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Luvlegs · 04-02-2006, 11:47 PM

How do you stop an out of control wire wheel doing 20000 rpm? Squeeze it between your arm and your belly. You can do it! You don't want to, but you can.....

Then shut it off.

It wasn't really the plan but it skipped off the work, skipped off the shock bracket, skipped off a cross member and that's when I decided to get ahold of it..... Can't imagine someone getting it caught in their hair!

Makes me mad but short of putting it in a vice and turning the truck and parts over it, I guess I just have to hang on better.....

Neat racing stripe pictures below if you want to see.....

FRENCHBLUE72 · 04-02-2006, 11:52 PM

Holy crap!!!!

Rokcrln · 04-02-2006, 11:55 PM

I so want to try that! Come on over and show me how its done... Glad you were not hurt worse. Now go take a long soak in a nice warm lemon juice bath...I mean have a beer for me.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Luvlegs · 04-03-2006, 12:01 AM

hahahaahahahahah I know I am not looking forward to it again! I was like ...."HOLY CRAP... what the HEII was that!" And by then, I had it in a headlock.
I was amazed at how badly the wheel was damaged and all twisted out of whack (and it was a twisted one to start!) - Took a minute to get it unwound from my shirt! ANOTHER lesson learned...well, two actually - the first being not to do this stuff when naked!.....

shifty · 04-03-2006, 12:10 AM

been there, done that! heh, yeah, i had the misfortune of experiencing the same thing. people'd call me "ig'nant" for this, but i tend to work in the shop w/flipflops on if there's no heavy lifting involved. i was doing this one weekend with shorts and flops and polishing down a manifold and WHACK, dropped the drill w/wire wheel on my shin, then bounced onto my foot and ... ugh.

you know what else really sucks? i was running the weedeater like a genius with flip flops on not too long ago and ... you know how when you get up on a pole or tree w/a weedwhacker and it wraps around the pole in a crazy way kinda like how dogs can freakishly get peanut butter out of a kong toy? well, it wrapped around my foot and lower leg like this

turned purple in less than 5 secons and the blood blisters took weeks to go away.

in the years i've been working this way (in flops), i've never had anything like this happen that i remember. strange it just started in the past year or two. guess i'm becoming more of a klutz as i get older....

ClemsonChevy · 04-03-2006, 12:57 AM

I've had the wire wheel gimme a tourniquet with my shirt before. Those and angle grinder wheels take skin off your hands QUICK! Ouch, you got tore up. A least it didn't catch on the front of your pants.

72armyswbtruck · 04-03-2006, 01:04 AM

wow, holy crap was exactly what I said, glad to see that your not laid up

Brad · 04-03-2006, 02:38 AM

Please be more careful guys. I used to be a machinist and had to push the emergency stop button on a guy whose hair got caught in a CNC lathe! It ripped out literally half the hair on his scalp. Was just starting to grow back about 6 months later. He's lucky to be alive. This was the same machine that killed a guy the year before.

jay-dawg · 04-03-2006, 10:31 AM

That's going to leave a scar! Great conversational piece.

Cute girl: "How'd you get that scar?"

Luvlegs: "I had a wire wheel, I mean a mountain lion in a headlock."

(Bad poker face commercial)

Stay safe everyone.

Jay

sneakysnake · 04-03-2006, 10:56 AM

I did that once with a wire "cup" not as bad, but its something you dont want to do twice.LOL

jbon64 · 04-03-2006, 11:35 AM

my first reaction would be to cover my cash and prizes

Russell · 04-03-2006, 11:41 AM

I don't think there are many people who work with wire wheels on a regular basis who haven't done that!

I always wear a thick hoodie when I'm wire wheeling, cause I hate getting stuck with the wires that come flying off all the time. One time the thing jumped, and I caught the buisness end in the gut, lol! Wrapped me right up, but it stalled the machine, and didn't even leave a mark on me. Nice hole in my hoodie now, and those little wires certainly have good aim to go right into that hole all the time :P

Rdrdave · 04-03-2006, 06:09 PM

Tell the truth...that was one mean a** cat! WOW I remember doing that before. Havent' used a wire wheel since.

