Ever blast your eye with an air nailer exhaust?

Like I said, I've never even seen them ... I'll be on the lookout, and glad that I can be.

"Pat Barber" Aren't you get getting a little old for "feats of daring" in

Some days I must perform feats of daring just to get out to the "work area".

Senior?? ... ahh, you mean those old guys around 80? I still have 16 years to go, maybe.

Here's an example.

Thank you for posting thast link, Todd. Those are the ones I was talking about. UV guard on some of those...that is a nice idea. I'm almost all T8 now. The cold start is so much nicer.

You mean, like a left-handed one? Surely not a Klown?

Done that once also, I use to work for a builder in Ohio ,we sub contracted Amish framers and never saw them wear safety glasses. Sawing & nailing all day long with out any problems ,but ! did see a kid shoot a nail in his knuckle on his middle finger . He pulled it out and i took him home to put "Salve " on it ,he worked the next day

I would still have been unconscious and not work for days Woosey Yanks

The only tool you should use without eye protection is between your legs.

You can shoot that in your eye if your good!!!

Ask at the same places you get your glasses. Sometimes, they even have clip on side shields laying around that they might even give you.

Any electrical supplier should have them, as they are code for many commercial installations.

I can put an eye out with that thing!

Besides, you should always use a one eyed monk protector when you're putting it in a strange, um, monastery.

No, but Ruger make Mini-14s, if that's what you really want.

No lawyers or politicians can make a big difference in the work ethic of a culture.

Several times I've seen Amish framing carpenters working on projects around Cleveland. Scrambling around with no safety rigging, no hardhats, no safety glasses, bare hands, yikes. And from what I understand, the local builders love them; they show up on time, know what they're doing, work hard, and don't complain.

: No lawyers or politicians can make a big difference in the work ethic of a : culture.

Maybe, but "work ethic" (i.e. "works hard") doesn't mean "works without proper safety gear".

The latter is better paraphrased as "works stupid".

-- Andy Barss

So if they had safety gear, they'd arrive late, forget what they know, slack off, and bitch all day?

There are folks who can work safe, hard, and competently.

A month or so ago, I was installing blocking in between studs, on end was to be toe nailed. Shot the 3-1/2" 16d....let go of the block, it fell out...that's odd mis-fire--maybe. Shot again, held moved on.

Later, as I was walking around I looked up, and stuck in a roof truss about 4 feet away was the missing nail...man that'll make you think!

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