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Post by billinohio on Apr 22, 2024 19:38:32 GMT -6
My nomination for this prize is the angle grinder!
I have had grinding wheels blow up, got plenty of rashes and crap in various orfices.
But, today was quite the surprise. I was using the grinder with a cutoff wheel to make some parts and I started a fire in a cardboard box on the workbench and it was a good 20 feet away! It’s not like I was really bearing down on it, either. I was taking it easy, trying to be accurate.
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Post by 504 on Apr 22, 2024 19:45:13 GMT -6
I got a fist full of paper towles on fire with a flap disc a few weeks ago. I have too much junk in the shop, and I really look things over before I turn out the lights. I understand your pain!
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Post by Erstwhile on Apr 22, 2024 20:16:32 GMT -6
Way back when, I was asked that question about woodshops on a safety test. The answer was --- wood chisels, especially dull ones. Mainly because of misuse. Powered equipment was down the list. Today, mine was a hot glue gun; painful blister on the back of a finger that attracts getting bumped on everything. If it ain't one damn thing, it's two damn things.  |
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Post by olfolks on Apr 23, 2024 5:15:00 GMT -6
Most dangerous tool in my shop ……ME
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Post by rustyfarmall on Apr 23, 2024 5:55:29 GMT -6
Angle grinders. YEP!! Set my jacket on fire once. Another time the wheel caught on something and it ran up the inside of my left arm. Left a mark but nothing serious. Another time the darn thing jumped out of my hands and went straight up into the air. 5 minutes later ( not quite that long but it sure seemed like it) it came back down, still running, but it missed me.
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Post by billinohio on Apr 23, 2024 6:39:01 GMT -6
I set my shirts on fire rather often. My welding outfit is a black sweatshirt. I use these because a light colored shirt will bounce the light up under the helmet and I get sore eyes..
Just yesterday, I threw several holy shirts in the rag bag. Grinding ignites more things than welding or torches. I try to aim it away, always got a guard on the grinder, and I kinda shield things with my gloved hand, but, it still gets me.
I go places in my “holy” shirts, people probably think I’m homeless or something…….oh, well!
The current project is a truck bed for a Ford 4 door dually, and we are building it in my neighbors shop, about as nice a shop as you could ever imagine. I really make a mess of things, lots of grinding and weld splatters, and it really shows up in a nice clean place.
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Post by haywood on Apr 23, 2024 13:04:11 GMT -6
Angle Grinder/ personally used a sawyer's hard hat and good safety glasses. I used a leather welding coat too when I was working at the truck shop.
One of the guys I worked @ IHC Truck Shop Lost his Eye when a rotary decal eraser blew apart running 3 times the rated speed. Unlucky part was Dave was not using the tool. He was 30 feet away returning from lunch and at the time clock.
After that the Service Department finally invested in 4 portable 6x6 free standing blinds, mechanics were required to contain flying debris from those Fabrication Jobs. They work well to prevent fires too.
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Post by RedDave on Apr 23, 2024 14:00:30 GMT -6
Wow! Flew apart at only 3 Times it's rated speed. 
Who could have predicted that? (That's sarcasm, BTW)
If an employee did that, they should have been fired. If a supervisor knew about it and looked the other way, they should have been fired too.
Some poor bastard paid for that screw up with their EYE. 
And some people wonder why we have OSHA.  |
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Post by diydave on Apr 23, 2024 14:51:23 GMT -6
A drill press can hurl things pretty far, too. I agree with olfolks, sometimes others ask why I take so long to do something. Sometimes you need to really think before you do! Busted a bracket on a mower, today. I've welded it once, already, and it's a bitch to get lined up. I think I'm a gonna run without it tomorrow, then wait fer the new one to arrive, so's I can use it as a clamping jig to weld up the old one...  |
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Post by rustyfarmall on Apr 24, 2024 7:13:36 GMT -6
The big, 1/2" corded electric drill can deliver a wake up call also.
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Post by RedDave on Apr 24, 2024 10:13:54 GMT -6
The big, 1/2" corded electric drill can deliver a wake up call also.
Oh Yeah! I remember the old ones that would keep on turning after you let go of the trigger. Some of them would wrap about 50' of cord up if they caught in the hole you were drilling.
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Post by kevinj54 on Apr 24, 2024 10:25:40 GMT -6
Grand Dad had an old 5/8 Van Dorn. I think it only turned about 100 but sure could wrap things up.
That was usually ran by two people with a 6' side handle.
That spent most of the time turning the cylinder hone back when they done in frame repairs.
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Post by kevinj54 on Apr 24, 2024 10:26:46 GMT -6
The big, 1/2" corded electric drill can deliver a wake up call also.
Oh Yeah! I remember the old ones that would keep on turning after you let go of the trigger. Some of them would wrap about 50' of cord up if they caught in the hole you were drilling.
Ya them were best with a short cord so they were self un-plugging. |
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Post by Erstwhile on Apr 24, 2024 14:39:01 GMT -6
I was using a BIG drill motor and 4 inch hole saw last year to install a dryer vent in the floor of Sson's new abode. It was located right next to the wall. When I got close to drilling thru, that thing dang near busted my knuckles against the wall when it caught in the final 1/2 inch or so; several times. I am a slow learner. It took a while for that stupid to go away. 😵😵
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Post by haywood on Apr 24, 2024 15:10:22 GMT -6
Wow! Flew apart at only 3 Times it's rated speed.
Who could have predicted that? (That's sarcasm, BTW)
If an employee did that, they should have been fired. If a supervisor knew about it and looked the other way, they should have been fired too.
Some poor bastard paid for that screw up with their EYE.
And some people wonder why we have OSHA. True Enough, but we asked management for those welding protection screens for at least 5 years prior to this Eye Ball incident. $1500.00 a month back then was the shop tool budget for each month. Rarely did they spend it. (So who do you blame), Safety meetings were never about specific problem areas. But about saving on Company Insurance and getting scolded for being unsafe. Mid management, Supervisors and Employees, I see 3 problem areas that led to this incident. There were no rules or guidelines with enough teeth to make sure inferior slow speed Rotory impliments were not used on high speed grinders. In Truth the human worker using the tools is most often the most dangerous part of the safety equation. |
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