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Pastorbottle
·Yeah going through that process, there are a lot of toolboxes and cartons of stuff
Speedie lost!
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Pastorbottle
·Pretty well given up looking for it specifically, continuing to sort stuff and keeping a special eye out for it during that process
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hen
·Invent a listening device that registers the ticking of the Speedie, hurry up the mainspring is running out.
Train a dog to find sniff out hesalite.
Put your Speedie in your pocket instead or wear gloves that protect it. This step involves a time machine.
There, I helped!
Train a dog to find sniff out hesalite.
Put your Speedie in your pocket instead or wear gloves that protect it. This step involves a time machine.
There, I helped!
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Pastorbottle
·Found it! The trick is to stop looking, the damned thing will miss all the attention and come out of hiding.
What puzzles me is where I found it, up high on a power tool case which itself was on a high shelf, no where near where I was working, in fact I only spotted it from up on a ladder, I would have struggled to put it up there from the floor.
Definitely not somewhere I would normally casually put something like that.
What puzzles me is where I found it, up high on a power tool case which itself was on a high shelf, no where near where I was working, in fact I only spotted it from up on a ladder, I would have struggled to put it up there from the floor.
Definitely not somewhere I would normally casually put something like that.
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Pastorbottle
·Invent a listening device that registers the ticking of the Speedie, hurry up the mainspring is running out.
Train a dog to find sniff out hesalite.
Put your Speedie in your pocket instead or wear gloves that protect it. This step involves a time machine.
There, I helped!
By the time you feel the grinder slipping it’s too late, and you loose control.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaSafety tip: Never wear gloves whilst using an angle grinder, it’s too easy to loose control of the grinder, due to lack of feel.
By the time you feel the grinder slipping it’s too late, and you loose control.
True.
I never wear gloves when working with rotating machinery (grinders/lathes/drills etc.).
I also gave up wearing rings after my first safety video about "de-gloving" in about 1965.
(if you find a video, be warned, no for the queasy).
I was also a bit nervy around tyres for a while after seeing a safety movie of a mechanic failing to let the air out before he undid the rim.
Aviation guys will understand.
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hen
·Safety tip: Never wear gloves whilst using an angle grinder, it’s too easy to loose control of the grinder, due to lack of feel.
By the time you feel the grinder slipping it’s too late, and you loose control.
Glad you found your Speedie!
I have never had a problem with gloves and angle grinders, I guess I`m used to it as everything where i used to work was hot and/or corrosive, but it sounds as good advice. Problem is I forget that the work piece get hot and burn my finger when I turn it in the wise. I never use gloves when forging, because of lack of feel and indexing of the hammer and neither when I work on engines. The latter got me eczema in both hand, so now i must wear gloves when I work whether I like it or not.
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentWhat puzzles me is where I found it, up high on a power tool case which itself was on a high shelf, no where near where I was working, in fact I only spotted it from up on a ladder, I would have struggled to put it up there from the floor.
Definitely not somewhere I would normally casually put something like that.
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Scarecrow Boat
·Found it!
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RevZMan123
·True.
I never wear gloves when working with rotating machinery (grinders/lathes/drills etc.).
I also gave up wearing rings after my first safety video about "de-gloving" in about 1965.
(if you find a video, be warned, no for the queasy).
I was also a bit nervy around tyres for a while after seeing a safety movie of a mechanic failing to let the air out before he undid the rim.
Aviation guys will understand.
Yes, I used to work in a data center and heard about the guy who got caught on his ring when he pushed a big server into the rack. Not fun.
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pdxleaf
·Lost my glasses once. About 6 months later the dog came out of the hedges carrying my glasses in his mouth. Good dog.
My wedding ring is still lost. Took it off to wash the dog in the tub because the ring slides off after getting it resized a little too large. Can't blame the dog because he found my glasses.
There's a gold wedding ring somewhere in my house. I suspect someone will find it in 20 years when they're remodeling and will feel lucky. (You're welcome.)
Now I have a $20 titanium ring that is silver and matches my watches. Small consolation.
My wedding ring is still lost. Took it off to wash the dog in the tub because the ring slides off after getting it resized a little too large. Can't blame the dog because he found my glasses.
There's a gold wedding ring somewhere in my house. I suspect someone will find it in 20 years when they're remodeling and will feel lucky. (You're welcome.)
Now I have a $20 titanium ring that is silver and matches my watches. Small consolation.
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Tekashi_145.022
·When I was first learning about mechanical watches and when it’s best to wear it vs. take it off, an old watchmaker told me: “the safest place for a watch is on your wrist!”
His go-to example was a client who took his nice watch to a job site and set it down on the treads of a turned off bulldozer to make sure it didn’t get damaged. Time went by, he got into a conversation, during which time someone turned on the bulldozer and began driving it… the watch was run over, and the poor sap brought it to the watchmaker in a fruitless attempt to get it fixed.
His go-to example was a client who took his nice watch to a job site and set it down on the treads of a turned off bulldozer to make sure it didn’t get damaged. Time went by, he got into a conversation, during which time someone turned on the bulldozer and began driving it… the watch was run over, and the poor sap brought it to the watchmaker in a fruitless attempt to get it fixed.
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ExpiredWatchdog
·My wedding ring is still lost.
I know where mine is right now. I haven't worn it in five years.
Probably the only thing I remember where it is. My Tissot Seastar has been awol for many months.
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Donn Chambers
·If you were one of the Australian forum members I would chalk it up to a cute little Huntsman or similar spider appropriating your watch for their own use. Although the bracelet is likely too short for them to fit around one of their legs.
On a serious note, perhaps the OP has packrats? They are known for stealing shiny objects and carrying them to their nest. Might have decided the watch was too heavy and dropped it after climbing up to that ledge.
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