My friend was siphoning some gas into a gas can about a week ago,to lower the level of fuel in his leaky gas tank so he could put some J-B Weld on it,in the process he spilled some on his hand and bare arm--he started to sand the tank with sandpaper,but that was taking too long,so he got his cordless drill and chucked in his 3 inch wire brush.This guy works at a boneyard for about the past 15 years,and is a daredevil of sorts--I'm always telling him to be more careful--he calls me a "wuss"or "Sally"or "pussy" for being too careful,says I'm too paranoid--well,glad I wasnt there to see this--the second he pulled the trigger on the drill-it exploded into a thousand peices,and set his hand and arm on fire,he had no water at his disposal(the well pump died about 3 months ago)and he had to run outside,on fire,and rub it in the wet dirt---he went to the E.R.and they did what they could,but told him he should get a specialist at the Shriners Burn Institute in Boston---he refused because he has no insurance,and he didnt report it as a work accident because it happened on a sunday,doesnt want his boss to flip out and fire him for being there on a non workday--so now he has second and third degree burns on his hand,it looks like a cheese pizza /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif--I hope he comes out of it ok--but I think he'll be a little more careful and a lot less daring now--too bad it took this to bring him to his senses. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
So all you CK5'ers out there be careful--I know after welding and cutting for years without an incident you tend to get jaded,and wonder if all the precautions are too anal,like it probably would never happen--well,it does happen,and the results can be fatal--monday a guy was crushed to death in providence RI under a 63 impala he was restoring--he didnt want to spend money for jack stands or he couldnt buy the parts to fix it,so he used milk crates and cinder blocks and blocks of wood to hold it up--he should have used all wood--the cinder blocks and crates let the car slip sideways when one side buckled,and the car fell 2 ft down on top of his head--he wont have to worry about fixing it now-- /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I feel kinda lucky after my motor swap I still have all my fingers and toes(my back might never be the same though!)but there are a lot of things that can happen when working on theese things,my eyes took a beating with all the dirt and rust that falls in them,and its not hard to injure yourself doing this kind of work--I want all of you guys to be careful while you work.I almost had a fire in my shop when I dropped the droplite and it popped the bulb in a small gas spill from the fuel pump line--in a few seconds it can change everything! /forums/images/graemlins/yikes.gif
So all you CK5'ers out there be careful--I know after welding and cutting for years without an incident you tend to get jaded,and wonder if all the precautions are too anal,like it probably would never happen--well,it does happen,and the results can be fatal--monday a guy was crushed to death in providence RI under a 63 impala he was restoring--he didnt want to spend money for jack stands or he couldnt buy the parts to fix it,so he used milk crates and cinder blocks and blocks of wood to hold it up--he should have used all wood--the cinder blocks and crates let the car slip sideways when one side buckled,and the car fell 2 ft down on top of his head--he wont have to worry about fixing it now-- /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I feel kinda lucky after my motor swap I still have all my fingers and toes(my back might never be the same though!)but there are a lot of things that can happen when working on theese things,my eyes took a beating with all the dirt and rust that falls in them,and its not hard to injure yourself doing this kind of work--I want all of you guys to be careful while you work.I almost had a fire in my shop when I dropped the droplite and it popped the bulb in a small gas spill from the fuel pump line--in a few seconds it can change everything! /forums/images/graemlins/yikes.gif
