[TheForge] Grinding caution...

[Rick]

I sure do like wearing a leather apron.  I got used to wearing an apron when 
I started working in the 60's and have never been sorry.  I don't always use 
one, but most of the time .  On the other hand, grinding at yourself is 
pretty goofy.

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marilyn traber 011221" <phlip at 99main.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <ekmetalsmiths at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:24 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Grinding caution...


> Note to the gentlemen-
>
> When grinding steel, do NOT aim the stream of sparks at your crotch ;-0
>
> My roommate came in, to change his clothes. His wife is thankful he was
> wearing several layers- he had managed to burn through his sweatshirt,
> sweatpants, bdu shorts, and stopped at his undershorts, which thankfully 
> were
> made of cotton. And yes, if he had burned any further, he'd have managed 
> to
> burn a MOST sensitive area of a gentleman's anatomy...
>
>
> Phlip



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