*rage'nrat638* · 04-03-2006, 06:14 PM

man.. lucky that thing stayed away from your 3rd leg

farside847 · 04-03-2006, 07:45 PM

right about when something like that happens I tell myself "ok, time to put down the powertool and have a beer"

One day I was helping a friend of mine on his house, he had an old ass circular saw he was using.... cut a 2x4 and set it down on the table, the old rusted spring didnt return the safty and it shot off the table and accross the porch until it got un plugged. Youve never seen two white guys move so fast!!!!

crazy longhorn · 04-03-2006, 08:24 PM

OUCH! been there .....I have a 5" right angle grinder, that I run a notted wire wheel on. Well, its a small grinder (right), so I run it with 1 hand (bad azz uha). Well, I run that SOB over my 1st nuckle on my left hand(ouch)......then it almost heals, & I run that BASTARD over the same F$&%in nuckle(BIG OUCH!). Did I learn somthing after 2 times......hell yes! Let your buddy hold the pc you are grinding on next time!

L

Chevrolet4x4s · 04-03-2006, 08:29 PM

Lucky you got off that easy.........I think this needs in the shop safety forum or a what if section of the FAQ

Shane

ChevyCrazy67 · 04-03-2006, 10:16 PM

I wasn't as lucky, mine was an 8" angle grinder with a grinding wheel on it. got to close to my work and when it kicked back on me I stopped it with my stomach. Funny thing about getting cut by grinders it takes foever for it to bleed (duh). I watched my guts all the way to the hospital. Needless to say you don't have to tell me to be careful when I'm grinding anymore.

longhorn70gmc · 04-04-2006, 02:42 AM

Scary!
OUCH.
GLAD YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.
Respectfully

JAKES 68GMC · 04-04-2006, 03:46 PM

Glad you are ok. But I have a question: Why didn't you just unplug the grinder instead of getting all scratched and stove up?

*wolfthing2000* · 04-04-2006, 04:46 PM

I have been a machinist for over 35 years now and believe me if a machine killed a guy a year ago and a guy got his hair caught in the same machine, there is something seriously wrong at that shop!!!!!!!

wibilly · 04-04-2006, 08:09 PM

i was recently wire wheeling my frame, took off the cup and put on a brand new knotted wheel to get in some places i couldn't get with the cup. laying on my back on a creepertrying to get around the shock mounts, the grinder with wire wheel got away, nad racked me ran up across my belly and finialy came unpluged when it got to the inner side of my elbow and the wheel stoped spinning and the grinder took over on beating my ass. lesson learned-- use my milwaukie grinder{paddel switch} when using a wire wheel in a tight area and use the elcheepo for grinding discs only them things will beat the snot outa you quicker than mohamad-alie

boraxman · 04-04-2006, 09:03 PM

Youll be feeling that for a while...you got off easy! Oh and nice belly, by Bud?

Rollie396 · 04-04-2006, 10:33 PM

That really smarts,glad you're alright.Have you tried to take the wheel off the grinder yet?

**Canadian694x4** · 04-04-2006, 11:05 PM

Holy Schnikey's!! Glad you weren't hurt worse...nothing a few beers can't take care of tho...

04-02-2006, 11:47 PM	#1
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. How do you stop an out of control wire wheel doing 20000 rpm? Squeeze it between your arm and your belly. You can do it! You don't want to, but you can..... Then shut it off. It wasn't really the plan but it skipped off the work, skipped off the shock bracket, skipped off a cross member and that's when I decided to get ahold of it..... Can't imagine someone getting it caught in their hair! Makes me mad but short of putting it in a vice and turning the truck and parts over it, I guess I just have to hang on better..... Neat racing stripe pictures below if you want to see..... Attached Images __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

04-02-2006, 11:52 PM	#2
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Holy crap!!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

04-02-2006, 11:55 PM	#3
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I so want to try that! Come on over and show me how its done... Glad you were not hurt worse. Now go take a long soak in a nice warm lemon juice bath...I mean have a beer for me. Kevin LFD Inc.

