Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 #10) If you can't reach, use a ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 #11) Wear proper safety gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hey Grant #6 those are really slowblow fuses. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf's Den Armoury Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) So, can I assume that these were *not* taken at your shop, Grant? :cool: My biggest ones.... If you think it's cooled down, it hasn't. If you aren't sure...it's hot. leave it alone or use tongs to pick it up. (with regards to hammers) THIS IS NOT A BAT!! [baseballs bats are, for the most part swung with uncontrolled energy and force] (I used the same rule when teaching my kids how to fence when they were small. To this day if Dad asks his boys, now 25 and 18 years old "what's rule #1?" They will reply "This is not a bat!") David Edited November 11, 2009 by Wolf's Den Armoury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I just went around the shop snapping pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Grant, Those are all classics. I got that email from work too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf's Den Armoury Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I just went around the shop snapping pictures. wouldn't that be a potentially dangerous distraction? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I just had to add this one, looks like a couple of blacksmith taking out a stump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Grant you are too much. Gotta love those pics. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Grant, Looks like a heck of a place to lose your car keys . . . did you find em? success and safety? I just find folks who like and buy my work and always try to stand where the accident isn't . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 In my bold opinion, the three most vital pieces of safety equipment are eyes, ears, and brain. Fail to use them properly and injury is guaranteed. I think it was Paw Paw Wilson who said: First mistake, slow down. Second Mistake, take a break. Third mistake, quit. I count safety mistakes as two mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 alot of the same rules apply, but also....don't get between any thing that moves and that dosen't move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Wire brushing scale off prevents burns from the scale flying off when you hit your work with a hammer. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptree Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 My motto "Life is too short to spend any of it dead, injuried or in jail, and any combo of those really sucks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilikilt Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Most everything in my shop falls into the categories of: sharp, heavy, very hot or various combinations of the three. If anyone comes into my tool shed, I ask simply that people ask before touching and to use caution and common sense....... Unfortunately these traits seem to be painfully lacking in our culture today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 There are 2 ways to learn: the first is by doing, the second is by listening/reading and understanding the instructions..... guess which one it seems most people like best..... Cliff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Most everything in my shop falls into the categories of: sharp, heavy, very hot or various combinations of the three. I put it a slightly different way. In blacksmithing, everything is hot, heavy, sharp, or dangerous. and Make a list of all YOUR body parts that you can do without. It is up to YOU to protect everything not on the list. (Then hand them a piece of paper.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 A few more safety rules: Don't lean on vises. They are a heat sink and will burn you. At least they'll pinch you real bad. Never heat a hollow form. Some bull points, (jack hammer bits), have a threaded end that can get closed over in use and if you heat this it can explode. Many of us know to be careful of using oil in heat treating. Have a metal lid handy to snuff out a fire. Have oil-dry or the like for oil spills. Fire extinguisher. Enough volume of oil for what's being quenched. This is to prevent flashing and burning oil. And always use a metal bucket, not plastic. Hot oil can melt a plastic bucket and then you can get burned, oil all over the shop and a potential shop fire. Ouch!!! Keep in mind that whatever we're throwing in the back of the car or pick up can become a potential missle if you stop quick or are in an accident. Tie down what ever you have in your vehicle. I heard of one guy who had the horn of his new anvil piercing the back of his truck between the passenger and the driver. Practice patience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hey Grant, great photos! I'll assume it isn't of you Seriously now. I would add not leaving round bar on the floor where it can be stepped on- we've all seen film sequences of marbles on a floor. Round bar acts the same, you step on it and it rolls out underneath you leaving you plummeting to the floor (back of the) head first. Ian Lowe taught me a great demonstration of the dangers of black heat. Have two identical pieces of steel 'at hand'- one which is black hot. Hold up to the demonstree (is that a word?) asking can they tell which is hot; then cook a sausage (finger-like sample) on the hot one! PS how big a perspex sheild should one have for around demonstration shops? I mean height- 7' at the top and a 18" air gap to the floor sound good? What do the experienced demonsrators swear by for public safety? have fun now. AndrewOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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