[theforge] Safety remind

[Carl T]

Half of my tools have made direct attempts on my life. The other half I
treat like they have. I have a scar from a sander, a scar from a grinder,
and numerous other healed injuries from stuff (got myself with a MAPP torch
6 weeks ago! That really hurt!). Bottom line, everything in a blacksmiths
shop is either hot, heavy, fast moving, or sharp, and most are a
combination. Remember this, and you greatly reduce your risk of injury.
Forget, and you will (as we all have learned) suffer pain, injury, or worse.
Stay Safe,
Carl Tappan

At 06:31 PM 6/16/03 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> 
>> We all know how dangerous the angle grinders are, but its easy to forget.
>> Don't.
>	
>	Add chainsaws to that list.  And buffers.
>> 
>> Today i  was using my 4 1/2 incher with a thin cutting blade to cut some
>> sheet metal and it was going well.  I was holding it with one hand out at
>> full extension when it suddenly caught in the sheet metal and lept 3 feet
>> through the air onto my leg where it cut through my pants and danced
briefly
>> but efficiently with my thigh.  All, naturally,  in a split second.
>> 
>> I'm wiser than I was, and have dodged another bullet.
>> 
>> Be safe,   Jeff Valentine
>> 
>	How'd your thigh fare?
>
>	Hope you're OK.  Careful out there kiddies.
>
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Carl Tappan
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"Gold for the mistress, silver for the maid. 
Copper for the craftsman, cunning in his trade."
"Well," said the baron, sitting in his hall. "But iron, cold iron is the
master of them all."