04-03-2006, 12:01 AM	#4
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. hahahaahahahahah I know I am not looking forward to it again! I was like ...."HOLY CRAP... what the HEII was that!" And by then, I had it in a headlock. I was amazed at how badly the wheel was damaged and all twisted out of whack (and it was a twisted one to start!) - Took a minute to get it unwound from my shirt! ANOTHER lesson learned...well, two actually - the first being not to do this stuff when naked!..... __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

04-03-2006, 12:10 AM	#5
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. been there, done that! heh, yeah, i had the misfortune of experiencing the same thing. people'd call me "ig'nant" for this, but i tend to work in the shop w/flipflops on if there's no heavy lifting involved. i was doing this one weekend with shorts and flops and polishing down a manifold and WHACK, dropped the drill w/wire wheel on my shin, then bounced onto my foot and ... ugh. you know what else really sucks? i was running the weedeater like a genius with flip flops on not too long ago and ... you know how when you get up on a pole or tree w/a weedwhacker and it wraps around the pole in a crazy way kinda like how dogs can freakishly get peanut butter out of a kong toy? well, it wrapped around my foot and lower leg like this turned purple in less than 5 secons and the blood blisters took weeks to go away. in the years i've been working this way (in flops), i've never had anything like this happen that i remember. strange it just started in the past year or two. guess i'm becoming more of a klutz as i get older.... __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

04-03-2006, 12:57 AM	#6
ClemsonChevy 8 vehicles only 4 that run Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 236	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I've had the wire wheel gimme a tourniquet with my shirt before. Those and angle grinder wheels take skin off your hands QUICK! Ouch, you got tore up. A least it didn't catch on the front of your pants. __________________ 95 2500 350 w/ 3.73 72 GMC 1500 SWB stepside 65 Chevy C10 SWB stepside 72 Chevy C10 LWB fleetside

04-03-2006, 01:04 AM	#7
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. wow, holy crap was exactly what I said, glad to see that your not laid up __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

04-03-2006, 02:38 AM	#8
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,673	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Please be more careful guys. I used to be a machinist and had to push the emergency stop button on a guy whose hair got caught in a CNC lathe! It ripped out literally half the hair on his scalp. Was just starting to grow back about 6 months later. He's lucky to be alive. This was the same machine that killed a guy the year before. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

04-03-2006, 10:31 AM	#9
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. That's going to leave a scar! Great conversational piece. Cute girl: "How'd you get that scar?" Luvlegs: "I had a wire wheel, I mean a mountain lion in a headlock." (Bad poker face commercial) Stay safe everyone. Jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

04-03-2006, 10:56 AM	#10
sneakysnake It's a catastrophic success. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,077	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I did that once with a wire "cup" not as bad, but its something you dont want to do twice.LOL

04-03-2006, 11:35 AM	#11
jbon64 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: sidney , illinois Posts: 312	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. my first reaction would be to cover my cash and prizes __________________ hey.....smell my finger 64 nova wagon , 63 nova convertible

04-03-2006, 11:41 AM	#12
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I don't think there are many people who work with wire wheels on a regular basis who haven't done that! I always wear a thick hoodie when I'm wire wheeling, cause I hate getting stuck with the wires that come flying off all the time. One time the thing jumped, and I caught the buisness end in the gut, lol! Wrapped me right up, but it stalled the machine, and didn't even leave a mark on me. Nice hole in my hoodie now, and those little wires certainly have good aim to go right into that hole all the time :P __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

04-03-2006, 06:09 PM	#13
Rdrdave Broke and still trying Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 562	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Tell the truth...that was one mean a** cat! WOW I remember doing that before. Havent' used a wire wheel since.

