Hot metal doesn't look hot. I had removed a glove to pick up a pencil and poke a small piece of lead out of the sprue hole. When I finished I closed the sprue with my thumb. Ouch!
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Hot metal doesn't look hot. I had removed a glove to pick up a pencil and poke a small piece of lead out of the sprue hole. When I finished I closed the sprue with my thumb. Ouch!
Originally Posted by JWT
That reminds me of the time I was a kid of 13 or 14, used a nail to poke a hole in a CO2 cartridge that is used in air guns and tried to stop it from leaking out by putting my thumb over it, not a burn but man does that freezing hurt.
Michael Grace
+1 on PIF's
A few years ago I was melting down some range scrap, loud pop and lead flying. A 22 dud was in the range scrap. Took a long time for the burns to heal. Went to Walmart and bought the screens you put on a frying pan to keep the spatter down when frying.
Nearly every time I've been burned by metal (casting, welding, etc..) it's because I *need* to, not because I *want* to. Or more simply put, unless you're in the mood and not rushing around to get something done, don't heat up 10+ pounds of metal past it's melting point.
It's only hubris if I'm wrong.
Thank you, all. Some great pointers and situations I might not have considered.
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