What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Li'l Work Truck]

Took Truck Norris to his first car show after viskting my detailing friend.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Bled alllllllllll over it.

Again!

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

Bled alllllllllll over it.

Again!

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

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To my credit, I baked most of it off this time when I got the exhaust system hot.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Bled alllllllllll over it.

Again!

What don't kill you makes you stronger.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

You're not working right if there is no blood sacrifice.

 

[Rick W]

The way I learned it when I was coming up was that you can’t say “OUCH!” unless it bleeds.

 

[Curious Hound]

The way I learned it when I was coming up was that you can’t say “OUCH!” unless it bleeds.

But, quite often, the bloody injuries don't even hurt.

 

[Rick W]

But, quite often, the bloody injuries don't even hurt.

Yes, that brings up the whole “adequate beer consumption“ concept while working with power tools…

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

But, quite often, the bloody injuries don't even hurt.

This is the problem I keep running across.

"Hey, why is everything red and sticky?"

"...oh. You've decided to sacrifice me to Baal again. Super! "

Yes, that brings up the whole “adequate beer consumption“ concept while working with power tools…

I dont drink... though, with recent injury rates, maybe I should.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Yep, blood is common. I don't pay much attention anymore.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Yep, blood is common. I don't pay much attention anymore.

I have taken to wearing these in the garage:

34-8743 | ATG® Intelligent Glove Solutions

Ultra lightweight, knitwrist, palm coated with micro-foam nitrile with thumb crotch reinforcement.

www.atg-glovesolutions.com

Can't say enough good about them. We started using them a few years ago at work to cut down on metal splinters, and they work tremendously well. Most of us would get 1-5 splinters a week in our hands, now down to maybe one a month total. Super comfortable as well, and you will get 5-10 wash cycles out of them before they hit the trash can. They are not fireproof though, so mind that...


Most of my "oh, I am bleeding" moments come from when I switch between the ATGs and welding gloves. I'll skip a glove switch to save time, and I'll get sacrificed to whichever lord of hell my truck has decided to worship that day.

 

[Curious Hound]

I wear gloves as much as I can for welding and fabricating. But for general mechanic work, it's hit or miss. My hand sweat a lot in the heat. It's annoying to be working on stuff and the sweat is running out of my glives and down my arms. Rubber gloves fill with sweat. Any other gloves get soaked and feel nasty.

 

[Curious Hound]

This is the problem I keep running across.

"Hey, why is everything red and sticky?"

"...oh. You've decided to sacrifice me to Baal again. Super! "

Now that I'm on blood thinners, I have to be more careful. It just doesn't stop bleeding as fast as it used to.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Seems I wear gloves all the time during tear down. Not so much during assembly.

Always when fabricating/welding. I recently bought a nice pair of Hobart welding gloves... way nicer then what I'm use to using.