JHCC Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 34 minutes ago, arkie said: LBS, if you suspect something in your eye, don't mess around. Go to an eye doctor. You might have to have the splinter (if that's what it is) removed. Don't let an eye infection set in. You only have one pair of eyes. This, absolutely. 45 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: Time to go down to the shop [...] and listen to some old country. "I said to Hank Williams, 'How lonely does it get?' Hank Williams hasn't answered yet, But I hear him coughing all night long, Oh, one hundred floors above me in the Tower of Song." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 if it is steel you absolutely want it removed BEFORE they have to go in and grind out the rust ring it causes. REPEAT *BEFORE*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 yes, my parents are trying to find a place to go. We did put in they drops, the piece is still there, but I do feel better. We will probably go. 39 minutes ago, JHCC said: "I said to Hank Williams, 'How lonely does it get?' Hank Williams hasn't answered yet, But I hear him coughing all night long, Oh, one hundred floors above me in the Tower of Song." good 'ole Leonard! 29 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: if it is steel you absolutely want it removed BEFORE they have to go in and grind out the rust ring it causes. REPEAT *BEFORE*! we did try a magnet, it didn't get it, but that's not saying it's not steel. just hoping it's not steel. Littleblacksmith This doesn't really have anything, I'm just excited, my parents said there is a possibility in the future for me to buy a power hammer if I can get the money. It wouldn't be nothin big, just like a 25lb little giant. it would be in the barn next door to my shop, we would cut a door in the barn and my shop so I would have a straight walk way to the PH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 LBS, I agree with Arkie on going to an actual eye doctor. They are way better equipped then other doctors for safely getting it out. You are young and need your eyes for a Long time. don't shrug that stuff off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 I understand, it is being difficult on a Saturday night to find one. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 By the way, @littleblacksmith, that hammer-eye punch in my photo? No striker. Just me and The Beast. I'm just sayin'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 hope you get that thing out o yer eye right quick. don't sound like fun. country music was designed to heal heart wounds, but it might work for eyes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 True. Last one I had, I went to the ER and it was a very bad experience. They were surely not eye doctors and had 2 different Drs. plucking at my eye with an injection needle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tubalcain2 said: ...country music was designed to heal heart wounds, but it might work for eyes too. Unless it's Patsy Cline's "Eye Fall To Pieces". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, JHCC said: By the way, @littleblacksmith, that hammer-eye punch in my photo? No striker. Just me and The Beast. I'm just sayin'.... I meant to comment on that, forgive me for not. nicely done! if you had wanted one like that, I could have done one like that, I still will if you want one......I hadn't thought of doing a wrap around handle, good thinking. I would change the angle on the grind a little more acute, not much, just enough that you can get by, but making it a more effective tool. good job. 6 minutes ago, Tubalcain2 said: hope you get that thing out o yer eye right quick. don't sound like fun. country music was designed to heal heart wounds, but it might work for eyes too. well you see, that's what the cream soda is for...... Littleblacksmith 4 minutes ago, Daswulf said: True. Last one I had, I went to the ER and it was a very bad experience. They were surely not eye doctors and had 2 different Drs. plucking at my eye with an injection needle. ooohhhh, thanks for the encouragement.......hahaha 4 minutes ago, JHCC said: Unless it's Patsy Cline's "Eye Fall To Pieces". that put a smile on my face! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 LBSM, You do not need a doctor to check out the inclusion. They can of course, but a nurse practitioner, or nurse or even some other type of tech. can examine your eye and if there is something there remove it. The main problem is to prevent infection. Don't these situations usually happen on the week end. An urgent care facility of med stop shop be nearby. Hospital emergency clinics take forever to see you. Get it checked pronto. Do NOT wait for the morning. SLAG. Das, Using needles is stone age medicine. They could have resorted to jewelers # 9 tweezers or even some other more appropriate medical device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 14 minutes ago, SLAG said: Hospital emergency clinics take forever to see you. Das, Using needles is stone age medicine. They could have resorted to jewelers # 9 tweezers or even some other more appropriate medical device. Very true. And I literally was about to run out of there. I told them if they couldn't get it to just let it be but it seems once your in they don't want to let you out that easy. You learn to lay real still and not move when someone has a needle plucking at your eye. They did get it out but I personally wouldn't do that again. For me I will only go to an eye specialist for that. Just my opinion and experience. I can't say that other medical facilities would be the same way. I'm sure many deal with that sort of thing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Good luck with the eye, Mark, hope you'll get better and soon. Good process on the hammer! I wish I could have started mine yet, but still not there at all If I may comment your PH plans - I'd say try to get the biggest you can squeeze into the shop (and in the budget). You're not gonna regret if you wait a bit longer but get proper sized hammer. Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 9 hours ago, littleblacksmith said: well you see, that's what the cream soda is for...... Littleblacksmith Cream soda in your eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hope your eye is Ok by now, Mark. You need to look after them. If that steel goes rusty in there it's not a happy experience. I have had that happen, but fortunately we have a local GP here who is an expert at dealing with things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Thank ya'll for your concerns. I understand what you are saying. I don't really like mechanical hammers, they hit really fast, and I just don't like them, I REALLY like the self contained hammers. maybe I'll get a Nazel 3b? this was the one I used, it was a joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Nobody who's compared a mechanical and a self contained fluid flow pneumatic like a Nazel wants anything but a self contained hammer. Good grief Mark, that's as unexpected a desire as wanting a brand new car over a 20 yr. old hoopty. Never let steel stay in your eye longer than absolutely necessary, take a cab if you have to. If they can get to it right away they can remove it with a piece of tissue paper, syringe flush or suction. Leave it a few hours and it's tweezer, needles, scrape time. Big pieces are easy just use a piece of tissue paper the wet particles will stick to the paper and come out. . . . Usually. Do NOT rub on your eyeball! Just lay in on and lift it off it might take a couple tries but it works most of the time. Flushing is good too especially if you use a saline solution, the cheap stuff is in the contact lens section of any store with a drug department, it's WAY cheaper than the 1st. Aid kit saline solution though the eye wash cups are nice. I've done it so many ties I can throw my head back and hold my eye open while I gently empty a 6oz. bottle into it. Squirt at the inside corner of your eye where the tear ducts are and tip your head slightly away. Try not to blink. Bug eye safety glasses! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Exactly,, at a young age I was grinding mower blades without glasses,,the next day the little piece of sliver began to rust,, naturally I began rubbing the irritated spot . By mid day it was extremely painful,, went to ER had my head strapped into what could be compared to a horizontal drill press ,, flushed my eye with liquid cocaine for numbing , and drilled that little sucker out,, don't second guess with your eyeballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks guys. got back around 2:00 today from the doctors. we weighted about an hour to be seen for something that took no more than 10 minutes. he looked at it, put some stuff on to numb it, took a cue tip and got 'er off, and then washed my eye with some stuff that burned like fire. gave me some antibiotic stuff to put in my eye every 4 hours, he said I should be fine. so that's good news! today finished a knife, and cut out all the pieces for a guillotine tool. the hole eye thing set me back about a day though. this upcoming week I will be working at a survival camp (this time being paid!), have a cousin coming over tomorrow, and leave to Nebraska on Friday, so will be pretty packed and busy! Littleblacksmith 7 hours ago, Frosty said: Nobody who's compared a mechanical and a self contained fluid flow pneumatic like a Nazel wants anything but a self contained hammer. Good grief Mark, that's as unexpected a desire as wanting a brand new car over a 20 yr. old hoopty. now Frosty, the hole thing about not wanting a car over 20 yrs old, well, I'm weird. I would get it. depends of course though on a lot of factors, id prefer if it wasn't running and needed an axle and sway bar replaced, just means more scrap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: then washed my eye with some stuff that burned like fire. Cream soda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 I wish!! though the first thing I did when I got back was got a cold one..... Littleblacksmith typically I only have like one a week, but my mama said since the special circumstances that she reckoned I could have one.....If only I had more "special circumstances" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 4 hours ago, littleblacksmith said: Frosty, the hole thing about not wanting a car over 20 yrs old, well, I'm weird. I would get it. depends of course though on a lot of factors, id prefer if it wasn't running and needed an axle and sway bar replaced, just means more scrap! I'd love to still have my 62 Vette but I could've bought a Mercedes for the price of 40 years worth of oil changes and tune ups and my 86 Eagle Talon would've eaten it for breakfast in any competition other than maybe crossing an intersection quickly and old time cool. We're not really talking about looking tools but working tools. I know what you mean though, I'd LOVE a 35-37 Chevy pickup and enough money to do to it what I'd planned when I was young enough to want to do long term hot rod projects. Yeah, the really burns eye drops if THOSE don't get you to the doc sooner next time I'll have to give you the LOOK. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melw45 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Worked some more on my 2x72 no weld grinder. I am getting quite the pile of steel tubing with holes drilled in it. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Made a rivet header: and used it to finish the twist tongs I started yesterday: which are on the short side, but hold 1/2" round beautifully. (Also scrubbed 50-year-old wallpaper paste off the walls in the hallway in preparation for painting, but that was in the house, not in the shop.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Still no shop time but I drove in the last T post and ready to run fence for the dog. Lots of sledge work standing on a steel wire milkcrate. I'll be able to access the clothesline directly from the bedroom; but my scrap pile will now be inside the fence. Also looks like I am buying a 2003 Nissan Frontier and will be mobile again---if it runs ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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