[TheForge] Fatal acccident

[Andrew Vida]

Funny, Jeff McCrady just told me of this Sunday.  I am sorry to hear it.

Goes to show kiddies, buffers are nothing to take lightly, ever.  I have 
two.  One is an 1800 rpm, 1/3hp that commands serious respect. My other 
is a 3600 rpm, 1hp monster that will kill you so fast you would never 
see it coming.  One hp may not sound like much, but it is far more than 
needed to maim or kill with ease at such high angular velocities.


On 11/17/14, 3:31 AM, jerry Frost wrote:
> I only just got the news but 10/24/2014 one of our guys, Gordon Sayward
> Dempsey, Father of 6, blacksmith, bladesmith, good friend and original club
> member died suddenly.
>
> He buffing a blade in his winter shop in Utah. The blade pierced his heart.
>
> I've known Gordon for quite a few years and worked with him in different
> member's shops, a very careful man. A buffer still got him, just like the
> tree almost punched my ticket.
>
> Nobody knows how long we have on Earth, live every moment like it's your
> last.
>