[TheForge] They finally got it right

[Bob Willman]

     I can speak from experience about wearing polyester pants while 
forging.
I had cut off the end of a 1/2" rod and was more concerned where the end
piece went than where the hot end of the piece in my hand was. It touched
my pant leg and melted the material onto the skin. I accepted the painful
burn, but the following infection was no fun at all.
    I definitely do not recommend this practice what-so-ever.

Bob Willman
The Eagle's Anvil
Bowling Green, Ohio
WB8NQW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>
To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 3:42 PM
Subject: [TheForge] They finally got it right


> Last year when giving costum advice, some fireman on a local station was
> telling people to get synthetic materials because they were more heat
> resistant and harder to lite than cotton.
>
> Well this year they ammended the advice by saying to wear cotton under the
> costum because if the costum did catch fire it would melt and stick to the
> kid's skin without a natural fiber material to protect them.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
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