Am I the only one that's repeatedly done something like this?
I think I'm a pretty cautious person when workng in the shop but I've
blasted my eye twice with the exhaust air from my nailer. After I did
it the first time I thought, "I'll never make that mistake again." But
I'm so wrapped up in the business end of the nailer that I let it
happen a second time a week later. Maybe I'm this week's poster boy
for eye protection? It doesn't hurt. But the blast of air opens up
both eyelids like parachutes which lets in a lot more light... so it's
quite a stunner. Needless to say I'm going to wear goggles every time
from now on.
On 27 Feb, 16:33, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
> Depends -- are you the only one that's using an air nailer without eye
> protection?
Does it count if I won't even use an air nailer?
Or do I have to be not using the air nailer, with eye protection?
I love my hammers. Light, portable, much better safety record, no need
for power and I can use any sort of nail I like.
On 27 Feb, 16:47, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
> with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
> glass shards throughout the shop.
>
> I was, luckily, looking down,
OTOH, if you'd been looking upwards when you were waving a long clamp
around....
My workshop fluorescents have guards on. I'd just be changing tubes
all day otherwise.
On Feb 27, 12:42 pm, "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 27 Feb, 16:33, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
>
> > Depends -- are you the only one that's using an air nailer without eye
> > protection?
>
> Does it count if I won't even use an air nailer?
> Or do I have to be not using the air nailer, with eye protection?
>
> I love my hammers. Light, portable, much better safety record, no need
> for power and I can use any sort of nail I like.
But hammers have such low toy value, make no loud noises, don't need a
bezillion accessories, hoses, extension cords, arrrrrgggg, voltages,
dimming lights, arrrggg.. oil injection...*wipes brow*, just the sound
of slamming the clip shut with a new load.....*off to take a cold
shower*
<dream>
AND.... *I* can put those 43 nails in that 3-foot piece of trim much
quicker than you can, so I can stand around waiting for the compressor
to recycle and the 20 minutes I need to haul my stuff to the truck and
then call somebody to tow me out of the mudhole which I drove into to
get close to the house so I would have to haul all my gear as far.
None of the other trades would help me tow my truck out, because my
compressor kept blowing the one breaker in the house..and..and...and I
suppose I should have asked if it was okay to plug my compressor into
their extension cord.... which also had their beer cooler plugged into
it..
</dream>
Hammer, eh? Do Nielson or Knight make hammers?
On Feb 27, 1:27 pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Andy Dingley" wrote in message...
> > On 27 Feb, 16:47, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> > > A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
> > > with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
> > > glass shards throughout the shop.
>
> > > I was, luckily, looking down,
>
> > OTOH, if you'd been looking upwards when you were waving a long clamp
> > around....
>
> That wasn't the cause.
>
> T'were a "small shop" hazard ... the necessity to perform ocassional feats
> of daring do atop shop fixtures.
>
> I stumbled by catching a pants leg on the table saw blade guard (you heard
> right) and in catching myself to keep from falling off the work bench/table
> saw outfeed table, the clamp hit a fixture.
>
> > My workshop fluorescents have guards on. I'd just be changing tubes
> > all day otherwise.
>
> The clamp didn't hit the tube, it hit the "fixture".
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 2/20/07
Still, those plastic sleeves that slide over the tubes are pretty
cool. I keep forgetting to buy those. But I think they'd reduce the
scatter quite a bit. They're kinda softish plastic.
On Feb 27, 1:54 pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> workinstiff wrote:
> > Am I the only one that's repeatedly done something like this?
>
> I've never done it.
>
> I have prescription safety glasses with side shields. If I'm wearing my
> contacts, I wear goggles. Anyone who wears contacts knows that a speck
> of dust can feel like a basketball if it gets under the lens! <G>
>
> There's an awful lot of stuff that really I like to do that I wouldn't
> be able to do with eye damage. It would simply be stupid to work
> without protection.
As my furniture mentor would say: You can walk on a wooden leg, you
can eat with dentures, but you won't see fuck-all with glass eyes.
On Feb 27, 7:13 pm, "todd" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > "Robatoy" wrote in message
>
> >> Still, those plastic sleeves that slide over the tubes are pretty
> >> cool. I keep forgetting to buy those. But I think they'd reduce the
> >> scatter quite a bit. They're kinda softish plastic.
