tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post8959569952252747139..comments2023-12-30T12:31:14.482-08:00Comments on The Lonely Libertarian: They're called "safety goggles" for a reasonhiswiserangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823260651306838495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-24827531256520272822016-06-14T18:59:29.432-07:002016-06-14T18:59:29.432-07:00I have have molten steel splash in the face and bu...I have have molten steel splash in the face and burn nearly all the way through my safety glasses. I watched it until it faded from bright to dark. Scary shit. No burns on my face, it bounces off when you are sweating.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-70289360192500491472016-06-14T13:43:19.857-07:002016-06-14T13:43:19.857-07:00I've had more than one cut-off wheel blow apar...I've had more than one cut-off wheel blow apart on me.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-85667054405921295322016-06-14T05:07:10.730-07:002016-06-14T05:07:10.730-07:00With grinders (and that looks to be a cutoff wheel...With grinders (and that looks to be a cutoff wheel), full face protection is best. Lucky that it hit the glasses, if it had gotten the cheek, lots of stitches, lots of emergency room, lots of recovery time. Use full-face protection when using cutoff wheels.Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-75510055949929016732016-06-13T21:20:43.817-07:002016-06-13T21:20:43.817-07:00Losing an eye cuts your girl-watching (or guy-watc...Losing an eye cuts your girl-watching (or guy-watching) down fifty percent.<br /><br />(How's that for incentive to wear those safety glasses?)rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-91846475146696328872016-06-13T20:04:34.235-07:002016-06-13T20:04:34.235-07:00bullet proof glass......just like i used to have i...bullet proof glass......just like i used to have in my teller window at the motorbank..<br /><br /><br />vaquero viejo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-76657043814176036952016-06-13T18:24:46.807-07:002016-06-13T18:24:46.807-07:00That's why I never drink and grind.That's why I never drink and grind. Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-89818226145108314692016-06-13T17:50:25.702-07:002016-06-13T17:50:25.702-07:00I actually have had a similar thing to happen to m...I actually have had a similar thing to happen to me. Destroyed a set of lgasses, but I can see, thanks to the lenses taking the blow. But I still have a piece of carborundum in the bone below my eye. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-68778481156353001262016-06-13T16:59:01.523-07:002016-06-13T16:59:01.523-07:00Whenever I turn on a grinding wheel I stand off to...Whenever I turn on a grinding wheel I stand off to the side. <br /><br />I had people make fun of me when I did that until the time the wheel came apart as it was spinning up.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-53205928586492782052016-06-13T16:33:52.216-07:002016-06-13T16:33:52.216-07:00This is what happens IF one doesn't buy Americ...This is what happens IF one doesn't buy American.<br />ps. If the grinder vibrates throw the disc & always test a new disk in a safe direction.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.com