I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

On 5/27/2017 6:06 PM, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like the
Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking my
elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe a
rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.

You must'a been on auto pilot. My wife accuse me of that all the time.
some times I put sugar in the K-Cup and coffee in the bottom of the cup...

Glad you are OK.

On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:06:30 PM UTC-4, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

My daughter has a response to that. Today is No-Fall Sunday (or whatever day it is). I'm not permitted to fall today. Tomorrow's another story, and we'll cover that when it gets here. Occasionally we have to send a note to one another to the effect that "I forgot to read the memo." Doesn't always work, but we get a laugh over a clumsy stumble.

Jack

On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:06:30 PM UTC-4, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

My worst "mind 82 miles away" mishap occurred when I was building my deck.
Actually, it was more like "mind 36 inches away".

I was working on the railing for the stairs (8 steps) and I used bar clamps
to hold the railing to the posts. I used a 36" bar clamp on the upper portion,
with the bar sticking out into the yard. I walked away from the stairs to grab
some tools and then started walking back.

~36" from the stairs my head snapped back, my safety glasses cracked and
were pushed up towards my forehead and blood started running down my nose.

My vision had been concentrated on the railing and the 1/2" end of the bar
clamp completely disappeared from view. It caught me square in the center
of the left lens of my *safety glasses*, which cracked, but luckily deflected
the sharp end of the bar clamp up towards my forehead where it took out a
pretty big chunk of skin.

If I hadn't have been wearing the safety glasses, I probably would have
lost my left eye. I almost fainted, not from the impact, but from the shock
of realizing how close I came to a very serious injury.

In article ,
says...

On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:06:30 PM UTC-4, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

My worst "mind 82 miles away" mishap occurred when I was building my deck.
Actually, it was more like "mind 36 inches away".

I was working on the railing for the stairs (8 steps) and I used bar clamps
to hold the railing to the posts. I used a 36" bar clamp on the upper portion,
with the bar sticking out into the yard. I walked away from the stairs to grab
some tools and then started walking back.

~36" from the stairs my head snapped back, my safety glasses cracked and
were pushed up towards my forehead and blood started running down my nose.

My vision had been concentrated on the railing and the 1/2" end of the bar
clamp completely disappeared from view. It caught me square in the center
of the left lens of my *safety glasses*, which cracked, but luckily deflected
the sharp end of the bar clamp up towards my forehead where it took out a
pretty big chunk of skin.

If I hadn't have been wearing the safety glasses, I probably would have
lost my left eye. I almost fainted, not from the impact, but from the shock
of realizing how close I came to a very serious injury.

Glad you had the safety glasses on.

FWIW, I try to practice a rule--no bar clamps at or near eye level, and if
they have to be then try to turn them in the direction where I'm least
likely to walk into them. Not always possible, but a good objective to
shoot for.

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 11:31:14 AM UTC-4, J. Clarke wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 7:06:30 PM UTC-4, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

My worst "mind 82 miles away" mishap occurred when I was building my deck.
Actually, it was more like "mind 36 inches away".

I was working on the railing for the stairs (8 steps) and I used bar clamps
to hold the railing to the posts. I used a 36" bar clamp on the upper portion,
with the bar sticking out into the yard. I walked away from the stairs to grab
some tools and then started walking back.

~36" from the stairs my head snapped back, my safety glasses cracked and
were pushed up towards my forehead and blood started running down my nose.

My vision had been concentrated on the railing and the 1/2" end of the bar
clamp completely disappeared from view. It caught me square in the center
of the left lens of my *safety glasses*, which cracked, but luckily deflected
the sharp end of the bar clamp up towards my forehead where it took out a
pretty big chunk of skin.

If I hadn't have been wearing the safety glasses, I probably would have
lost my left eye. I almost fainted, not from the impact, but from the shock
of realizing how close I came to a very serious injury.

Glad you had the safety glasses on.

FWIW, I try to practice a rule--no bar clamps at or near eye level, and if
they have to be then try to turn them in the direction where I'm least
likely to walk into them. Not always possible, but a good objective to
shoot for.

I've been practicing that same rule for exactly 1 second less than my
deck railing is old. ;-)

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:4436f39e-473a-48fb-9735-
:

[...]
~36" from the stairs my head snapped back, my safety glasses cracked and
were pushed up towards my forehead and blood started running down my nose.
My vision had been concentrated on the railing and the 1/2" end of the bar
clamp completely disappeared from view. It caught me square in the center
of the left lens of my *safety glasses*, which cracked, but luckily deflected
the sharp end of the bar clamp up towards my forehead where it took out a
pretty big chunk of skin.

If I hadn't have been wearing the safety glasses, I probably would have
lost my left eye. I almost fainted, not from the impact, but from the shock
of realizing how close I came to a very serious injury.

I haven't worn safety glasses in the shop for going on twenty years now -- ever since the first
time I tried a face shield. I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: your eyes are not the
only things on your face that need protection. I'm glad you had the safety glasses, at least,
and that your injury was only superficial -- but I think a face shield might have prevented
even that.

On Mon, 29 May 2017 01:18:58 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:4436f39e-473a-48fb-9735-
:

[...]
~36" from the stairs my head snapped back, my safety glasses cracked and
were pushed up towards my forehead and blood started running down my nose.
My vision had been concentrated on the railing and the 1/2" end of the bar
clamp completely disappeared from view. It caught me square in the center
of the left lens of my *safety glasses*, which cracked, but luckily deflected
the sharp end of the bar clamp up towards my forehead where it took out a
pretty big chunk of skin.