>
> > Never heard of them ... sounds like something I could use. got a link?
>
> > --
> >www.e-woodshop.net
> > Last update: 2/20/07
>
> Here's an example.
>
> http://www.goodmart.com/products/T8guard.htm
>
> todd
Thank you for posting thast link, Todd. Those are the ones I was
talking about.
UV guard on some of those...that is a nice idea.
I'm almost all T8 now. The cold start is so much nicer.
On Feb 27, 2:23 pm, Doug Payne <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 27/02/2007 1:46 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > Hammer, eh? Do Nielson or Knight make hammers?
>
> No, but they'll both happily sell you one, albeit a bit specialized.
You mean, like a left-handed one? Surely not a Klown?
A month or so ago, I was installing blocking in between studs, on end
was to be toe nailed. Shot the 3-1/2" 16d....let go of the block, it
fell out...that's odd mis-fire--maybe. Shot again, held moved on.
Later, as I was walking around I looked up, and stuck in a roof truss
about 4 feet away was the missing nail...man that'll make you think!
DAC
On Feb 27, 10:33 am, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
> Ever put a
> brad nail right on top of a drywall screw when attaching door casing?
> Sometimes they come back atcha...
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
On Mar 1, 6:59 am, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bill wrote:
> > the local builders love them; they show up on time, know
> > what they're doing, work hard, and don't complain.
>
> So if they had safety gear, they'd arrive late, forget what they know,
> slack off, and bitch all day? <G>
>
> There are folks who can work safe, hard, and competently.
I find that once I don my safety gear, I can concentrate on the task
at hand, without having to look sideways at a saw spitting out chunks
of material...
I have mentioned here before, that I get a lot of comfort from a
leather shop apron, simply because I don't care what hits it.. simple
chips or saw-dust..all fine by me, and I know that a stray router-bit
(and my work is very router dependant, some bits quite large) won't
cut me.
It also keeps belt-buckles, cell-phone pouch out of the way.. and my
pockets don't fill with chaff.
I have converted a few fellow butchers to wearing them, and they
couldn't imagine walking into their shop without an apron now.
Are the T8's the way to go in a new shop? I've had the fluorescent
lights before...just the el-cheapo from local borg. Never really gave
it much thought but have a new shop waiting for the house to get
built....
DAC
On Feb 27, 6:25 pm, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm almost allT8now. The cold start is so much nicer.
On Mar 1, 10:30 am, "DAC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Are the T8's the way to go in a new shop? I've had the fluorescent
> lights before...just the el-cheapo from local borg. Never really gave
> it much thought but have a new shop waiting for the house to get
> built....
>
> DAC
>
> On Feb 27, 6:25 pm, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm almost allT8now. The cold start is so much nicer.
Sorry I missed your question last time I looked here.
Yes.. the T8 are more efficient, start in the cold and supposedly last
longer.
T8 will fit in a regular fixture (with two pins on each end) but
flicker more.
Then you can change the balast designed for t-8 and the flicker goes
away and in my case the humming all disappeared too.
The cold start is what got me going on T-8's... the rest was just a
bonus.
HTH
r
On Mar 3, 7:06 am, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 21:03:42 -0500, "Bill Stock" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Put's a whole new light on Table Dancing. That's an image you won't get out
> >of your head for a while, Swingman Table Dancing. :-)
>
> All the effort I put in to protect my eyes, and you go ahead and make
> me blind!
>
> Bastard! <G>
HEY!! I'm trying eat my lunch here!!!!!!!!!!!
The theory is less flicker and less electricity consumed. I used T8 in
the wash rack in the barn in the water tight fixture. I did not look
at the flicker compares to the HO T12 fixtures which flicker a lot
when it is close to freezing. Maybe they are not HO but single pin. I
guess HO was what I had in a building where the fixtures were 30 feet
off the ground.
On 1 Mar 2007 07:30:54 -0800, "DAC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Are the T8's the way to go in a new shop? I've had the fluorescent
>lights before...just the el-cheapo from local borg. Never really gave
>it much thought but have a new shop waiting for the house to get
>built....
