[TheForge] grinder stupidity

Thu Dec 18 11:03:00 2003

Cup brush is second most dangerous tool in shop.

Those of you who know how they can TEAR up a T shirt.

dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Emmerling" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: [TheForge] grinder stupidity

> it was near the end of the day yesterday and i was buffing andirons with 
> a cup wheel on a 4.5" grinder. the andirons were sitting on the work 
> table and were about shoulder height. i was buffing a scroll element and 
> thought i had a good grip on the grinder....wrong. the wheel caught an 
> edge and (being an on/off switch) flew back toward my face and hit my 
> jaw and went down my neck to my shoulder. i could tell by the feel that 
> it did some damage. you sort of get used to how much damage you do to 
> yourself (burns, nicks, cuts bruises etc.) by the way it feels, then if 
> its not too bad, patch it up and go back to work. my jaw and neck were a 
> bit of a bloody mess as i chased the spinning grinder around the shop 
> floor. i imagine watching the episode was somewhat comical in retrospect.
> long story short...i won't be shaving the right side of my face for a 
> little while. wine and ibuprophen was the order of the evening. i was 
> lucky. be careful out there in smithy land.
> john emmerling
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