Ξ October 4th, 2006 | → Comments Off | ∇ General, Metalworking |
Whoa.. I just got up from my desk to get a drink downstairs. My heels ache like all get-out. I guess walking on all that concrete really takes it out of my feet. Amanda said one time that she (or someone she knew) wore a pedometer for one day at work, and the thing said that they covered 17 miles that day; I wonder if that was one of her crazy 40-hour shifts. Or maybe my memory’s going — this was all quite a while back.
Still, the 15-hour days of being on my feet at work, school, and the shop are cumulatively taking their toll. Dress shoes aren’t the best thing to walk in all day. But I could get some gel inserts for my work boots; they’re pretty well broken in, and there’s enough room for an insole thingie.
Ξ October 3rd, 2006 | → Comments Off | ∇ Metalworking |
Scrap steel is sharp.
Don’t wear pants of synthetic material whilst welding.
Don’t wear ratty old jeans with well-ventilated knees whilst welding.
I mean *really* sharp.
Don’t rub your eyes when working in a metal shop.
Don’t strike an ill-placed workpiece — your wrist or your work will suffer.
So sharp, you could cut yourse– oh, wait.
A forge and anything just come from a forge are hot.
Sanding involves lots of friction. Friction creates heat. Lots of sanding therefore creates lots of heat.
Wear at least SPF 30 if you plan to Jedi weld. Especially on your eyelids.
Cardboard is easy to cut, steel is difficult to cut. Screw up on your pattern, not your workpiece.
Ξ October 2nd, 2006 | → Comments Off | ∇ Food |
I have bananas. And an apple. And cinnamon. Some brown sugar to go with would be great.
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Ξ October 1st, 2006 | → Comments Off | ∇ Food |
Without a functional thumb, I’m just a shaven monkey.
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