Safety

[leegreen]

I grabbed a disk grinder that had a fiber sanding disk in it to just lightly touch up edges of a piece of 1/8 plate. edge of plate caught edge of disk and ripped it, grinder was torn from my hands and I got the see the tendons in the back of left hand. Luckily they were not damaged, some stiches and healing time and the hand is fully functional. But I have a nice scar to remind myself not be be stupid. Wear gloves, don't use sanding disks for grinding, grind off the edge not onto the edge.

Years ago my uncle was building a car/equipment trailer, at 80% done it fell on him and he died alone in his shop. Investigation concluded that the weight of the trailer exceeded the jack stands as it neared completion.
I like to stack the tires under the car or use some blocks so if the car falls off the jack stands it lands on something other than me.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by leegreen

I like to stack the tires under the car or use some blocks so if the car falls off the jack stands it lands on something other than me.

I NEVER get under a car without it being on oversized jack stands AND the wheel/tire combo being under the side I'm under as back up.

As for accidents, I have now TWICE nearly cut off the tip of my left index finger using a thin cutoff disk on an angle grinder. Did it more than 10 years apart so apparently I'm dumber than a stump and don't learn. Well, at least I WAS!!