?
What else...fire extinguishers? Now that there's electricity in play, pouring water on a fire might not be safe.
Jim
Actually, the guys need eye protection, even on the buffing wheels. Most of the pics show buffer wheels mounted versus actual grinding wheels but there's some spark-shooters too. Bill, have there been any wheels fly apart so far? That can happen. One cure is to run the RPMs lower than the rated max on the grinder disks, but if the disks are of low quality even that might not help. Polishing/buffing is much safer than grinding. The "magic stone" disks are also pretty safe, although they might be more of an eye hazard.
Also: in this sort of guardless configuration, it's tempting to use the sides of a grinding wheel. That's not a good idea, they need to be warned away from that practice...it can lead to a wheel flying apart, sending what amounts to a spray of full-auto stone bullets all over the place. A shattered solid stone disk at 8,000RPM could lay waste to half the shop.
Too many of the grinder pics show no eye protection, Uncle. Even when polishing/buffing, that's not good.
My dad was a machinist and taught me "garage grinder use" at an early age. Sorry if I seem judgemental here, that's not my intent...you'll have to add in basic industrial safety training with the power tools.
For that matter, in the top pic there's a bulge in the power cord that would seem to be an on/off rotary switch? If so, it's probably two-wire ungrounded cord? I hope the guys understand basic electrical safety, including the dangers of water?
What else...fire extinguishers? Now that there's electricity in play, pouring water on a fire might not be safe.
Jim
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Many thanks for comments and concern but here's the story.
We have safety goggles available. Most choose not to use them, even Pala, which gives me the willys.
When I was a kid I got a steel sliver in the eye from a grinding wheel which could have blinded me but I was lucky. So I know the hazards very well and tell the kamis about them and they smile at me and ask me if I'll fire them if they do not wear goggles. I am a firm believer in karma so I say no, it is your decision. I do tell them ,however, that if they blind themselves or cut off a hand and cannot work I will not be able to pension them out. They tell me that is only fair so what to do?
Sgt. Karka has instructed the men regarding the dangers of electricity.
To date after almost one year of operation we have not had a single industrial accident -- a couple of close calls like the flying blade, but luckily no accidents.
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We have safety goggles available. Most choose not to use them, even Pala, which gives me the willys.
When I was a kid I got a steel sliver in the eye from a grinding wheel which could have blinded me but I was lucky. So I know the hazards very well and tell the kamis about them and they smile at me and ask me if I'll fire them if they do not wear goggles. I am a firm believer in karma so I say no, it is your decision. I do tell them ,however, that if they blind themselves or cut off a hand and cannot work I will not be able to pension them out. They tell me that is only fair so what to do?
Sgt. Karka has instructed the men regarding the dangers of electricity.
To date after almost one year of operation we have not had a single industrial accident -- a couple of close calls like the flying blade, but luckily no accidents.
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Jim March
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To repeat what I said on the other thread: at 1,500RPM, their wheels aren't spinning fast enough for a shattered grindstone to be a real threat to anything other than vision.
So the guardless configurations seen here aren't as big a problem as I'd feared.
As to the eyewear...American tradition WOULD be to fire 'em for not using the goggles. That's a result of US law making shop owners 100% liable for all accidents. The truth is, in a situation as Bill describes he's NOT at fault if they won't use the goggles.
Sigh.
Jim
So the guardless configurations seen here aren't as big a problem as I'd feared.
As to the eyewear...American tradition WOULD be to fire 'em for not using the goggles. That's a result of US law making shop owners 100% liable for all accidents. The truth is, in a situation as Bill describes he's NOT at fault if they won't use the goggles.
Sigh.
Jim
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These guys really do know exactly what they are doing, what they can do and what they can't. They NEVER cut themselves accidentally. The only time they cut themselves is on purpose for puja.
Their operating procedures made me nervous at first but after I watched them for awhile my confidence level went way up and I settled down.
But again thanks for the concern and input.
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Their operating procedures made me nervous at first but after I watched them for awhile my confidence level went way up and I settled down.
But again thanks for the concern and input.
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