ArthurK101@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 13-Mar-02 22:50:54 Eastern Standard Time, ZinkZ10C@aol.com
> writes:
>
> > Does anyone know the proper way to hold the crank while turning?
> >
> >
>
> You need to hold it so that if it kicks back it will fly out of your hand
> instead of against your palm. I saw an old-timer demonstrate this a few
> years ago at a VTR convention. He told us "young guys" (most of us were over
> 50) that it was a lost art.
To amplify slightly on this, the word of even older old-timers, those
farmers who grew up with Model Ts, is that one should not grip the crank
with a thumb encircling the crank handle. Gripping the handle in that
way induces one of two results if the engine kicks backwards--one's
thumb is broken, or, alternatively, if the kickback is forceful enough
and one's thumb bones survive, one is launched into the weeds, ass over
teakettle, and breaks some other bone upon landing....
Cheers, all.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell)
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
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