Re: Safety First
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Richard Spelling" <richard@s...> wrote:
MDF is made from wood fiber (makes sense), wax, and glue. Naturally,
the stuff would drift into corners like snow does. My job was
outside cleanup, which involved using everything from a shovel to a
Cat front end loader to clean the stuff up. If it was rained on, it
turned into a substance *very* much like cow flop. Then it would
dry, and there was no distinguishable difference between it and dry
cow flop. Plus it smelled like cow flop. I'm not surprised at all
the flies were interested.. :)
> As a side not, any etomologists amoung the group? Sawing MDF theother day
> (4yo facincated that Papa was making something that WASN'T aboat...) and
> the horse flys wouldn't leave the saw alone.Very
>
> Turn saw on, horseflys swarm saw. Turn saw off, horseflys fly away.
> consistant, had at least six that were swarming the saw. Almostmessed up a
> couple of cuts, worried they would bite me (ouch!).attempted to land
>
> Ran saw for a couple of minutes, at least two of the flies
> on the blade and were accelerated to supersonic.... Went in to getso and
> show her, and of course they wouldn't cooperate..When I was fresh out of high school, I had a summer job at Medite.
MDF is made from wood fiber (makes sense), wax, and glue. Naturally,
the stuff would drift into corners like snow does. My job was
outside cleanup, which involved using everything from a shovel to a
Cat front end loader to clean the stuff up. If it was rained on, it
turned into a substance *very* much like cow flop. Then it would
dry, and there was no distinguishable difference between it and dry
cow flop. Plus it smelled like cow flop. I'm not surprised at all
the flies were interested.. :)
As to the safety first thread;
NEVER stand in line with a grinding wheel when starting it up!!! Stand
off to the side. I was in line with one in 1976 when it flew apart as it
came up to speed, result; lost right eye, and about two square inches of
the right side of my forehead, and about a tea spoon of gray matter.
Needless to say, it made for a few unpleasant weeks. The good news is
that, now I have two birthdays; the day I was born, and the day I lived
through the accident. (Presents are accepted on either date)
Now on a lighter note;
Jim, as to your 12 step program. I must admit the reason that I have
been able to stay away from the boat building is due to my, "Higher
Power".
She said, "GET THAT FENCE DONE, BEFORE YOU TOUCH THE BOAT!!!!
So for twelve days, ten hours and twenty three minutes, I have been
installing a wrought iron fence around the front yard. ;-)
Stan, Snow Goose.
NEVER stand in line with a grinding wheel when starting it up!!! Stand
off to the side. I was in line with one in 1976 when it flew apart as it
came up to speed, result; lost right eye, and about two square inches of
the right side of my forehead, and about a tea spoon of gray matter.
Needless to say, it made for a few unpleasant weeks. The good news is
that, now I have two birthdays; the day I was born, and the day I lived
through the accident. (Presents are accepted on either date)
Now on a lighter note;
Jim, as to your 12 step program. I must admit the reason that I have
been able to stay away from the boat building is due to my, "Higher
Power".
She said, "GET THAT FENCE DONE, BEFORE YOU TOUCH THE BOAT!!!!
So for twelve days, ten hours and twenty three minutes, I have been
installing a wrought iron fence around the front yard. ;-)
Stan, Snow Goose.
How come you didn't mention wearing safety goggles?
Jim Chamberlin
Jim Chamberlin
>Wear safety goggles
>Keep the blade of the table saw just projecting from what you are cutting.
>Keep your fingers at least two inchs away from the blade.
>When cutting long stock, use a block on the fence, so when the wood is going
>through the blade it won't bind between the blade and the fense.
>Wear eye protection.
>When cutting lead on a table saw, remeber that lead flung from the table saw
>blade stings MUCH worse than wood splinters.
>Have a nice scar, right next to a vein, from a hole saw (the kind that goes
>on a drill). Remeber they jump when they first bite.
>Did I mention, wear eye protection?
>Use a stick to push things close to the blade. Hurts less when you cut the
>stick.
>Dust collectors are nice..
>
>
>As a side not, any etomologists amoung the group? Sawing MDF the other day
>(4yo facincated that Papa was making something that WASN'T a boat...) and
>the horse flys wouldn't leave the saw alone.
>
>Turn saw on, horseflys swarm saw. Turn saw off, horseflys fly away. Very
>consistant, had at least six that were swarming the saw. Almost messed up a
>couple of cuts, worried they would bite me (ouch!).
>
>Ran saw for a couple of minutes, at least two of the flies attempted to land
>on the blade and were accelerated to supersonic.... Went in to get so and
>show her, and of course they wouldn't cooperate..
>
>Additional safety rule:
>If you are a horse fly, don't land on the Porter Cable circular saw
>blade....
>
>Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
>From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Jost" <djost@...>
>To: <bolger@egroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 4:47 PM
>Subject: [bolger] Re: Safety First
>
>
>> David,
>> You have my sympathies here. That has got to hurt. I still have
>> a scar on my right leg from being careless with a circular saw while
>> building Nymph a few years back.
>> We all need little reminders like this to remember how quickly an
>> accident can happen. I find that I am far more careful now that my
>> children are often watching me.
>>
>> 1. wear safety glasses
>> 2. wear gloves
>> 3. keep long hair and clothing away from moving parts.
