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We owe thanks to Norm...

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Steve Kubien

We owe thanks to Norm...

Steve Kubien

>Howdy all,

There are several among our group who are completely electron-free in the workshop. This message is geared toward the rest of us.

I was using my t*b*esaw last night while cutting a dado in some plywood. (No dado planes in my inventory). I've done this a hundred times before. A piece of the plywood de-bonded and shot out at high velocity and caught me square in the eye. Thankfully I was wearing safety glasses as I always do when killing electrons. No damage done except to my nerves.

So, thank you to Norm Abrams (sp). You probably know that at the beginning of each show he mentions shop safety and safety glasses. If in years to come he is remembered for nothing else, let this part of his show be his legacy. He is encouraging newbies and old pros to be safe.

Take care everyone and play safe!

Steve Kubien, still shaking a bit after the weekend

Ajax, Ont.

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Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>Glad to hear that you are ok.

Were you using the blade guard when this happened?

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Frank Mutchler

>Glad you're o.k. Steve. You just never know what you'll run across in the innards of whatever stock you're cutting. I've taken to using a full face shiled when ripping after a piece of stock stuck in my forehead like a tiny dart ;>)!!

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Steve Kubien

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Steve Kubien

>Blade guard wasn't an option the way I was working. The blade did not extend through the stock. I was only going part way through the thickness. Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn't use the beast when I can't incorporate the guard? Maybe I should continue expanding my handtools collection so I don't have to use it.

See ya,

Steve Kubien

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David in Mangum

>Norm is a great inspiration to me. I love to watch him work, even though I may never do the project I'm watching. As far as safety glasses, I preached a sermon yesterday on the eye being the lamp of the body. Guess what I used to introduce it - "Let's take a moment to talk about shop safety, etc." It was just the right touch. Thanks, Norm.

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not just for power tool use

Tom Sontag - St. Louis

>I wear eye protection when chopping mortises or when using a hammer. This helps keep minor crud off my contacts, but has been even better more than once. I have had so much stuff bounce of the glasses that I am never without them.

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chris toomey

>how do you wear contacts in the shop? even with safety glasses, if i wear contacts my eyes fill with crud quick....is there a trick?

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Steve Kubien

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Steve Kubien

>Chris, I have a trick for contact lenses but it cost me $4K Cdn.......Lasik (laser eye surgery). My vision is now 20/15 and I couldn't be happier. Especially at this time of year when my glasses used to fog up when I came in from the cold!

Sorry for going OT. Hey could this be my first hijacking?

Steve Kubien

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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I've been trying to get in the habit of wearing them even when I use a hammer. Our younger son's had metal chips in his eyes several times (all removed, no permanent damage) and has become really serious about wearing them, but finds he has difficulty finding really good ones that don't fog up.

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