Not many people would think of that. :2tsup: OTOH if it's that bad perhaps you should also look at improving your dust extraction ?
Good point. I tend to only do this if I am going away but I should get into the habit of doing this on a regular basis.Quote:
I also have a master switch that kills all power and use it when I vacate the premises at night.
Fire from grinding can be a serious problem. Somewhere I read that around 80 people a year in the USA set their clothing on fire using angle grinders. Worse still is when these people are wearing synthetic clothing - very nasty indeed.Quote:
I am also careful re using extraction when sanding ferris stuff on the disc.
Excellent point although I hope it's not considered as a replacement for a fire extinguisher.Quote:
Bucket of water under the dripping tap and a bucket of sand near the welding/grinding area.
I think of a bucket of water as more of anti-burn first aid treatment. The sooner the burn is placed under cold running water the better but while the running water is being reached the next best thing is a bucket of water.
SWMBO put me onto this after I accidentally a picked up a piece of hot metal and gave myself a cm wide blister across 3 fingers and thumb on my left hand that hurt for days so bad that I could not use it. Next time this happened (Yes it did happen again :doh:) I stuck my hand immediately under cold running water and left it there for 20 minute and there was just a surface mark where my finger prints had melted, but there was no pain and no blisters.
Very good. Even a notice saying that you have these inside a shed will help the fireys.Quote:
When I get to it mount a firehouse external and mark on the door where the oxy/acetylene etc is located inside for the firey's if they should ever need to visit when I'm not here.