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I think it was Richard Pryor who stated something about fire being very in=
spirational?Learned my "fire" lesson from using the removed carpet from the=
Jaguar showroom remodeling at work , in my garage to end working on the co=
ld concrete floor!=C2=A0 One hot welding spark and I never welded without a=
n extinguisher after that point.=C2=A0 Although I must say , having a carpe=
ted garage was pretty nice.=C2=A0 The showroom carpet was a very low pile s=
o my jack rolled effortlessly as did my creeper.=C2=A0 =C2=A0ChuckBeen ther=
e , broke that....fixed that...broke it again....and fixed it again!=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 05:10:53 AM EDT, GUY DAY via Spridgets <=
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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My tale of woe from angle grinder use is when at the bench and not noting t=
he direction and distance the sparks were going. =C2=A0Straight back toward=
s me, stood in one spot next to the bench and wearing nylon/cotton overall'=
s. =C2=A0The upshot was that I set myself on fire. =C2=A0Concentrating on t=
he workpiece and with warmth from my stomach area only slowly getting great=
er, my first distraction was smoke rising and masking my vision of the work=
detail. =C2=A0I looked for the cause and saw clothing in the area round my=
belly button on fire. =C2=A0No room on the bench to throw a quickly turned=
off grinder that was still rotating so I held onto that with one hand and =
used my welding gloves encased left hand to pat my stomach. =C2=A0By now I =
was in full panic mode and found myself trying to use my right hand to put =
out the flames and pat the burning area with the still rotating disc on the=
grinder. =C2=A0Thankfully I was able to resist that after a very close enc=
ounter and the flames went out either because their feeding source had ende=
d or the glove patting worked - or both. =C2=A0I wasn't burnt, clothing und=
er my overalls saved me from that and even though it happened decades ago i=
t was a lesson still remembered.
=C2=A0
Best wishes to all
=C2=A0
Guy R Day=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
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From: spridgets@autox.team.net
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 9th 2025, 06:39
Subject: [Spridgets] Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard
=C2=A0
Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard and yesterday I was that =
fool.
While I have several angle grinders, I need one more before I no longer hav=
e to change the occasional disc from one type to another.=C2=A0 The usual d=
ilemma is which grinder to change the disc on so that half an hour later I=
=E2=80=99m not changing it back again.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d had a fairly well =
used hard disc on one grinder and had removed the guard to get into a tight=
spot while working on the Sprite=E2=80=99s floor pan replacement.=C2=A0 I =
was now replacing the garage roof and needed a thin cutting disc to cut thr=
ough some old J bolts and other fixings and fitted a full-size brand-new th=
in cutting disc. It wasn=E2=80=99t long before I cut through my glove and i=
nto my finger.=C2=A0 The cut isn=E2=80=99t very deep and I guess the gloves=
helped.=C2=A0 Of course, I didn=E2=80=99t immediately put the guard back o=
n it and had to have a near miss before I did.=C2=A0 I realised at that poi=
nt it might not have had the accident if I=E2=80=99d used a smaller disc.=
=C2=A0 So, I=E2=80=99m sharing my stupidity in the hope others won=E2=80=99=
t be the fool, albeit a =E2=80=98lucky=E2=80=99 fool that I was yesterday a=
nd use a angle grinder without the guard.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0Daniel the sometime fool
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<div>I think it was Richard Pryor who stated something about fire b=
eing very inspirational?</div><div>Learned my "fire" lesson from using the =
removed carpet from the Jaguar showroom remodeling at work , in my garage t=
o end working on the cold concrete floor! One hot welding spark and I=
never welded without an extinguisher after that point. Although I mu=
st say , having a carpeted garage was pretty nice. The showroom carpe=
t was a very low pile so my jack rolled effortlessly as did my creeper.&nbs=
p; </div><div>Chuck</div><div>Been there , broke that....fixed that..=
.broke it again....and fixed it again! </div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 05:10:53 AM EDT, GUY=
DAY via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"ydp372a77b4yiv4798766284"><div><p><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:Arial , sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;">My tale of woe from=
angle grinder use is when at the bench and not noting the direction and di=
stance the sparks were going. Straight back towards me, stood in one =
spot next to the bench and wearing nylon/cotton overall's. The upshot=
was that I set myself on fire. Concentrating on the workpiece and wi=
th warmth from my stomach area only slowly getting greater, my first distra=
ction was smoke rising and masking my vision of the work detail. I lo=
oked for the cause and saw clothing in the area round my belly button on fi=
re. No room on the bench to throw a quickly turned off grinder that w=
as still rotating so I held onto that with one hand and used my welding glo=
ves encased left hand to pat my stomach. By now I was in full panic m=
ode and found myself trying to use my right hand to put out the flames and =
pat the burning area with the still rotating disc on the grinder. Tha=
nkfully I was able to resist that after a very close encounter and the flam=
es went out either because their feeding source had ended or the glove patt=
ing worked - or both. I wasn't burnt, clothing under my overalls save=
d me from that and even though it happened decades ago it was a lesson stil=
l remembered.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style=3D"font-family:Arial , =
sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;">Best wishes to all</span></p><p> </p><p>=
<span style=3D"font-family:Arial , sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;">Guy R Day&=
nbsp;</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockq=
uote><div id=3D"ydp372a77b4yiv4798766284yqt84885" class=3D"ydp372a77b4yiv47=
98766284yqt8020068052"><p>------ Original Message ------<br clear=3D"none">=
From: <span class=3D"ydp372a77b4yiv4798766284wt_Email">spridgets@autox.team=
.net</span><br clear=3D"none">To: <span class=3D"ydp372a77b4yiv4798766284wt=
_Email">spridgets@autox.team.net</span><br clear=3D"none">Sent: Wednesday, =
April 9th 2025, 06:39<br clear=3D"none">Subject: [Spridgets] Only a fool us=
es an angle grinder without a guard<br clear=3D"none"> </p><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><p>Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard and yesterday I =
was that fool.<br clear=3D"none">While I have several angle grinders, I nee=
d one more before I no longer have to change the occasional disc from one t=
ype to another. The usual dilemma is which grinder to change the disc=
on so that half an hour later I=E2=80=99m not changing it back again. =
; I=E2=80=99d had a fairly well used hard disc on one grinder and had remov=
ed the guard to get into a tight spot while working on the Sprite=E2=80=99s=
floor pan replacement. I was now replacing the garage roof and neede=
d a thin cutting disc to cut through some old J bolts and other fixings and=
fitted a full-size brand-new thin cutting disc. It wasn=E2=80=99t long bef=
ore I cut through my glove and into my finger. The cut isn=E2=80=99t =
very deep and I guess the gloves helped. Of course, I didn=E2=80=99t =
immediately put the guard back on it and had to have a near miss before I d=
id. I realised at that point it might not have had the accident if I=
=E2=80=99d used a smaller disc. So, I=E2=80=99m sharing my stupidity =
in the hope others won=E2=80=99t be the fool, albeit a =E2=80=98lucky=E2=80=
=99 fool that I was yesterday and use a angle grinder without the guard.<br=
clear=3D"none"> </p><div> </div><div>Daniel the sometime fool</d=
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