Safety Thread...Read pg. 3 - Tiki Carving

L Loki Member Boca Raton, FL Joined: Nov 04, 2005 Posts: 541	L Loki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 20, 2006 8:14 AM Surf Tiki, The advise on not wearing gloves while using rotating tools puts me in a conundrum. The glove saved me, but after it happened, i started thinking how lucky i was that the glove didnt get wrapped into the rotating wheel, just the thought made me cringe...what would be your advise on this? Wear gloves that fit tighter around the fingers? Another lesson: Wear boots or shoes at all times. When using chisels, they like to fall off the work benches. Instinct will kick in and you might try and grab it before it hits the ground. Bad idea, just let them fall. A sharp chisel will plunge deep into flesh. Feet are often targets for sharp chisels. "He who does anything because it is the custom makes no choice." [ Edited by: Loki 2006-01-20 11:37 ]

Surf Tiki,
The advise on not wearing gloves while using rotating tools puts me in a conundrum. The glove saved me, but after it happened, i started thinking how lucky i was that the glove didnt get wrapped into the rotating wheel, just the thought made me cringe...what would be your advise on this? Wear gloves that fit tighter around the fingers?

Another lesson:
Wear boots or shoes at all times. When using chisels, they like to fall off the work benches. Instinct will kick in and you might try and grab it before it hits the ground. Bad idea, just let them fall. A sharp chisel will plunge deep into flesh. Feet are often targets for sharp chisels.

"He who does anything because it is the custom makes no choice."

[ Edited by: Loki 2006-01-20 11:37 ]

Post #208975 by Loki on Fri, Jan 20, 2006 8:14 AM