Be careful when working with power tools!

[TooManyWheels]

More on the eye safety..

Went to the dirt track with my wife Saturday night. I wear glasses, she used to wear safety glasses there, but did not this time. During the evening I got hit in the chest with a high momentum rock or clod. If that had hit my wife in the eye, it would have been bad news indeed. We need to rethink our protection strategy!

 

[SWSportsman]

My bench grinder came equipped (unfortunately) with the ubiquitous cheap chinese wire wheel. Of course I keep the little plastic shield in place and wear safety glasses, but the first time I used it to buff some rusty bolts it shedded one piece of wire that struck dead center in the tip of my nose and went about 1/2 inch deep. That was some surprisingly sharp pain! I plucked it out and everything was okay, but I shudder to think if that had gotten to my eye. I bled like a stuck pig for a while. Now I buy only the best wire wheels I can find, and they seem to shed a lot less. I'm thinking that some sort of clear, full face, flip up shield might be a good idea.