[TheForge] Fatal acccident

[Andrew Vida]

On 11/17/14, 8:59 AM, Bruce . wrote:
> I frequently warn folks at our weekly open forge meets about the danger of
> wire wheels.  Marshall retired a powerful pedestal grinder with wire wheel
> in favor of a much smaller after a friend got his hand pulled through the
> wire wheel and had to be rushed to the hospital.  So THAT hazard I was
> aware of.  I need to understand how a buffing wheel can kick a blade into
> someone's heart.  I do NOT want to see this happen in person!

Remember that death machine I had in the shop by the door?  That thing 
opened up my right index finger such that I thought I'd amputated it.

I don't even know whatever happened to that thing... maybe Marshall 
tossed it.

Speaking of which... I think I might still have one of those 15hp 3ph 
pedestal grinders in one of the trailers.