Good From Afar

[Fv2]

Someday I'll tell how great an idea it was for Matti to remove that guard from the grinder.

It's always a great idea...
Now remember. Always lift with your back, not your legs.

 

[toro1978]

Masks and goggles are for weaklings and losers. We don't use those here.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

If I weren't wearing gloves and an apron, there would have been more carnage

 

[Captain Awesome]

If I weren't wearing gloves and an apron, there would have been more carnage

 

[MattiThundrrr]

So I had to take the guard off to get the inside of the stays. I was hunched over the frame, when the grinder bucked and jumped at me. Did I mention that the switch locks in the on position? Spinning disk smacked both index fingers, blasted through the glove. Then the grinder jumped up into my chest, disk first again somehow, and then down onto my foot before skittering across the driveway. Had to unplug it before it got away. Thankfully all could be repaired with bandaids, no harm to the bike. My wife loves it when I break out the power tools.

 

[toro1978]

"had to unplug it before it got away" - you assumed if you left it plugged it would get away? It is literally on a leash and you unleashed it. But by then I guess it didn't have the power to continue.

Sometimes I think it is a bliss that I don't have many power tools.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

 

[toro1978]

Quite scary though. Imagine it was a cutting disk and it "climbed" from your chest on your face. You got lucky.

 

[69SHOVLHED]

you should NEVER touch those rascals with anything less than a two-handed, white-knuckled grip. try to be gentle with them and they'll bite your arm off.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

More time with the wire brush and sander. 120 grit, then 220. No worries, folks, I left the grinder unplugged.

Shinier than I expected, it looks like a chain link fence post. Missed a few spots too, will have to go back with the wire again

Also, probably got too aggressive the first time, should have left more so I could soften the edges with sanding. And I mashed the tape with the wheel, think I hit the sticker underneath, we'll have to see what's left later

I'm all out of sandpaper.

 

[kingfish254]

So I had to take the guard off to get the inside of the stays. I was hunched over the frame, when the grinder bucked and jumped at me. Did I mention that the switch locks in the on position? Spinning disk smacked both index fingers, blasted through the glove. Then the grinder jumped up into my chest, disk first again somehow, and then down onto my foot before skittering across the driveway. Had to unplug it before it got away. Thankfully all could be repaired with bandaids, no harm to the bike. My wife loves it when I break out the power tools.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

For posterity's sake, I'll explain that drinking is only involved in the design process. No alcohol with saws or grinders.

 

[RJC_UK]

For posterity's sake, I'll explain that drinking is only involved in the design process. No alcohol with saws or grinders.

Yeah. I got told off for that two weeks ago . Good point well made

 

[MattiThundrrr]

So if that set of Zoom flex bars is going on Daddy Long Legs, then that Nishiki stem is freed up to go on GFA. And I got some whatever touring bars, nos maybe Wald? Says W:580 on the grip, NR-75 on the back with a barely visible half stamped logo

Took them outta the bag, felt like I was the first to touch them in a year or ten.

we'll see what goes where, maybe that flex bar could wind up here until after voting. Does Matti have enough parts for the Imelda Barcos portion of the build?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I can see the finish line, but I don't know if I'm going to get there. I have all the parts to build a bike now, killed my Donkey in order to use the original fork here. Lots of paint to spray, and still waiting for some color to appear on the frame. Been working on that lately, but no pictures except a bare frame hanging from a hook

I have realized how little time I have left, over the next month, I'll be spending eleven days in the woods, this is going to be tight

 

[toro1978]

Take the bike with you!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I'll be taking A bike (or four), just not THIS bike. No water, no electricity, no camp workshop, this ain't European camping lol maybe if I used my frame for a canoe anchor, it'd speed up the patination

 

[SwissGuy]

No water, no electricity, no camp workshop, this ain't European camping lol ...

No clou whom you are referring to here...

 

[Captain Awesome]

I can see the finish line, but I don't know if I'm going to get there. I have all the parts to build a bike now, killed my Donkey in order to use the original fork here. Lots of paint to spray, and still waiting for some color to appear on the frame. Been working on that lately, but no pictures except a bare frame hanging from a hookView attachment 165988
I have realized how little time I have left, over the next month, I'll be spending eleven days in the woods, this is going to be tight

give it the old vinegar spritz?

 

[GeePig]

I'm all out of sandpaper.

After reading about your power tool event, I actually felt quite relieved to read this....