Alibro
Well-Known Member
So today I made a bracket and learned an important lesson. My overalls are NOT fire retardant,
So I started by roughly cutting out the shapes and grinding back the IRD hole to a tight fit, then fitted the other two holes.
Once I was happy with the holes I bent it to fit around a ridge on the motor, then spent a bit more time grinding as the bend made it too tight but after lots of bending, bashing and grinding I was happy enough to call it a day.
In all I must have spent 6 or 7 hours on this one bracket and I still need to drill the holes and fettle and weld on the side part but it will be strong and is a nice tight fit so I'm happy it will do the job.
So apparently grinding produces hot sparks that can set fire to stuff.
Who knew????
I was happily grinding away thinking my overalls were fire retardant so not too concerned that I was in the way of the sparks. After a minute or two I felt a bit warm, then a bit more warm, then I looked down and saw flames.
After a bit of panic and patting down the fire was out and no major harm done but I think I might invest in a welders apron as it's not the first time I've trashed fleeces and coats. Just the first time I've set fire to myself.
So I started by roughly cutting out the shapes and grinding back the IRD hole to a tight fit, then fitted the other two holes.
Once I was happy with the holes I bent it to fit around a ridge on the motor, then spent a bit more time grinding as the bend made it too tight but after lots of bending, bashing and grinding I was happy enough to call it a day.
In all I must have spent 6 or 7 hours on this one bracket and I still need to drill the holes and fettle and weld on the side part but it will be strong and is a nice tight fit so I'm happy it will do the job.
So apparently grinding produces hot sparks that can set fire to stuff.
Who knew????
I was happily grinding away thinking my overalls were fire retardant so not too concerned that I was in the way of the sparks. After a minute or two I felt a bit warm, then a bit more warm, then I looked down and saw flames.
After a bit of panic and patting down the fire was out and no major harm done but I think I might invest in a welders apron as it's not the first time I've trashed fleeces and coats. Just the first time I've set fire to myself.
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