Garage And Shop Safety

[HotRodPC]

I'm late to the party, but no breaker bar extensions on your ratchets? W/out and impact wrench, I couldn't do 1/2 the stuff I need to do w/out sliding my trusty 1-1/2 galvanized steel pipe over my ratchet!

Technically true. You don't want to use a cheater pipe on a ratchet. The ratchet has a stop mechanism that will only hold so much. If you put a cheater on it, and you're giving it hell, and the mechanism breaks, then you can be hurt. It is much safer to use a cheater pipe on a breaker bar.

 

[Old77]

How about the 'ol slag in the ear canal??

I've had this happen more than once while grinding!! That crap hurts!!

 

[83K5guy]

if possible wear face shields, a friend of mine was wire wheelin some parts and a wire come off and stuck right in the middle of his forehead, almost so deep you couldnt get tweezers on it and then he bleed like a stuck pig, oh by the way maybe having a home made first aid kit handy. the ones you get from the store sometimes are a joke

 

[davbell22602]

if possible wear face shields, a friend of mine was wire wheelin some parts and a wire come off and stuck right in the middle of his forehead, almost so deep you couldnt get tweezers on it and then he bleed like a stuck pig, oh by the way maybe having a home made first aid kit handy. the ones you get from the store sometimes are a joke

Who sells the face shields?

 

[proddy2008]

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open flames and welding are not the only dangers around a gas tank..... grinders too about 4 years ago my dad and i were working on a camaro and there was a hole in the tank under some sheet metal so instead of dropin it he grabs a grinder and starts cutting.... i grabed fire extinguisher and waited well tank went up and so did he luckuly had extinguisher so only for a couple of seconds used whole bottle on him so had nothing for the car btw water WILL NOT PUT OUT A GAS FIRE

 

[proddy2008]

oh if you take the straps hinges or whatever it is that keeps a door open and just let it free there watchout for wind

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[HotRodPC]

Good Points above !!!

Always gotta be careful where grinder sparks go.

 

[proddy2008]

yep crispy=good on chicken not so good on you

 

[89Suburban]

oh if you take the straps hinges or whatever it is that keeps a door open and just let it free there watchout for wind

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I did this the week my tires got slashed, I borrowed my brothers truck and the driver's door bit me when I wasn't looking, fuggin hurt.

 

[Old77]

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open flames and welding are not the only dangers around a gas tank..... grinders too about 4 years ago my dad and i were working on a camaro and there was a hole in the tank under some sheet metal so instead of dropin it he grabs a grinder and starts cutting.... i grabed fire extinguisher and waited well tank went up and so did he luckuly had extinguisher so only for a couple of seconds used whole bottle on him so had nothing for the car btw water WILL NOT PUT OUT A GAS FIRE

Did I read that right???? You used a grinder near a gas tank???

 

[89Suburban]

Did I read that right???? You used a grinder near a gas tank???

 

[proddy2008]

lol HE did i grabed a fire extinguisher and said dont do it man! kids these days just dont listen