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Greeney in France

Took me all day to think of that title Shocked

I was grinding metal today as I am making a dolly to support the front of the traction when I take the suspension unit off, firstly I had a warm sensation in the nether regions then looked down to find my T shirt and flys!! on fire
Not wanting to pat too hard I looked around for something to put it out, yes you guessed it, I have a pee bucket in the corner of the barn so I dont have to traipse into the house Rolling Eyes

It was funny, I rolled out the barn laughing with a hole in my shirt and trousers, it could have been scary though, but I have now decided to buy myself a leather apron Embarassed

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

shouldn't giggle, but Laughing

I suppose Roast Chest&Nuts won't be far away anyway, with Christmas coming

R Wink

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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

In these days of global recession it's getting difficult to hang on to your assets Laughing

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dalbuie · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 408 Location: Gullane

I set fire to a pile of oily rags this afternoon while welding the bushing holders onto the ends of my leaf springs. Was busy concentrating on the stick weld when my father-in-law came out and tapped me on the shoulder. I looked up to see the rags - and bits of the workbench - on fire Embarassed

Glad I invested in a fire extinguisher!!

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I have fires all the time, especially rags that have solvents ont hem, brake cleaner and the like, pick them up to put them on the floor, and stamp out, and woof they roar, straight up your arm!

Grinding is another, my overalls last only a few days sometimes!

Cheers

Dave

wrinx · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 142 Location: Derbyshire

Used to frequently get the warm feeling down below when I did a lot of welding in a previous job.

Still have a pair of the (now) crotchless overalls somewhere! Laughing

Hot rocks in the safety boot was the worst...!

wrinx
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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I bought some Dickies Flame beater overalls, designed to resist sparks, but they aren't up to much, still get burn holes in them!

Gas cutting used to provide me with lots of pain, burnt countless things, including my favouite lucky hat I have had for most of my life that I can remember, was mega annoyed about that, One of the reasons I finished working there! hehe Laughing

Cheers

Dave

Greeney in France · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:07 am Post subject:

I havent managed to set my beret on fire yet Laughing

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

62rebel · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

this past Spring i was helping my neighbor repair his ancient field mower and was doing some heavy grinding at his workbench... felt a bit of warmth on my belly and HEY my shirt was afire! lucky i was wearing it over another, and was able to pat it out without resorting to bodily fluids!

a little more recently i was welding shelf brackets up in my shed and caught a box of foam rubber seat blocks on fire.... stunk worse than skunk pee. and hard to put out!

old gto · Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 172 Location: Orlando, Florida

Guys.......
events like these need to be RECORDED on film! Please take the video cameras out into the garage!
My biggest welding blunders......welding in the hot Florida sun......dressed only in cut-off jeans, the flash will cook you like a lobster, LOL!
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Nic Jarman · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject:

Some time ago I had some neighbours that decided to cut up a sainsbury trolley to make a barbeque. I lent them my angle grinder, this was not a great idea as they had already consumed copious amounts of alcohol. After a few minutes I smelled burning and was alarmed to see the tortioise hutch on fire. Fire definately travels faster than tortoises.