No more feeling in this finger tip!
Don't
try to clear the scarf while
the
lathe is running. That's likely
in
the safety instructions I threw
in the trash. |
|
 I
routinely scoff at the idiots that put the "Wear Eye
Protection" stickers an everything from screw
drivers to hammers. In blatant rebellion I
immediately pull off the stickers and toss them in
the trash along with the safety guard and any paper
work containing the words "Proper Use".
Well,
I picked up my angle grinder which had an abrasive
cut off wheel installed just to remove a small burr.
Not bothering with gloves and forgetting I had just
changed the worn of 5 inch disk with a new 7 inch
disk, I flipped on the switch and quickly removed a
necessary piece of skin and portion of tended from
one of my knuckles. So you wimps, sissies, and
lawyers can go ahead and laugh it up.
On the up side this was a really a fascinating
opportunity to get a first hand look as some of the
fantastic engineering that goes into making our
bodies move.
Movie Warning content may not
be appropriate for younger viewers, wimps, sissies
or lawyers. |
Welding sun burn. No, that
does not count unless you work
in Information Technology or
Accounting. |
|
 
Kay got too close to a wire cup brush on a 6,000 rpm
Dewalt grinder. It ate her orange tank top, put a
skid mark up her belly and the chewed on her wrist.
Up close you can actually see the wire marks left in
the skin that still remains. The best part is that
this is the second time! |
