June 16, 201412 yr So I went to the scrapyard the other day and grabbed a two foot section of track. I also scored ten spikes and a plate that the track fits in. Ill throw a pic of that up tomorrow. So I cut through this RR track with my angle grinder, it took me like 6 hours and I busted my Milwaukee grinder. I had my friend helping and she went to cut in when we were 90% done and the disc broke. We tried to take the locking nut off and it was jammed. So I took a pipe wrench to the nut and broke the lock on my grinder. But she brought over her grinder today and we finished the cut. It helps to know a chick thats a XXXXXX Iron worker...
June 16, 201412 yr Nice, where's your PPE? :o Looking cool is one thing, but not when your dead. I've had more than a few customers end up in the hospital from grinders. One in particular had a wheel come apart and go through his ankle, boot and all. He was down 6 months. Another had half his nose half removed by a wheel, and he was wearing glasses and face shield. :unsure: Be safe, that way you can enjoy the things you make. B)
June 16, 201412 yr She's wearing gloves, boots, glasses and ear protection, short of a full face shield and maybe a leather apron I don't see what more she could do. Anyway, congrats on the anvil and on a good days work, now to get some iron hot and get pounding!
June 16, 201412 yr Author We had a face shield and she took it off because it kept steaming up. Believe it or not we were using our brains. She is also a trained union iron worker so she knows and follows OSHA regulations. I appreciate the concern tho guys.
June 17, 201412 yr PPE is necessary, but sometimesyou can go too far to the point where it's unrealistic.
June 17, 201412 yr Hidden by Steve Sells, June 17, 2014 - need to decide if its worth posting PPE is necessary, but sometimesyou can go too far to the point where it's unrealistic. safety equipment is unrealistic? It is simply making a list of all body parts you can do with out, and protecting the rest. Can you please explain what you meant by that, coming from your many months of experience?
June 18, 201412 yr Full face shield did not protect me from an eye injury. Now I protect myself when grinding by wearing a welding helmet.
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