>
>DAC
>
>On Feb 27, 6:25 pm, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm almost allT8now. The cold start is so much nicer.
>
Done that once also,
I use to work for a builder in Ohio ,we sub contracted Amish framers and
never saw them wear safety glasses.
Sawing & nailing all day long with out any problems ,but ! did see a
kid shoot a nail in his knuckle on his middle finger .
He pulled it out and i took him home to put "Salve " on it ,he worked
the next day
I would still have been unconscious and not work for days
Woosey Yanks
http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutcher/THENORTHCOASTPT
"Bill Stock" wrote in message
> Put's a whole new light on Table Dancing. That's an image you won't get
out
> of your head for a while, Swingman Table Dancing. :-)
In retrospect, it was probably as funny as that image is grotesque. ;)
> Glad it all worked out OK though.
Thanks ... still shudder to think of two eyefulls of thin slivers of glass.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Feb 27, 12:42 pm, "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 27 Feb, 16:33, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
>>
>> > Depends -- are you the only one that's using an air nailer without eye
>> > protection?
>>
>> Does it count if I won't even use an air nailer?
>> Or do I have to be not using the air nailer, with eye protection?
>>
>> I love my hammers. Light, portable, much better safety record, no need
>> for power and I can use any sort of nail I like.
>
> But hammers have such low toy value, make no loud noises, don't need a
> bezillion accessories, hoses, extension cords, arrrrrgggg, voltages,
> dimming lights, arrrggg.. oil injection...*wipes brow*, just the sound
> of slamming the clip shut with a new load.....*off to take a cold
> shower*
>
> <dream>
> AND.... *I* can put those 43 nails in that 3-foot piece of trim much
> quicker than you can, so I can stand around waiting for the compressor
> to recycle and the 20 minutes I need to haul my stuff to the truck and
> then call somebody to tow me out of the mudhole which I drove into to
> get close to the house so I would have to haul all my gear as far.
> None of the other trades would help me tow my truck out, because my
> compressor kept blowing the one breaker in the house..and..and...and I
> suppose I should have asked if it was okay to plug my compressor into
> their extension cord.... which also had their beer cooler plugged into
> it..
> </dream>
I had/have a job to do today, well, tomorrow now. When I got there I
couldn't park within 100 yards of the house due to the landscape being done
and the 8 other trucks parked on both sides of the street. Needless to say
I kept on going, came home and got some stuff done around the shop. I hate
contractors that always schedule everybody on top of each other.
Fortunately it was within 2 miles of my house so the drive wasn't bad!
43 nails in the trim.....hehehehehe......I can hear the painter now!
>
>
> Hammer, eh? Do Nielson or Knight make hammers?
>
B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote in
news:g7%[email protected]:
*snip*
>
> I have prescription safety glasses with side shields. If I'm wearing
> my contacts, I wear goggles. Anyone who wears contacts knows that a
> speck of dust can feel like a basketball if it gets under the lens!
> <G>
>
*snip*
I was wondering if they made those... I usually opt for goggles that
fit over my glasses rather than safety glasses, but my glasses still get
dusty. (No, I haven't tried chemical spill goggles yet. Need a nice WW
day first.)
Puckdropper
--
Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it.
To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:46:56 -0500, [email protected] (Jerry -
OHIO) wrote:
> Done that once also,
>I use to work for a builder in Ohio ,we sub contracted Amish framers and
>never saw them wear safety glasses.
> Sawing & nailing all day long with out any problems ,but ! did see a
>kid shoot a nail in his knuckle on his middle finger .
> He pulled it out and i took him home to put "Salve " on it ,he worked
>the next day
Several times I've seen Amish framing carpenters working on projects
around Cleveland. Scrambling around with no safety rigging, no
hardhats, no safety glasses, bare hands, yikes. And from what I
understand, the local builders love them; they show up on time, know
what they're doing, work hard, and don't complain.
"Robatoy" wrote in message
> Still, those plastic sleeves that slide over the tubes are pretty
> cool. I keep forgetting to buy those. But I think they'd reduce the
> scatter quite a bit. They're kinda softish plastic.
Never heard of them ... sounds like something I could use. got a link?
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> That wasn't the cause.