If I hadn't have been wearing the safety glasses, I probably would have
lost my left eye. I almost fainted, not from the impact, but from the shock
of realizing how close I came to a very serious injury.

I haven't worn safety glasses in the shop for going on twenty years now -- ever since the first
time I tried a face shield. I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: your eyes are not the
only things on your face that need protection. I'm glad you had the safety glasses, at least,
and that your injury was only superficial -- but I think a face shield might have prevented
even that.
Depends how fast he was moving. I agree a sheild is better in many
ways. That said, you'd be surprised how effective a simple ball cap
pan be at preventing hear wounds - particularly for the "follily
challenged". The hat acts as an "early warning system" - similar to a
full head of hair. I've still got my hair, but a hat STILL helps. (not
necessarily for the eyes)

On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 6:06:30 PM UTC-5, G Ross wrote:
I was about to put up a magnet over my lathe to hold small items.
Walking over to where the screws live, with my mind 82 miles away, I
walked into a 1 cubic foot box full of wood blocks. I went down like
the Titanic--but a little faster. No harm done other than debarking
my elbow and knee.

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors. Maybe
a rubber floor.

It won't be long before I may need a room at the nursery rhyme home.
--
GW Ross

As Leon said, "Glad you are okay."
I have the same problem with concentration and it gets me into trouble more often than I would like to admit.

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 8:22:28 PM UTC-5, Doug Miller wrote:

I haven't worn safety glasses in the shop for going on twenty years now -- ever since the first
time I tried a face shield. I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: your eyes are not the
only things on your face that need protection. I'm glad you had the safety glasses, at least,
and that your injury was only superficial -- but I think a face shield might have prevented
even that.

I wear glasses or googles out on the job due to their portability, but when wood turning I always wear a face shield. Obviously they give the wearer a lot more coverage, but they are a lot cooler in my experience.

Robert

On Tue, 30 May 2017 09:35:46 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 8:22:28 PM UTC-5, Doug Miller wrote:

I haven't worn safety glasses in the shop for going on twenty years now -- ever since the first
time I tried a face shield. I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: your eyes are not the
only things on your face that need protection. I'm glad you had the safety glasses, at least,
and that your injury was only superficial -- but I think a face shield might have prevented
even that.

I wear glasses or googles out on the job due to their portability, but when wood turning I always wear a face shield. Obviously they give the wearer a lot more coverage, but they are a lot cooler in my experience.

Robert
They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

On 30 May 2017 23:28:42 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

The face shields I've used tend to fog up. I have that problem with
goggles, too.

wrote:
On 30 May 2017 23:28:42 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
m:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

The face shields I've used tend to fog up. I have that problem with
goggles, too.

Here's something to try. Dissolve a little bar soap in alcohol.
Spray it on and buff dry. I have used it on bathroom mirrors to
prevent fogging. It will eventually "wear out" but another
application makes it work again. Learned this from a fair huckster
who made a lot of money selling this by demonstrating it by breathing
on a hand mirror before and after treatment.

--
GW Ross

On Tue, 30 May 2017 20:33:16 -0400, G Ross wrote:

wrote:
On 30 May 2017 23:28:42 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

The face shields I've used tend to fog up. I have that problem with
goggles, too.

Here's something to try. Dissolve a little bar soap in alcohol.
Spray it on and buff dry. I have used it on bathroom mirrors to
prevent fogging. It will eventually "wear out" but another
application makes it work again. Learned this from a fair huckster
who made a lot of money selling this by demonstrating it by breathing
on a hand mirror before and after treatment.

Thanks! I'll have to give that a try. Now to find some real bar
_soap_. ;-)

Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

Puckdropper

Several fog-proof options to consider:

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety...estry-Helmets/

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety.../Face-Shields/

On Wed, 31 May 2017 11:03:02 +0000, Spalted Walt
wrote:

Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

Puckdropper

Several fog-proof options to consider:

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety...estry-Helmets/

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety.../Face-Shields/

I hadn't even considered that such a thing existed. Makes perfect
sense, for other than spraying.

On Sat, 27 May 2017 19:06:42 -0400
G Ross wrote:

Note to self: If you insist on leaving boxes where they don't belong,
maybe you should invest in some good elbow and knee protectors.
Maybe a rubber floor.

like the idea of a rubber floor

another option is a michelin man suit

On 5/31/2017 5:27 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2017 11:03:02 +0000, Spalted Walt
wrote:

Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

Puckdropper

Several fog-proof options to consider:

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety...estry-Helmets/

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety.../Face-Shields/

I hadn't even considered that such a thing existed. Makes perfect
sense, for other than spraying.

Those do look cool. I imagine glare would be much less too.

wrote:

On Wed, 31 May 2017 11:03:02 +0000, Spalted Walt
wrote:

Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

wrote in
:

They keep the chips and sawdust out of your beard and eyebrows better
too.


My only complaint about my face shield is the hearing protection doesn't
fit. I'd like to have both muffs and face shield, especially when going
from one machine to another and back again.

Puckdropper

Several fog-proof options to consider:

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety...estry-Helmets/

https://www.baileysonline.com/Safety.../Face-Shields/

I hadn't even considered that such a thing existed. Makes perfect
sense, for other than spraying.

Grainger carries a few different models as well.
https://www.grainger.com/product/ELV...Helmet-WP78646
https://www.grainger.com/product/ELV...System-WP44066
https://www.grainger.com/product/HON...try-Kit-15W993
https://www.grainger.com/product/ELV...omponent-3NMZ1
https://www.grainger.com/product/TAS...rd-Hat-WP44108