I'm not being snarky, as my mom would say...

There are a few blisters on my lips after working on the lathe yesterday... I had a big chip fly off the cutter and pucker up for a big smooch right on my lips.   I'm not talking about a little grade school peck - this was a blue chip that embedded itself halfway between my upper and lower lip and stuck there until I flicked it off.  

It's a good thing I make a funny face when I machine, otherwise I probably would have swallowed it.  

What I'm leading up to is a plea for safety goggles at least.  Don't play games with body parts that don't grow back.  Sure, blisters on my lips will heal, but if I had a sore back and was leaning over a bit more (for example), this flying chip would have ended up embedded in my eyeball.

I can't count the number of times I've seen guys working with no safety glasses.  Hopefully I won't hear of any of them not being able to work at all because they can't see half a foot in front of their face after an 'accident'.

Till next time, I'm milking the "can you kiss it better" line for all it's worth.

dw

I see a steel part and I want it painted black...

This powder is supposed to be one of the most durable powders out there.  I don't know anything about powder coating (PC from now on) so I'll just be happy with the way it looks for now.  I should be getting the bars and other parts in an hour or so.

WOO!