>
> T'were a "small shop" hazard ... the necessity to perform ocassional feats
> of daring do atop shop fixtures.
>
> I stumbled by catching a pants leg on the table saw blade guard (you heard
> right) and in catching myself to keep from falling off the work
> bench/table
> saw outfeed table, the clamp hit a fixture.
>
Put's a whole new light on Table Dancing. That's an image you won't get out
of your head for a while, Swingman Table Dancing. :-)
Glad it all worked out OK though.
"Robatoy" wrote in message
>
> I find that once I don my safety gear, I can concentrate on the task
> at hand, without having to look sideways at a saw spitting out chunks
> of material...
> I have mentioned here before, that I get a lot of comfort from a
> leather shop apron, simply because I don't care what hits it.. simple
> chips or saw-dust..all fine by me, and I know that a stray router-bit
> (and my work is very router dependant, some bits quite large) won't
> cut me.
> It also keeps belt-buckles, cell-phone pouch out of the way.. and my
> pockets don't fill with chaff.
> I have converted a few fellow butchers to wearing them, and they
> couldn't imagine walking into their shop without an apron now.
>
I used to wear a cloth apron. But the pockets would rapidly fill up with
sawdust and chips. Then I started welding and used a leather welding apron.
That was better, but I missed the pockets. I mentioned this to the guy at
the welding store. He took me in back and showed me his apron.
He had taken leather from an old apron and sewed up some pockets that fit
inside the apron along the top. He could put pens, etc. into these pockets.
And since they were on the inside, they did not fill up with air borne junk.
I broke out an old leather sewing awl and made up some pockets for my
welding apron. And bought a new one for woodwork and did the same thing.
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:27:57 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Andy Dingley" wrote in message...
>> On 27 Feb, 16:47, "Swingman" wrote:
>>
>> > A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
>> > with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
>> > glass shards throughout the shop.
>> >
>> > I was, luckily, looking down,
>>
>> OTOH, if you'd been looking upwards when you were waving a long clamp
>> around....
>
>That wasn't the cause.
>
>T'were a "small shop" hazard ... the necessity to perform ocassional feats
>of daring do atop shop fixtures.
>
>I stumbled by catching a pants leg on the table saw blade guard (you heard
>right) and in catching myself to keep from falling off the work bench/table
>saw outfeed table, the clamp hit a fixture.
>
>> My workshop fluorescents have guards on. I'd just be changing tubes
>> all day otherwise.
>
>The clamp didn't hit the tube, it hit the "fixture".
So will the tablesaw blade guard be removed next time a daring feat is
needed?
Mark
I have a 12' ceiling and have managed to knock out at least
2 8' HO tubes. I then discovered why the hell they sold those
"funky looking" clear tubes in the bulb section of Lowes.
I must have found glass for two weeks after the last mishap
and have now slipped those clear tubes over just about all
tubes that can come in the line of fire.
Swingman wrote:
>
> A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
> with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
> glass shards throughout the shop.
>
> I was, luckily, looking down, otherwise I probably wouldn't be typing this.
> It took a few minutes to get the glass out of what hair I have left, and,
> after an hours cleanup time I am still finding glass shards in the most
> unlikely places.
In article <[email protected]>, "J.C." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
> Ever put a
>> brad nail right on top of a drywall screw when attaching door casing?
>> Sometimes they come back atcha...
>
>That's my big fear. Putting siding over OSB.
Yep. It's stuff like that, that makes me wear a face shield whenever I'm using
power tools -- and a lot of hand tools, too. I'll put that on just to drive
one nail by hand. Takes less than ten seconds to put it on, so there's really
no excuse at all not to.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
"Pat Barber" <wrote in message
> Aren't you get getting a little old for "feats of daring" in
> the work area ???
Some days I must perform feats of daring just to get out to the "work area".
> The bedroom is your best bet for the senior
> gymnastics....
Senior?? ... ahh, you mean those old guys around 80? I still have 16 years
to go, maybe.
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"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Robatoy" wrote in message
>
>> Still, those plastic sleeves that slide over the tubes are pretty
>> cool. I keep forgetting to buy those. But I think they'd reduce the
>> scatter quite a bit. They're kinda softish plastic.
