[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 130, Issue 8

[jerry Frost]

Steve: I can't thank you enough for the idea of putting the address right
next to the landline phone. that sir is a life saver if I've ever seen one.
I've added it to the safety talk I'm composing for our next meeting. In this
day of cell phones I think we're just going to have to post the street
address on posters on each wall just in case.

Terrific tip, thank you.

Jer

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Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 130, Issue 8

  OK as a blade smith of 35 years and one who constantly tells my students
that the buffer is the most dangerous machine in the shop.  I will tell you
that I strongly suspect that the buffer caught a sharp corner or possible
the edge or point of the blade.  When a soft buff catches a blade it will
often hold onto the blade and as this happens so very fast ,  we as the
operator seldom can let go of the blade quick enough.  The blade when
captured by the buff can and often does travel around the arc of the wheel
being released by the wheel as it travels back at us. It is entirely
conceivable the the blade could have traveled up into his heart.  I have had
one of my knife maker friends ( name withheld because I don't have his
permission) who had one of his large fantasy Bowies grabbed by the buffer,
carried around the wheel, and thrust into his groin brushing against the
femoral artery, but not cutting it.  He had taken the precaution of placing
his address on a sign right over  his wall phone, yes he actually has a wall
phone , with a sign stating  " call 911" .  A passerby heard his screams and
came to help, saw him laying on the floor and freaked out.  But because he
had the sign over his phone the good Samaritan was able to follow the
instructions and summon help having the address posted in front of him.
Most folks lose upper brain function during an adrenalin dump.  So printed
out instructions can be a life saver.  I was a medic for 22 years, had one
patient mad at us when he could not get 119 to pick up.  In his anxious
moment he had reversed the numbers and dialed if half a dozen times,
frustrated he called a friend who told him to cal 911 instead.
  I always tell my students to purchase less than 1 hp lower speed ( 1720
RPM or less) buffers.  I am as guilty as the next tool hound of thinking
that bigger is better, but the bigger the motor and the larger the wheel the
greater the force that it can exercise in taking blades or for that matter
anything from us and throwing it back at us with extreme force.
  When buffing NEVER present the wheel with a corner, point or edge that it
can grab.  ALWAYS buff the trailing edge and side , then flip the work over
and do the half that was up .  Sorry if that is not clear.
  Now, may I ask if anyone has done anything to help his family?  Is it
possible that we as a group could do something ?  I am willing to pitch in.



Trusting HIM,
Steve Rollert

Training Knives - keenedgeknives.com
Custom Knives - doveknives.com



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