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I simply have a fake carabiner clip hanging from my belt with my keys on it. Whenever I step into the shop, my wedding ring and my watch move to that clip and stay there until I exit the shop again. And none of my machines have moving parts at the level of that carabiner, or I would move *it* to a hook on the wall by the door. (It is a personal hobby shop, so I don't have to worry about them growing legs while I'm working. :-)
Enjoy, DoN.
'Buzz Cut' draws its name from the buzzing sound the clippers make as they ride along the scalp. Think electric dog clippers- basically the same thing. The buzz is 60hz, from the alternating line current, that is used to move the heads back and forth. In UK, it would be a 50hz buzz. You hear it right through your skull. I had buzz cuts as a kid, until I looked in the mirror one day around 4th or 5th grade. I had a pony tail as a teenager, but am back to above-the collar now. The current buzz-cut fad, presumably war-inspired, leaves me cold.
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You SURE don't want to go into your shop without pants. ;-)
Then your aunt beat him with his golf clubs for breaking the mirror, window and glass shower doors.
AKA a 'burr' haircut like you get when you enter basic training or boot camp. About 1/8" long.
You are not supposed to that the 'arm saw' part literally.
They were smart enough to keep short hair back then, when common sense, was still common.
At 15 he had fathered at least 3. This is an "inner city" school. Stud muffin.
My wedding ring is on my finger most of the time... but comes off when I pick up a screwdriver.
G'day Ed, I'm in your camp. I call it a 6 month hair cut :) In Oz they are commonly called a Crew Cut.
regards John
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That photo made a lasting impression on me as well (back in 1962 or 63). I was thinking about making a similar post myself when I found John had beaten me to it.
Nice...
I've got two I can recount, but they're not strictly handyman accidents.
When I was serving my apprenticeship, we did a bit of practical and a bit of workshop - one of the lads in our year managed to lose a finger while working on a lathe. I think he made the mistake of continuing to use it while turning around to talk to someone...
The other was an office accident, and this might top them all (sadly)
This happened either just before I started orvery shortly afterwards in another local office (now closed). We had some work experience kids in with varying levels of handicap, and someone thought it would be safe to let one of these kids use the shredder. Not even the manufacturer believed you could get a whole hand in that far :-/
Probably faked though as the tendon would only go till just after the wrist where it attaches to the muscles that work the fingers. About 6 inches I would estimate. I always took my watch off after being told what happens if you forget and reach between the battery bus bars and never have worn a ring as they are naff and dangerous everywhere not just at work.
G'day Roger, They sure didn't believe in getting rid of a good thing in those days :) I remember it from '71 or '72.
regards John
G'day Roger, Could have been ?? May not have been a tendon, but that's the way I remember it. It still did the trick, even if they played around with it in the 60's and 70's. I won't let the War Office see this in case she takes your point of view and makes me hunt up the ring :)
regards John
When I got married it was a one-ring ceremony so i would never be tempted to wear a ring ;)
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Maybe we're getting some insight into why kids don't want to take shop classes any more. Given how they dress and groom, it's downright dangerous.
-- Ed Huntress
Most of my machining books contain warnings about tucking your tie inside of your dress shirt, and covering it all up with a shop coat.
-- Ed Huntress
"Colin Wilson" wrote
Yikes. Over this past weekend some guy was killed when his shirt became entangled with a stump grinder being operated by some tree company. No word on why the homeowner was hanging around so close to the activity that he could get his shirt caught.
nancy
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