The Ford Barn

DannL · 10-15-2019, 03:07 PM

When installing an Autolite heater I had to grind off some edges to make it fit properly. I thought standing on the heater would work just dandy . . . until the handheld grinder caught my jeans. Duhhhh!

Chuck Dempsey · 10-15-2019, 03:31 PM

Looks like another pair of 'cut-offs' are in your future...

alexiskai · 10-15-2019, 03:48 PM

Do what I did, set up a Craigslist alert for "vise" and grab a nice used bench vise.

katy · 10-16-2019, 10:42 AM

Don't forget the safety glasses. "Only one pair of eyes to a customer"

ryanheacox · 10-16-2019, 10:57 AM

Reminds me of when I worked on a house renovation and was helping a guy cut a hole in a plaster ceiling with metal lath. The grinder caught and grabbed his shirt. Thankfully it was a heavy shirt because it wrapped around the wheel, stalled the grinder and popped the breaker. I've been more cautious cutting and grinding since then.

Patrick L. · 10-16-2019, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by katy

Don't forget the safety glasses. "Only one pair of eyes to a customer"

I learned a lesson long ago, that screwdrivers and eye balls can't occupy the same space at the same time. The eye loses.

10-15-2019, 03:31 PM	#2
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 785	Re: Safety first . . . Looks like another pair of 'cut-offs' are in your future...

10-15-2019, 03:48 PM	#3
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,350	Re: Safety first . . . Do what I did, set up a Craigslist alert for "vise" and grab a nice used bench vise.

10-16-2019, 10:42 AM	#4
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: Safety first . . . Don't forget the safety glasses. "Only one pair of eyes to a customer" __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

10-16-2019, 10:57 AM	#5
ryanheacox Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 1,092	Re: Safety first . . . Reminds me of when I worked on a house renovation and was helping a guy cut a hole in a plaster ceiling with metal lath. The grinder caught and grabbed his shirt. Thankfully it was a heavy shirt because it wrapped around the wheel, stalled the grinder and popped the breaker. I've been more cautious cutting and grinding since then.