jayco Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Anyone care to guess how I hold the angle grinder? Over the course of the summer, this shirt took a lot of sparks while I used this angle grinder. The cat in the background had nothing to do with this incident, but has been implicated in many others around the farm. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 wow, did it do any damage to you? I have a feeling I hold an angle grinder the exact same way.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmancreek Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I'm sure the cat was at least partly at fault...just look at the expression on it's face. At last count, we have 7 cats (4 barn cats and 3 house cats) on our farm and they are always into trouble. One of them keeps bringing snakes to the back door. I usually wear a leather apron when angle grinding because of the sparks. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I set a good cotton duck apron on fire a couple of years ago with one of those rascals. Sparks are not your friend. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Sparks are easy to see coming off the wheel, I direct them away from my body. They do make the green cloth fire resistant welding jackets, they are much cheaper than leather and are way cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Darn!! That looks like about all my T shirts. Went to the apron for grinding. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 YET ANOTHER REASON THAT ,NOT MANY B-SMITHS ARE NUDEISTS!:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Wire wheels will do that type damage and more. The shirt can be replaced, glad your ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Just keep out of the way of the sparks! caught fire myself the other day, bought some 'polycotton' instead of cotton boiler suits, add a decent soak of oil and paint and it caught pretty good, slapped out ok but still a bit of a wake up call ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 The torn and frayed blue jeans catch fire rather quickly sometimes. The sparks from forge welding is at just about the right height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Rainsfire.....I didn't suffer any real injury from what happered to the shirt. A few pinholes the first time......then a few more.....a few days later ,more holes. I got my grandson to take the picture before my wife threw the shirt away.(Which I sense is coming soon!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I did something similar. Picked up an angler grinder at a pawn shop, no guard. and put it to work with zip discs on a fence I am repairing. It do zip when it catches just right. Laid open my jeans and wound up my t shirt across my belly. I quit for the day and ordered the guard no incidents since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 YET ANOTHER REASON THAT ,NOT MANY B-SMITHS ARE NUDEISTS!:cool: speak for yourself!! I always use a gaurd.. sometimes it works well as a fence when im roughing out things I want uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Junior hit the nail on the head. Keep the frayed stuff trimmed off too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Oh sure, anybody can trim the fuzz, REAL blacksmiths burn it off. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 LMAO well Frosty, I would never type this to the younger crowd as a remedy. the Zippo works well, yes. Somebody's Mom would see my instructions and hunt me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Yeah, ya gotta be careful what you tell the younguns; especially if momma can get at ya! Some mommas just don't have a sense of humor. I don't remember when I learned the difference in smell between my Levis and virtually anything else. I was young though, under 9-10. Dad had me holding torch for him by then and he just let me discover the importance of keeping the smells straight. Mother didn't brain him for letting me get burned either, heck, SHE thought it was a good idea. I don't know how many times she told me, "You'll know better next time won't you?" I always wondered about kids who's mothers didn't laugh at them when they did something dumb and got hurt. Another favorite Mother saying was, "If you hurt yourself I'll paddle your butt when we get back from the doctor!" Attached is a pic of Father spinning hot. Sherrie is holding the torch for him, she was Dad's business partner's wife. Anyway, I was young enough I had to stand on a bucket when I started holding torch for him. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Having smoked for 40 years my sense of smell is not the best. Some days ( you know how it goes ) you will smell something burning and wonder... My beard, clothes etc. You know when it's hair normally. Frayed overalls will yes burn fast. Last episode was few days ago running the plasma here at home. Some forms of welding at work will absolutely cause issues ( welding over a rack table ). You can smell something in the bucket under the forge ( at a rondy when some idiot thinks it's a trash recepticle and you didn't notice ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 What do you mean about throwing the shirt away? Cut the buttons off and you have another shop rag. They work better than paper towels. Just be careful how you store them when oily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Jacob.....I do use 'em for cleaning cloths......but sometimes my wife slips 'em in the trash before I notice! That's almost like a farm tradition around here...wiping the grease off your hands with last year's shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 My parents were, and still are, firm believers in letting kids hurt themselves to respect things, to a certain extent though. No respectable parent would have their kid do something extremely dangerous but as the saying appropriately goes "The best way to respect fire is to get burnt". I remember many times I've had that happen to my shirt and dad would just tell me my shirt was catching, I'd pat it out and keep grinding. Or letting you get kicked by a cow when you weren't paying attention to where you were when pushing it up. This was back on the farm when I was a few year younger, although it still happens a few years later....are you ever old enough to know better, or am I just still to young to care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I encouraged my kids to play in the creek and climb trees even when we lived in the city! Some of their friends were upset that I would not let *them* climb in our trees without a parent's written permission... Worst episode we had was being chased by yellowjackets way too far. My kids are in college now and still dislike them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 My kids are in college now and still dislike them... I do hope you are referring to the yellow jackets (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Hmmm- story of my life-most of my t shirts have holes in them from welding-even though i wear a closed overall long sleeve jacket over them. Those welding sparks just go in everywhere, overhead welding and grinding in confined spaces are sure not friendly on tshirts... Jayco ive got some shirts that look a lot like yours- still has a couple of welding hours left.... Bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 I guess I could have called this thread ' The Frugal Smith'! I've been exposed as a 'penny pincher'! Jr. said something about wearing a welding jacket. Well......I should have.(I've got one). I just couldn't bring myself to wear it on those 100+ degree days of summer. When I use the angle grinder,O/A torch,arc welder,etc.......the first thing I do is look around. I make SURE! I'm away from ......the O/A tanks, the parts cleaner(mineral spirits), leaky carburators that might be on a nearby workbench or a gas can that's in the wrong place. So, sometimes I forget about my shirt. I guess the lesson from all this is that it's alright to be frugal......but it's more important to be safe! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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