Safety!!!

NickWheeler

NickWheeler

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I just wanted to post up about always being careful.

Last Saturday I was at Bill's running an angle grinder. I was wearing Smith and Wesson glasses, a North mask, and leather gloves/apron.

BUT... a piece of something still jumped up and hit my eye.

Today (Friday) I had an optometrist use a knife to cut out a rusting piece of steel from my eye.

Just a reminder, you can't be too careful.

Nick
 
Ouch...
Glad that it didnt do worse tho.

I wear glasses, and have never given much thought to safety googles, also because the full coverage kind, the ones the protect on the sides,tops and bottom, annoy me. I am finicky, I get into set patterns, get used to feeling certain things on my body, and when something isnt right, something new is there, it just drives me mad.
Yes, I know, weird me.

Buut... maybe I should give more thought to something, maybe one of those face shields instead of goggles over my glasses.

hmmm... yeah.. I prolly should.
 
thats not a good start to any day, nick.
but as said .. at least thats all.

i totally agree with what you say tho .. i make sure i wear respirator, earplugs, apron, goggles and sometimes face shield ..
i want to be making blades for my lifetime .. and being able to do it blind .. i think is a little bit past my skills.

mind you.. after saying that i havent hurt myself for ages in the workshop/forge .. and then last night .. the first time in a while i help make dinner .. and what happens?
boiling hot oil explodes over my right arm .. man does that sting.... for ages.
and its been really had all day today trying to file with my right hand covered in blisters.

if this is what happens in a kitchen ... im scared what would happen in a workshop where there are many more dangerous machines and nasty pointy things.

good advice, nick.
im wearing my apron and gloves in the kitchen next time
:D

D.
 
Nick was it you I was showing the particles of grinding wheels that are stuck in the shop walls? Grinders are dangerous for the user and also for the others in a shop. Guys, be careful out there because it does not take much to lose an eye permanently.
 
Just a little tip.I have been a steelworker/welder for almost 30 years and a knifemaker the last 10.I have had steel get into my eyes with my welding helmet on, so it does find a way in.Had my eyes cut on 9 times for hot steel burning in.But most steel from grinding is not usually to hard to get out.Get in touch with an industial safety supply company and get an eye magnet and keep it in your shop.99% of all crud can be removed with one of these.They are about $15 but that is much cheaper than a trip to the emergency room.Dave
 
Just so you don't think you only need to worry about safety when you're operating machinery, I was hand sanding a small blade tonight and stabbed the *&(&^%&^%(*&^)_(*&()))_____)(*&^$##@@%$#@^$^%^%$$#%$@ out of my finger. Bled like a stuck pig and the knife hadn't even been sharpened yet. Knife making can really bite ya sometimes!
 
I've had crud get in my eyes while I was taking off my safety glasses. Evidently it gets caught on the frame of the glasses and it can fall into your eyes. Sometimes you just can't win!

C Wilkins
 
Hi Nick
Hope you're healing up real fast. I
became the poster boy for safety goggles,
when I did the same thing about 2 years
ago. I find the goggles to be a minor
inconvenience compared to having the doc
poking around on your eyeball!
Bob
 
Another really annoying thing is to wipe your brow with the back of your hand and have metal dust get into your eye that way. I always make sure I wash up good after grinding.
 
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