SAFETY GLASSES REMINDER!

BILL · 06-01-2001, 12:14 AM

Just put a half inch dent in my den ceiling. Removed a couple of firing pins to compare them and for some reason one of the guides stuck and then when I released pressure on it..'twing'..it bounced off the ceiling and landed on top of a bookcase. Wear safety glasses when you do even those little things that you do all the time. This could have been a real tragedy, seriously.

Thor · 06-01-2001, 12:28 AM

Ever seen the safety video "Remember Charlie" A tragedy in the life of an Exxon worker that was badly burned because he didnt wear his safety equipment because it was uncomfortable and didnt look Macho enough! After seeing that movie, EVERY time and I mean EVERY time I reach for motor tool, I reach for the safety goggles FIRST and FOREMOST! It is TOO damn late after an injury, maiming or death to worry about it then! SAFETY is not funny, it is serious and can keep you alive, well and unharmed. Lugers pack some of the most powerful springs imaginable, even that rasterfackerrooneycalistampereachus#$%^&(*@@@ main spring! Dont be sorry later, be safe now and protect your eyes and hands! Thor

06-01-2001, 07:58 AM

Years ago, before I knew what I was doing, I too had a PO8 firing pin retainer wizz by my head and put a healthy chip in a plate glass window of the shop where I was working. I'll you don't own protective glass, at least point things in a safe direction.

Kyrie · 06-01-2001, 07:38 PM

I can't tell you how many times I've bounced a barrel bushing from an Astra Model 400 or 600 off the ceiling when I lost control of it while disassembling one of those pistols (Mother of All Recoil Springs, those). Once, when dissembling a SxS shotgun, I lost control of a hammer spring (big leaf spring) and spent an hour down on my hands and knees on the shop floor looking for it. I finally found it - lodged in the ceiling!

Safety glasses have my vote.

Best regards,

Kyrie

John Sabato · 06-04-2001, 12:31 PM

that you will look up and see the launched part imbedded in the ceiling sooner than an hour (LOL).

This was a Great safety antecdote!

-John

06-01-2001, 12:14 AM	#1
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SAFETY GLASSES REMINDER! Just put a half inch dent in my den ceiling. Removed a couple of firing pins to compare them and for some reason one of the guides stuck and then when I released pressure on it..'twing'..it bounced off the ceiling and landed on top of a bookcase. Wear safety glasses when you do even those little things that you do all the time. This could have been a real tragedy, seriously.

06-01-2001, 12:28 AM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Re: SAFETY GLASSES REMINDER! Ever seen the safety video "Remember Charlie" A tragedy in the life of an Exxon worker that was badly burned because he didnt wear his safety equipment because it was uncomfortable and didnt look Macho enough! After seeing that movie, EVERY time and I mean EVERY time I reach for motor tool, I reach for the safety goggles FIRST and FOREMOST! It is TOO damn late after an injury, maiming or death to worry about it then! SAFETY is not funny, it is serious and can keep you alive, well and unharmed. Lugers pack some of the most powerful springs imaginable, even that rasterfackerrooneycalistampereachus#$%^&(*@@@ main spring! Dont be sorry later, be safe now and protect your eyes and hands! Thor

06-01-2001, 07:58 AM	#3
Tom h Guest Posts: n/a	Re: AMEN! Years ago, before I knew what I was doing, I too had a PO8 firing pin retainer wizz by my head and put a healthy chip in a plate glass window of the shop where I was working. I'll you don't own protective glass, at least point things in a safe direction.

06-01-2001, 07:38 PM	#4
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: SAFETY GLASSES REMINDER! I can't tell you how many times I've bounced a barrel bushing from an Astra Model 400 or 600 off the ceiling when I lost control of it while disassembling one of those pistols (Mother of All Recoil Springs, those). Once, when dissembling a SxS shotgun, I lost control of a hammer spring (big leaf spring) and spent an hour down on my hands and knees on the shop floor looking for it. I finally found it - lodged in the ceiling! Safety glasses have my vote. Best regards, Kyrie

06-04-2001, 12:31 PM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Kyrie, if they are prescription safety glasses does that mean that you will look up and see the launched part imbedded in the ceiling sooner than an hour (LOL). This was a Great safety antecdote! -John