What tools do you wear protective equiptment with?

WDH · January 07, 2015, 08:15:07 PM

What? Did you mumble something?

Woodcutter_Mo · January 08, 2015, 01:02:39 AM

I usually wear safety glasses any time I'm using a power saw of any kind also when using a drill press or grinder. Also hearing protection since I have really sensitive hearing and slight hearing loss already.

Better safe now than sorry later 8)

Texas Ranger · January 08, 2015, 04:37:59 PM

Might near all of em, us old fellas got more to lose, we done lost a good chunk of it by now!

clww · January 08, 2015, 04:44:25 PM

The only time I can think of that I don't wear some piece of PPE is when I use a hammer. But then I'm wearing my impact-rated eyeglasses, so maybe I am always wearing something.....
:new_year:

Just Me · January 09, 2015, 08:03:55 AM

I've cut off three fingers. Once twice. I've also broken 63 bones. I could be the poster child for "Don't do that!"

The thing is, when I started doing woodwork in the early seventies, there was no safety anything in construction. Tablesaws did not have guards, chopsaws either, etc., etc.

Most of my injuries happened when someone or something scared me. I get way off into what I am doing. I now lock my shop door when I am doing something that could be dangerous.

The tool that scares me the most is the shaper. Thats because it is the one tool that has never bit me[knock on wood]. It is 9 hp and will swing a 14" cutter and I have never found anything that will even slow it down. Power feed is used almost exclusively. I don't think they should even sell shapers without powerfeeds.

Dust collection should have been a bigger priority when I was younger, but it was always hard to justify because it did not increase my abilities. After 40+ years I am developing problems.