[TheForge] - a safety issue?

Wed Jan 14 23:36:01 2004

Marc....DON'T EVEN SAY THAT!!!! They might get ideas...more 
ideas...eeeek!....Pete F

marc3rd wrote:

>I could put sensors on the reins that detect all 5 fingers and prevent the
>hammer from starting for you.
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>That's the kind of stuff I do. Light curtains and 2 hand no tie downs.
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>Make it so all 5 sensors have to be actuated simaltainously before entering
>a light curtain and your other hand needs to be in your pocket or on a
>button just outside of the light curtain. We could tie this to a lock on the
>foot peddle that won't allow you to depress it until the conditions are met.
>Let's see the sensors are about $65 a peice, the PLC is between $1000 and
>$5000 The light curtain is about..... Wait let's just make sure we have a
>proper grip. Maybe put up a sign. I'll send out a picture of when I got my
>fingers cut off and everyone can post it in the shop.
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>Let's face it, we all know when we are doing it right or cutting corners,
>Right?
>Marc
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bruce Freeman" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:33 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] - a safety issue?
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>>The simplest implementation of the idea I had would have added two parts
>>to the tongs, and these would have been "transparent" to the user.
>>These tong would have prevented pinching of fingers between the reins.
>>I did not develop the idea much beyond this point before asking whether
>>there was a need.  I'm now convinced that there is no need for what I
>>designed.
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>>Now, if I can come up with a design that also prevents losing a finger
>>if the power hammer twists the tongs in your hand, then I might be onto
>>something.
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>>Bruce
>>NJ
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>>I put a finger between the reigns all the time when picking things out
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>>of a coal fire, never when hammering though.  As before, no one plans
>>to
>>screw up. I am curious about Bruces idea, if it has thirty seven moving
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>>parts and twelve precision pivot points, then it might not be for me,
>>but something simple to incorporate when forging a new set of tongs
>>might be welcome.  The common GEM paperclip developed as a safer way to
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>>secure papers together than the then used straight pin.
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>>Charles
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