I’m feeling lucky, the angle grinder with the stone blade in it ate my clothes whilst I was wearing them. Sometimes the tools remind you who’s boss, I am unscathed but I don’t know how. Even my underwear is shredded. I will get back to renovation tomorrow but with renewed respect!
It's not surprising you had an accident with you underwear, I am sure I would have been nervous too!!
I expect you freaked Catharine out. Take care please.
Someone was looking after you that day. I would suggest you take this as a wake-up call and take extreme care in future.
I always laughed, but at the same time thought it was a bit too close to reality -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2BO5Obg2k
When a chunk of my monkey suit, the shorts underneath and my knickers got snagged I was preparing for a change of voice. I said never again, then managed to do a JH tee-shirt trick about two weeks later. On the latter occasion my eye protectors fell off, bounced off the wheel and lay mangled on the ground. The whole episode made me say never again yet again. Since then I managed to have an iron pole hit my head when I cut it, some very dry wood inside a wall I did not know was there begin to smoulder and the only time my OH turns to prayer seems to be when I use either size angle grinder. When I knackered my shoulder she thought that was all over, ahem ahem. Now she goes down on her knees and prays.
Where's your guardian angel? There has to be one around somewhere. That'll larn yer!
Did a similar thing a few months ago it ate my knee very lucky it only ran around the side of my leg not a lot of blood but very impressive injury and a ruined pair of trousers, very very lucky take care James they bite very hard . After 50 years as an engineer angle grinders still frighten me along with pedestal drills and lathes
That'll learn ya !!! No loose clothing - get yerself a nice snug Spiderman outfit off Ebay. Ha ha !!
Hmmmmm hubby spent a few days waiting for surgery to his hand after an incident with an angle grinder. The smell of iron from the blood that he dripped and that we cleaned up after taking him to hospital was impressive. I hated to hear or smell angle grinders for a long time afterwards ...
Lucky escape. Safety goggles, gloves and shirt tucked inside the trousers are basic precautions.
And if you are working with power tools or ladders, it is a very good idea to have someone else around, just in case of accidents.......
Nasty, I did a similar thing a couple of weeks ago when I was cleaning some bricks with a knotted brush attachment. It caught, run up my leg and shredded my jeans, miraculously not breaking any skin, although I did need change my underwear afterwards cos of the fright.
Angle grinders and chainsaws can catch you out when you least expect it.
Good to hear you are OK James - thanks for not showing the underwear!
I've heard of chiselled abs but angle grinding them is too drastic, diet and exercise!
I will show this to Jim, help him be more careful!
I did that once and it ate a bit hole into my arm :/
I will!
Whoa! whos a lucky boy then! I have seen the mess one of those makes of a shin and leg, soft tissue no problem. Be bloody careful next time.
