Safety first......................

[R/T hedkace]

 Got some rust embedded in my eye while working on my leaf springs last weekend, (YES I had safety glasses on, but somehow it got by).
 Have been off from work the last few days, and at the hospital so they could scrape it out with a needle   
Not the funnest experience I've ever been through, and still a bit blurry   
 I did not start this to be a .....("O yea, I have more stitches than you" fight) 
Just a friendly reminder to try and be as safe as possible when you are out there working on your 
It only takes a second to really ruin your day 
Please be cautious, and aware of what you are doing, and how you are doing it.
Even when you are trying to be carefull accidents can still happen   

[71bigblock]

I've been grinding/cutting junk all day, too.  5 years ago or so I had the same thing happen, really sucks.  The best thing to do is to probably wear goggles, that would be the only way to keep everything out. 














































But I'm sure that I had a much larger piece and was in way more pain.   

[R/T hedkace]

But I'm sure that I had a much larger piece and was in way more pain.  

             


 Here we go.............   

[Chryco Psycho]

I often use a high power magnet to pull metal shavings out of my eyes when I am porting etc

[R/T hedkace]

I once killed a billy goat with my bare hands 

[wagesofsin]

i cut the first digit of my index finger off, and continued working while my helper passed out, becoming of no use to me anyhow. actually, i never noticed the production differance.

and yes its a true story.

[torredcuda]

Well a long time ago I actually got a small metal sliver stuck straight into my eye at work and they had to freeze and numb my eyball to dig it out in the emergency room so I think I win!   

[wagesofsin]

Well a long time ago I actually got a small metal sliver stuck straight into my eye at work and they had to freeze and numb my eyball to dig it out in the emergency room so I think I win!   

sure about that?

[R/T hedkace]

Well a long time ago I actually got a small metal sliver stuck straight into my eye at work and they had to freeze and numb my eyball to dig it out in the emergency room so I think I win!   

Actually it sounds like you lost.
The ones who win don't go to the emergency room   

[wagesofsin]

Actually it sounds like you lost.
The ones who win don't go to the emergency room   

ahahahaha, like a good criminal is the one who dont get caught!!

try telling that to the next gangsta you see struggling to even walk with his pants hangin!! how you gonna run boy? you cant even walk!!!

hahaha

[Moparal]

Metal and rust in your eye just doesnt go away till you get it remove. I know the emergency room procedure routine. It sucks. I am a grinder by trade. My machines are around 3000 lbs for the big one and 700 for the little grinder. And they are portable. So I work inside and out side with them. Fans and the wind can make my job a nightmare. I use magnets like chryco says, and I keep them all over my machines trying to cath the metal dust. I have ground over 500 lbs of metal dust just this week.

Safety is a key factor.   

[426HEMI]

I have a scare on my left breast from a grinder and I think there is still some steal in my chest also from grinding and I know I have had rust and things in my eyes several times from over the years even with safety goggles and taking all of the safety precausions I could still things get into your eyes.   Safty first.

[Moparal]

Is that a scared titty or pectoral muscle

[Super Blue 72]

i cut the first digit of my index finger off....

I cut the first digit off my phone # and no one could call me... 




Just kiddin'.  Hope your finger is okay. 

Jeff, dude, hope your eye heals well.  You really appreciate your vision when it gets messed up.

Hope everything returns to normal!   

[426HEMI]

Is that a scared titty or pectoral muscle

it would be a scared titty hehehehehehe