04-03-2006, 06:14 PM	#14
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. man.. lucky that thing stayed away from your 3rd leg

04-03-2006, 07:45 PM	#15
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. right about when something like that happens I tell myself "ok, time to put down the powertool and have a beer" One day I was helping a friend of mine on his house, he had an old ass circular saw he was using.... cut a 2x4 and set it down on the table, the old rusted spring didnt return the safty and it shot off the table and accross the porch until it got un plugged. Youve never seen two white guys move so fast!!!! __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree



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04-03-2006, 08:24 PM	#16
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. OUCH! been there .....I have a 5" right angle grinder, that I run a notted wire wheel on. Well, its a small grinder (right), so I run it with 1 hand (bad azz uha). Well, I run that SOB over my 1st nuckle on my left hand(ouch)......then it almost heals, & I run that BASTARD over the same F$&%in nuckle(BIG OUCH!). Did I learn somthing after 2 times......hell yes! Let your buddy hold the pc you are grinding on next time! L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

04-03-2006, 08:29 PM	#17
Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Lucky you got off that easy.........I think this needs in the shop safety forum or a what if section of the FAQ Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327

04-03-2006, 10:16 PM	#18
ChevyCrazy67 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dothan Alabama Posts: 2,604	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I wasn't as lucky, mine was an 8" angle grinder with a grinding wheel on it. got to close to my work and when it kicked back on me I stopped it with my stomach. Funny thing about getting cut by grinders it takes foever for it to bleed (duh). I watched my guts all the way to the hospital. Needless to say you don't have to tell me to be careful when I'm grinding anymore. __________________ Kevin 1967 C-10 swb fleetside 1968 C-10 stepside 1999 Z71- sons dd 1999 2wd silverado-my dd 2003 Tahoe- wifes dd

04-04-2006, 02:42 AM	#19
longhorn70gmc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ridgecrest. CA, USA Posts: 1,715	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Scary! OUCH. GLAD YOU ARE ALL RIGHT. Respectfully __________________ Billy 1970 GMC Sierra Grande 402/TH400 (Longhorn)14 years and counting rebuild! 1975 (Build) Chevrolet SWB 4X4 350 SB Lifted 6 inches 1970 Ford F250 Ranger 390 BB 2010 Ford Super Duty F250 XLT W/4 inch lift kit and Pro Comp Tires Hub Cap Freak! *I need another truck like I need another hole in the head!* I'M IN THE MARKET...AS IT WERE!

04-04-2006, 03:46 PM	#20
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,212	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Glad you are ok. But I have a question: Why didn't you just unplug the grinder instead of getting all scratched and stove up?

04-04-2006, 04:46 PM	#21
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. I have been a machinist for over 35 years now and believe me if a machine killed a guy a year ago and a guy got his hair caught in the same machine, there is something seriously wrong at that shop!!!!!!!

04-04-2006, 08:09 PM	#22
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. i was recently wire wheeling my frame, took off the cup and put on a brand new knotted wheel to get in some places i couldn't get with the cup. laying on my back on a creepertrying to get around the shock mounts, the grinder with wire wheel got away, nad racked me ran up across my belly and finialy came unpluged when it got to the inner side of my elbow and the wheel stoped spinning and the grinder took over on beating my ass. lesson learned-- use my milwaukie grinder{paddel switch} when using a wire wheel in a tight area and use the elcheepo for grinding discs only them things will beat the snot outa you quicker than mohamad-alie __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

04-04-2006, 09:03 PM	#23
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Youll be feeling that for a while...you got off easy! Oh and nice belly, by Bud? __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3 1996 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 2007 Vespa GTS 250 Scooter ZIP 91351 Last edited by boraxman; 04-04-2006 at 09:03 PM.

04-04-2006, 10:33 PM	#24
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. That really smarts,glad you're alright.Have you tried to take the wheel off the grinder yet? __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

04-04-2006, 11:05 PM	#25
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	Re: all you need is skin and a T shirt to stop it.. Holy Schnikey's!! Glad you weren't hurt worse...nothing a few beers can't take care of tho... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

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