[TheForge] Beverly Shear safty

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

I would recommend using restraints on the kiddies...easier than kid 
proofing a shop...grin

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> Bruce,
> 
> My B3 is on a tall stand to be used standing up.  I think that by the time 
> the kids get tall enough to operate it they will be old enough to learn the 
> safty rules. A chain safty should be good on the B3.
> 
> My B2 is on a low base, to be used sitting down.  I think that I will remove 
> the handle from it since I don't use it as often as the B3 so the time to 
> replace the handle isn't a big deal..
> 
> I think any kind of safety that requires a release on every stroke wouldn't 
> last long in my one man shop.
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
> by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Beverly Shear safty
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> I have little experience with child-proofing, but remember that kids
> are clever little devils.  If you want to keep a child safe, don't
> think you can out-wit it.  Rather, use some device that it is not
> physically able to defeat, either because of strength or size.  For
> example, you might put some sort of catch or latch that grabs the
> handle at the back of the stroke and prevents a second stroke.  To
> release this catch, you'd have to throw a release that is either too
> difficult for a child, or is too far away for it to reach.  However,
> if it is too much trouble for you to do this, you'll ultimately
> deactivate it.  Not an easy problem.
> 
> 
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