>>
>> Anyone else care to add to the list? I think we should all take a
>> couple of minutes a come up with a list of 10 commandments of safety
>> to post around the shop as a simple reminder to be attentive to
>> safety. I don't think that Mr. Bolger or other designers would
>> approve of having a bunch of builders who are missing various parts
>> of
>> their bodies and pints of blood.
>>
>> David Jost
>> "a saxophone player with all his fingers intact"
>>
>> > Got a little careless today and found myself in the line of fire
>> for
>> > some kick-back from the table saw. The result? An 8x8 inch piece of
>> > 1/4 inch plywood frisbeeing into my left shin at warp speed, then
>> > ricocheting into my right knee. Big divot out of my shin, smaller
>> one
>> > out of my knee. Ouch.
>> >
>> > On a brighter note, both masts are stepped and she look
>> unbelievable
>> > cute. It's causing a minor traffic jam in front of my house. Even
>> > worse than the table saw incident, we've got threatening weather
>> and
>> > it looks like we'll have to take it all apart before it starts
>> > raining.
>> >
>> > YIBB,
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> > CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
>> > 134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
>> > New York, NY 10001
>> > (212) 247-0296
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bolger rules!!!
>> - no cursing
>> - stay on topic
>> - use punctuation
>> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>>
>
>
>
>
>Bolger rules!!!
>- no cursing
>- stay on topic
>- use punctuation
>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
>
Wear safety goggles
Keep the blade of the table saw just projecting from what you are cutting.
Keep your fingers at least two inchs away from the blade.
When cutting long stock, use a block on the fence, so when the wood is going
through the blade it won't bind between the blade and the fense.
Wear eye protection.
When cutting lead on a table saw, remeber that lead flung from the table saw
blade stings MUCH worse than wood splinters.
Have a nice scar, right next to a vein, from a hole saw (the kind that goes
on a drill). Remeber they jump when they first bite.
Did I mention, wear eye protection?
Use a stick to push things close to the blade. Hurts less when you cut the
stick.
Dust collectors are nice..
As a side not, any etomologists amoung the group? Sawing MDF the other day
(4yo facincated that Papa was making something that WASN'T a boat...) and
the horse flys wouldn't leave the saw alone.
Turn saw on, horseflys swarm saw. Turn saw off, horseflys fly away. Very
consistant, had at least six that were swarming the saw. Almost messed up a
couple of cuts, worried they would bite me (ouch!).
Ran saw for a couple of minutes, at least two of the flies attempted to land
on the blade and were accelerated to supersonic.... Went in to get so and
show her, and of course they wouldn't cooperate..
Additional safety rule:
If you are a horse fly, don't land on the Porter Cable circular saw
blade....
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
Keep the blade of the table saw just projecting from what you are cutting.
Keep your fingers at least two inchs away from the blade.
When cutting long stock, use a block on the fence, so when the wood is going
through the blade it won't bind between the blade and the fense.
Wear eye protection.
When cutting lead on a table saw, remeber that lead flung from the table saw
blade stings MUCH worse than wood splinters.
Have a nice scar, right next to a vein, from a hole saw (the kind that goes
on a drill). Remeber they jump when they first bite.
Did I mention, wear eye protection?
Use a stick to push things close to the blade. Hurts less when you cut the
stick.
Dust collectors are nice..
As a side not, any etomologists amoung the group? Sawing MDF the other day
(4yo facincated that Papa was making something that WASN'T a boat...) and
the horse flys wouldn't leave the saw alone.
Turn saw on, horseflys swarm saw. Turn saw off, horseflys fly away. Very
consistant, had at least six that were swarming the saw. Almost messed up a
couple of cuts, worried they would bite me (ouch!).
Ran saw for a couple of minutes, at least two of the flies attempted to land
on the blade and were accelerated to supersonic.... Went in to get so and
show her, and of course they wouldn't cooperate..
Additional safety rule:
If you are a horse fly, don't land on the Porter Cable circular saw
blade....
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Jost" <djost@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 4:47 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Safety First
> David,
> You have my sympathies here. That has got to hurt. I still have
> a scar on my right leg from being careless with a circular saw while
> building Nymph a few years back.
> We all need little reminders like this to remember how quickly an
> accident can happen. I find that I am far more careful now that my
> children are often watching me.
>
> 1. wear safety glasses
> 2. wear gloves
> 3. keep long hair and clothing away from moving parts.
>
> Anyone else care to add to the list? I think we should all take a
> couple of minutes a come up with a list of 10 commandments of safety
> to post around the shop as a simple reminder to be attentive to
> safety. I don't think that Mr. Bolger or other designers would
> approve of having a bunch of builders who are missing various parts
> of
> their bodies and pints of blood.
>
> David Jost
> "a saxophone player with all his fingers intact"
>
> > Got a little careless today and found myself in the line of fire
> for
> > some kick-back from the table saw. The result? An 8x8 inch piece of
> > 1/4 inch plywood frisbeeing into my left shin at warp speed, then
> > ricocheting into my right knee. Big divot out of my shin, smaller
> one
> > out of my knee. Ouch.
> >
> > On a brighter note, both masts are stepped and she look
> unbelievable
> > cute. It's causing a minor traffic jam in front of my house. Even
> > worse than the table saw incident, we've got threatening weather
> and
> > it looks like we'll have to take it all apart before it starts
> > raining.
> >
> > YIBB,
> >
> > David
> >
> > CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
> > 134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
> > New York, NY 10001
> > (212) 247-0296
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>