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Answer: Removing metal splinters...
Maybe the punch you were using was in very good, or even new condition, but
I've seen embedded chips in hands and forearms (nasty wounds), and they were caused by chisels and punches with mushroomed heads/tops. A good way to prevent chips from flaking off punches and chisels is to keep any mushrooming from taking place by grinding any "bloom" away, before the tool chips. I believe the heads/tops of the tools should have a small chamfer and a very slight crown to combat the mushrooming effect. WB .......... metalworking projects www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 5, 5:17 am, John Doe wrote: Question: "What's your favorite part of metalworking?" Yeah I know, I have a bad attitude. I was straightening a bent wheel rim by holding a punch in my left hand and striking it with a 5lb hammer. I felt a pinch between my left thumb and index fingers, and blood started flowing. It turns out that a steel flake (2mm diameter, .5mm thick) broke off the punch and projected into my palm. It buried so deep that I couldn't see it---I think it embedded itself at least a quarter inch deep. I grabbed one of those hard disk supermagnets and applied it to my hand; I felt the metal flake twitching. I was able to manipulate the magnet and pull out the flake, and kept it as a reminder to use gloves and glasses. At least I was wearing safety glasses. |
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