>
> Never heard of them ... sounds like something I could use. got a link?
>
> --
> www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 2/20/07
Here's an example.
http://www.goodmart.com/products/T8guard.htm
todd
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message...
> On 27 Feb, 16:47, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> > A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
> > with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
> > glass shards throughout the shop.
> >
> > I was, luckily, looking down,
>
> OTOH, if you'd been looking upwards when you were waving a long clamp
> around....
That wasn't the cause.
T'were a "small shop" hazard ... the necessity to perform ocassional feats
of daring do atop shop fixtures.
I stumbled by catching a pants leg on the table saw blade guard (you heard
right) and in catching myself to keep from falling off the work bench/table
saw outfeed table, the clamp hit a fixture.
> My workshop fluorescents have guards on. I'd just be changing tubes
> all day otherwise.
The clamp didn't hit the tube, it hit the "fixture".
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
> Are the T8's the way to go in a new shop? I've had the fluorescent
> lights before...just the el-cheapo from local borg. Never really gave
> it much thought but have a new shop waiting for the house to get
> built....
I installed four T8 fluorescent fixtures (two 48" bulbs each), with
electronic ballasts, in our garage when we built it a few years ago.
Compared to all other lights I've used in the past, they are wonderful!
They come on instantly, with no flickering, even in cold weather. If it's
really cold, they may be slightly dimmer for a few minutes, but they're
usually up to full brightness by the time I turn on the heat and radio. :)
Mine are low profile so they fit snug against the ceiling giving me more
room to swing boards around and whatnot. They also have nice covers to keep
out dust and protect the bulbs if I get careless and smack one with a
board.
The fluorescents also provide much more even lighting than the incandescent
bulbs I was used during construction, and use about a third of the power.
They've been in place about six years now and I'm still using all eight
original bulbs.
The only downside was cost. I paid something like $80 per fixture, plus the
cost of the bulbs. But I'm very happy I spent the money to get the better
lights.
Anthony
"workinstiff" wrote in message
Yep ... and Norm's right ... you can never be too careful with your eyes.
A couple of weeks back I scored a direct hit on a 4' fluorescent fixture
with a long clamp, hard enough for one of the bulbs to explode, sending
glass shards throughout the shop.
I was, luckily, looking down, otherwise I probably wouldn't be typing this.
It took a few minutes to get the glass out of what hair I have left, and,
after an hours cleanup time I am still finding glass shards in the most
unlikely places.
There is always something waiting to test your luck, and/or bite you in the
butt, in the shop.
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Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
: "Bill" wrote in message
:> Several times I've seen Amish framing carpenters working on projects
:> around Cleveland. Scrambling around with no safety rigging, no
:> hardhats, no safety glasses, bare hands, yikes. And from what I
:> understand, the local builders love them; they show up on time, know
:> what they're doing, work hard, and don't complain.
: No lawyers or politicians can make a big difference in the work ethic of a
: culture.
Maybe, but "work ethic" (i.e. "works hard") doesn't
mean "works without proper safety gear".
The latter is better paraphrased as "works stupid".
-- Andy Barss
Aren't you get getting a little old for "feats of daring" in
the work area ??? The bedroom is your best bet for the senior
gymnastics....
Swingman wrote:
> T'were a "small shop" hazard ... the necessity to perform ocassional feats
> of daring do atop shop fixtures.
>
> I stumbled by catching a pants leg on the table saw blade guard (you heard
> right) and in catching myself to keep from falling off the work bench/table
> saw outfeed table, the clamp hit a fixture.
On 1 Mar 2007 07:25:34 -0800, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have mentioned here before, that I get a lot of comfort from a
>leather shop apron, simply because I don't care what hits it.. simple
>chips or saw-dust..all fine by me, and I know that a stray router-bit
>(and my work is very router dependant, some bits quite large) won't
>cut me.
>It also keeps belt-buckles, cell-phone pouch out of the way.. and my
>pockets don't fill with chaff.
>I have converted a few fellow butchers to wearing them, and they
>couldn't imagine walking into their shop without an apron now.
One hangs at the ready just inside the door to the garage. I have a
interesting scar looks like an M. Playing catch with the tablesaw bad
idea.
