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[C-Bag]

Was outside minding my own business using the grinder in a safe space to be, when some stupid kid decided to kick the grinder lead, which in turn jerked the grinder and caused it to kick, catch, spin 180 on its axis and up into the goggles. Was filming at the time and it caught it all.

Wow. If anybody is in my vicinity when grinding or welding I always stop. If it’s kids, they gotta go as it’s dangerous. I hope it was driven home this was not a funny thing to do. It somewhat sounds like it but you never know.

For whatever reason I’ve been looking into laser rust/paint removal. While it seems like an amazing process I can’t help but be scared about how that might be abused. The machines I’ve seen all have keys and passwords for use but who knows what somebody who’s lax about safety would do.

 

[GrifterGuru]

Wow. If anybody is in my vicinity when grinding or welding I always stop. If it’s kids, they gotta go as it’s dangerous. I hope it was driven home this was not a funny thing to do. It somewhat sounds like it but you never know.

For whatever reason I’ve been looking into laser rust/paint removal. While it seems like an amazing process I can’t help but be scared about how that might be abused. The machines I’ve seen all have keys and passwords for use but who knows what somebody who’s lax about safety would do.

Point at the time was I was in an area that nobody was in, nobody used and was out of the way with a "danger do not enter" sign on a stand. Kid literally decided to step into the space bypassing that sign without any need to do so, kick the lead, then stand there stunned at what happened long enough for me to grab them by the collar and get them to their parents.

I literally left everything where it was, apart from the camera that was filming (was filming for a reason I now forget) to deal with the p****.

As to your point about stopping work, yes, I would and do when such a situation occurs.

Weird thing was, a few lears later we got friendly and he was always apologising for it. Even helped him with some work on his car on the odd occasion. Long since moved, but I think it shaped his attitude and he learnt not to FAFO and certainly showed me as well as others respect.

 

[Alawishes]

No flame here. Glad you are ok. Was it one of those metal diamond disks made for grinding cement or a aluminum oxide?

I’m glad my 7th grade metal shop teacher taught us if you’re not scared when using a power tool you shouldn’t be using it. Angle grinders are especially dangerous because of the high rpm’s and the torque. Along with that the possibility of the disk exploding. I’ve seen too many of them with the guard removed. I have cut mine down a little for clearance but not eliminated it and the side handle is always there for better control and always use it for heavy grinding or cutting. I also inspect my disk before every use and if the unit is dropped toss the disk. I’ve never had one come apart but the possibility it alway foremost in my mind. Face shields are a lot stronger than you think.

After having a closer look today I found it was a very hard plastic back with aggressive abrasive on the front but I’m not sure if it was aluminum oxide. Don’t even know where I got it from, just in the pile of other types/sizes of discs. Unfortunately I have to go back to finish the job as soon as I can start wearing a face shield around my forehead again, but I doubt I’ll be any prettier. Think I’ll try a diamond blade.

 

[C-Bag]

Weird thing was, a few lears later we got friendly and he was always apologising for it.

That’s good. I have a kid who’s the grandson of a neighbor that I’m afraid is a psychopath. Of course it’s way too early to early to tell but he doesn’t seem to care about what happens to others. I’ve been around guys who are just not very smart but this kid doesn’t seem to respond the way I did when I was a kid.

 

[GrifterGuru]

That’s good. I have a kid who’s the grandson of a neighbor that I’m afraid is a psychopath. Of course it’s way too early to early to tell but he doesn’t seem to care about what happens to others. I’ve been around guys who are just not very smart but this kid doesn’t seem to respond the way I did when I was a kid.

Look for the signs of a pscycopath, but consider that there may be other mental health issues at hand.

Some mental health issues come with an "IDGAF" attitude mixed with not knowing right from wrong but that does not necessarily make them a psycopath.

Then again, one google reference to psycopathy is:

psychopathy is characterised by an extreme lack of empathy. Psychopaths may also be manipulative, charming and exploitative, and behave in an impulsive and risky manner. They may lack conscience or guilt, and refuse to accept responsibility for their actions

 

[C-Bag]

Look for the signs of a pscycopath, but consider that there may be other mental health issues at hand.

Some mental health issues come with an "IDGAF" attitude mixed with not knowing right from wrong but that does not necessarily make them a psycopath.

Then again, one google reference to psycopathy is:

Yup, there’s also age. He’s really tall for his age so it seems like he should be more mature. What’s funny is my wife is a psychologist and we have not been around the kid at the same time but have separately come to the same idea of wary of the kid. Also my dog who loves everybody is afraid of him. Weird.

 

[Gnpenning]

Dogs and little kids generally have a pretty good take in people.

If my dog didn't like someone they need to leave, right now.



I considered my grinders the most dangerous tools I have. You can do everything perfectly and things can still go wrong. Years ago I had a disk on a 7" come apart and made a substantial mark on my inner arm. Now I always try to gear up to the point of over kill most of the time. Do not stand inline with your crotch unless you are completely done with it. PPE is important, almost as much as body position.

