WNC Goater Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 And that's about all that needs to be said about that. Trust me on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I will try to keep that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I refuse to let anyone wearing flipflops even into my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Das , even if they where wearing a pair of these ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNC Goater Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Dale Russell said: Das , even if they where wearing a pair of these ? LOL! Well that would help in one instance. It's that pesky hot scale that makes you do "the dance" though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I don't do anything in flip-flops. That being said don't forge or arc weld in tennis shoes for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I dont do anything in flip flops,at all ! Anything! I won't even own them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Mr. Russell, Very interesting specimen of Australian Ingenuity. But I think that they are a little incomplete. May I suggest that these innovative footwear be used, in combination,n with steel reinforced asbestos spats. Just my two cents. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 13 hours ago, Dale Russell said: Das , even if they where wearing a pair of these ? Lol Dale, only if it's you. Too many sharp pointy things, hammers, scale, grindings, weld nuggets and did I mention sharp pointy things? It's not always just the toes in harms way. Last time I welded in tennis shoes I had to get new ones after. I'm not a stickler on steel toed boots but I do always wear good leather boots. Still have all my toes tho there have been a number of times I moved my foot really quickly out of the path of a heavy falling object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 You bunch of old softies, I've seen smiths in the middle and far east forge wearing flip flops (of some sort and a loincloth and a tatty t-shirt whilst doing a sterling job of it to boot! of course I'm a bit of a super softie when it comes to protecting my bits ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 That's why I wear boots, goggles, and a leather apron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Hey, we don't want to know about your and the missus' relations, that's for a different forum! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51cub Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Anybody that would wear flip flops is a better man than I want to be. They can call me softie all they want. I get pretty protective of my dainty parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 06/18/2017 at 5:52 PM, Dale Russell said: Das , even if they where wearing a pair of these ? All yours, Dale Russell. I myself would do well to wear boots, chaps, and a helmet at all times. Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Seeing as since most of my students are youth. They arrive in flip flops and polyester shorts way too often. My solution to that is as follows. They and their parents are stopped at the entryway, where they get the safety lecture, and are reminded about the email they receive prior to taking the class. If the adult does not then get them proper clothing. The children are wrapped up in a heavyweight canvas skirt going down to the floor for leg protection and are given over shoes made out of 4x36 sandpaper, which is then secured around feet/ankles. They normally do not repeat it. Oh yeah they are also required to wear the aprons and such over the skirt, for the little bit of added protection it gives. Note those students work on small things, so any burns they may get are on the lesser side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Hmmm. Thongs. Different meaning, depending where you come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I just re-thought of something. All these video's of people dis-regarding PPE (ok video games also), is leading the youth and their parents into a blase attitude towards common sense in regards to risk while forging. Seeing some adult "expert" forging in shorts and flipflops, grinding with no goggles, welding in tank tops without a helmet, is leading the youth and other newer peoples down a risky path. If you are going to do a video to show people how to do something, then take responsibility for your actions and do it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Rashelle said: welding in tank tops without a helmet, Nothing like finding out at age 45 you've been making yourself go blind with peripheral flash burns (not me). Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 14 hours ago, ausfire said: Hmmm. Thongs. Different meaning, depending where you come from. if you start to wear the "penny black" and three shoe-laces on your feet in this part of the world you re going to get some real funny looks and around here odd looking kit is considered traditional/ cultural/cool etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Good to see you posting Sir. Are you well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 yes well but sadly much poorer we would like to call the govt. a circus but that's wrong, in the circus the ring master runs the show not the clowns1. WITH OUR CURENCY GOING INTO A TAIL SPIN THE COST OF DATA HAS BECOME A JOKE SO I TEND TO STAY OFF THE WEB YET IFI AND MY FRIENDS AND AQUAITENCES THEREON IS SOMEWHAT ADICTIVE ! THANKS FOR ASKING THOUGH. REGARDS iAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 It's good to see your pic when I open IFI Ian, we don't see enough of you. I wish the guys running the gvt were just clowns but I can't trust them as much as I would clowns. We all know the old adage, "Those who can, do. Those who can't do, teach." You don't see the third line very often. "Those who can't teach administrate." It seems to be human nature to put the people with no practical knowledge or skills in charge. Who's fault is that? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The fault is two-fold. Us for voting them in, but them for trying to pass off that they can. I mean, I'd never go into a nuclear powered steam plant and try to pass off that I knew how to run it. They shouldn't be doing anything like that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Frosty, Are you casting aspersions on the S.A. Grand Panjandrum eX'ema? SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I didn't know Frosty had exema is he using cortisone cream? good to chat with you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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