Mark
(sixoneeight) = 618
workinstiff wrote:
> Am I the only one that's repeatedly done something like this?
I've never done it.
I have prescription safety glasses with side shields. If I'm wearing my
contacts, I wear goggles. Anyone who wears contacts knows that a speck
of dust can feel like a basketball if it gets under the lens! <G>
There's an awful lot of stuff that really I like to do that I wouldn't
be able to do with eye damage. It would simply be stupid to work
without protection.
"Pat Barber" wrote in message
> I have a 12' ceiling and have managed to knock out at least
> 2 8' HO tubes. I then discovered why the hell they sold those
> "funky looking" clear tubes in the bulb section of Lowes.
Like I said, I've never even seen them ... I'll be on the lookout, and glad
that I can be.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:05:02 GMT, B A R R Y <[email protected]>
wrote:
>CW wrote:
>> The only tool you should use without eye protection is between your legs.
>
>I can put an eye out with that thing! <G>
Besides, you should always use a one eyed monk protector when you're
putting it in a strange, um, monastery.
"Bill" wrote in message
> Several times I've seen Amish framing carpenters working on projects
> around Cleveland. Scrambling around with no safety rigging, no
> hardhats, no safety glasses, bare hands, yikes. And from what I
> understand, the local builders love them; they show up on time, know
> what they're doing, work hard, and don't complain.
No lawyers or politicians can make a big difference in the work ethic of a
culture.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
On 27 Feb 2007 10:46:40 -0800, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>But hammers have such low toy value, make no loud noises, don't need a
>bezillion accessories, hoses, extension cords, arrrrrgggg, voltages,
>dimming lights, arrrggg.. oil injection...*wipes brow*, just the sound
>of slamming the clip shut with a new load.....*off to take a cold
>shower*
>Hammer, eh? Do Nielson or Knight make hammers?
No, but Ruger make Mini-14s, if that's what you really want.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Ever put a
> brad nail right on top of a drywall screw when attaching door casing?
> Sometimes they come back atcha...
That's my big fear. Putting siding over OSB.
In article <[email protected]>, "workinstiff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Am I the only one that's repeatedly done something like this?
Depends -- are you the only one that's using an air nailer without eye
protection?
>I think I'm a pretty cautious person when workng in the shop but I've
>blasted my eye twice with the exhaust air from my nailer.
You don't meet *my* definition of a cautious person. "Cautious" means wearing
eye protection when using power tools. Especially power tools that shoot
nails.
>After I did
>it the first time I thought, "I'll never make that mistake again." But
>I'm so wrapped up in the business end of the nailer that I let it
>happen a second time a week later. Maybe I'm this week's poster boy
>for eye protection?
Not yet... :-)
>It doesn't hurt. But the blast of air opens up
>both eyelids like parachutes which lets in a lot more light... so it's
>quite a stunner.
Be glad it was just air.
>Needless to say I'm going to wear goggles every time
>from now on.
Consider a face shield instead. There are other things on your face that need
protection besides your eyes, and it's not just the air you need to guard
against. I wouldn't like to catch a framing nail in the teeth, for example,
nor to have my boyish good looks spoiled by taking one in the cheek. Nails
have been known to change direction abruptly on hitting a knot. Ever put a
brad nail right on top of a drywall screw when attaching door casing?
Sometimes they come back atcha...
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 21:03:42 -0500, "Bill Stock" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>Put's a whole new light on Table Dancing. That's an image you won't get out
>of your head for a while, Swingman Table Dancing. :-)
All the effort I put in to protect my eyes, and you go ahead and make
me blind!
Bastard! <G>
The only tool you should use without eye protection is between your legs.
"workinstiff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Am I the only one that's repeatedly done something like this?
>
> I think I'm a pretty cautious person when workng in the shop but I've
> blasted my eye twice with the exhaust air from my nailer. After I did
> it the first time I thought, "I'll never make that mistake again." But
> I'm so wrapped up in the business end of the nailer that I let it
> happen a second time a week later. Maybe I'm this week's poster boy
> for eye protection? It doesn't hurt. But the blast of air opens up
> both eyelids like parachutes which lets in a lot more light... so it's
> quite a stunner. Needless to say I'm going to wear goggles every time
> from now on.
>