Glad it wasn't worse. Be safe

 

[C-Bag]

If my dog didn't like someone they need to leave, right now.

I know it seems like a weird tangent, but the same spidey tingles happen when I’m doing something dangerous as like when someone creeps me out. It feels like somebody’s watching me. It is always makes me stop and check myself. Many a time I caught myself or someone around me doing or about to do something stupid. And either brought it their attention or left until they were done. It’s bad enough using a grinder but having a whole crew around you doing fabrication can be intense.

My trusty grinder is my 4.5” Makita. I’ve never felt comfortable with a bigger grinder. Too much power and too heavy. Don’t really fit my hands. I hate the paddle switches and love the thumb switch on the Makita. I’ve done everything with my grinder and never thought I needed a bigger one and knock on wood not lost a blade yet.

My dog is a 3yrs old Portuguese Water dog and from what I can read of them the breed loves everybody. He’s my constant companion. But he’s very careful or polite and very observant. So once someone gets in range he sizes them up. If they don’t want to say hi he moves on, if it’s a dog he has always sat and waited for them to approach and I can’t get him to move until they either say hi or move away. I never taught him that he came wired like that as a puppy. But I never saw him afraid until the neighbors grandson. He has never warmed up to him even though the kid knows his name which usually he always goes to everyone who knows his name and does his squirmy dance for them. The kid he puts his head down and gets me between him and the kid. About a month ago we were on our walk down on the inlet following the inlet and there was this big stranger just slowly walking along and Gus was terrified of him. Would not go within 20’ of him. The guy was a stranger but Gus meets lots of strangers but didn’t even bark at him just cowered. Never seen Gus like that and never bumped into the guy again.

 

[coolidge]

I considered my grinders the most dangerous tools I have.

I avoid using them like the plague.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

I know it seems like a weird tangent, but the same spidey tingles happen when I’m doing something dangerous as like when someone creeps me out. It feels like somebody’s watching me. It is always makes me stop and check myself. Many a time I caught myself or someone around me doing or about to do something stupid. And either brought it their attention or left until they were done. It’s bad enough using a grinder but having a whole crew around you doing fabrication can be intense.

My trusty grinder is my 4.5” Makita. I’ve never felt comfortable with a bigger grinder. Too much power and too heavy. Don’t really fit my hands. I hate the paddle switches and love the thumb switch on the Makita. I’ve done everything with my grinder and never thought I needed a bigger one and knock on wood not lost a blade yet.

My dog is a 3yrs old Portuguese Water dog and from what I can read of them the breed loves everybody. He’s my constant companion. But he’s very careful or polite and very observant. So once someone gets in range he sizes them up. If they don’t want to say hi he moves on, if it’s a dog he has always sat and waited for them to approach and I can’t get him to move until they either say hi or move away. I never taught him that he came wired like that as a puppy. But I never saw him afraid until the neighbors grandson. He has never warmed up to him even though the kid knows his name which usually he always goes to everyone who knows his name and does his squirmy dance for them. The kid he puts his head down and gets me between him and the kid. About a month ago we were on our walk down on the inlet following the inlet and there was this big stranger just slowly walking along and Gus was terrified of him. Would not go within 20’ of him. The guy was a stranger but Gus meets lots of strangers but didn’t even bark at him just cowered. Never seen Gus like that and never bumped into the guy again.

We had a guy at work that I’ll call Bobby, mostly because that was his name. He’s probably dead now from old age, but a shop accident killing him is not out of the question.

I saw Bobby high tailing it out of the plant one day and thought it was a little out of the ordinary, but not for Bobby as he was a strange guy.


5min later the fire alarm went off and the plant was evacuated.

Turned out Bobby was welding on a cart that was lined with cardboard and carpet soaked in process oil and it caught fire.

When he realized he set this cart on fire he just picked up his stuff and boogied and let **** burn.


He was a bit sketchy and shaky being old as the hills and only half as smart, so I was always careful around him. Don’t know how he didn’t get fired for that.

Now to the “Spidey sense” part.

The company sent us for welding classes years later, and everyone in the maintenance department was required to go.

I stayed clear of a couple guys in that class, both from our company and others for various reasons.

So I’m in a welding booth and I don’t know if it was blind luck or wether I subconsciously clocked Bobby that day, but I heard a cutting torch at full song and it peaqued my interest.

I’m talking this torch was making noise like I never heard, so I peaked out of the booth and was shocked by what I saw.


There’s Bobby with the biggest cutting torch I ever saw fighting with the knobs and the torch has a 3’ sooty flame coming off it pointing right at the gas regulators with “black snow” falling everywhere.

The lenses on the regulators were melting at this point so I took off out of the booth and out the back shop door.

Others had seen this going on and there were 4-5 guys out there and someone threw a good sized piece of plate into the shop to get the instructors attention as shouting was not working.


This tough old ex navy instructor walked over and took the torch off this idiot, shut it down and chewed him up one side and down the other while the gauges sat there smoking.

Bobby left and never came back to class.