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Workshop slippers?
Vigo:
I agree with that sentiment. The minute I am running a major power tool I'll try to make a point to put on hard work boots. I find that 80% of the time I'm in the garage, I'm doing something small enough. Epoxying, soldering, sanding, using a drill to fix something up, etc... I'm gonna be too lazy to lace up boots unless there is heavy stuff in motion.
Zebidee:
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--- Quote from: Zebidee on January 31, 2022, 11:29:30 am ---Everything at our place was built by workers wearing flip-flops, even while doing stuff like cutting and welding steel. They might take them off sometimes when climbing over a rooftop or something.
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I was working on a project on my CNC and accidentally knocked a 12" square piece of 3/4" MDF onto my Nike-clad foot. It hit corner down on the bridge of my foot. Had me limping for several days.
Do what you want, but it doesn't take something massive to do damage. An unlucky incident is all it takes. But hey, if you're into taking those kinds of chances, no skin off anyone else's toes :D
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Sorry to hear about your foot.
You are using the wrong pronoun, as I agree with you. It wasn't ME wearing flip-flops while building houses. The builders wear what they want. Mostly they wouldn't know where to buy proper boots, even if they could afford them. You might say I should insist they wear this or that, and sometimes I even do that, but that won't get them wearing proper footwear.
I imagine that when you invite a professional tradesperson/contractor to do a job at your home, you don't usually tell them what expensive safety equipment to use. They'd probably just politely tell you to mind your own business. Same here.
Like many people already know, I'm talking about Thailand and lax safety regulations/habits, awareness is not great. It is like another world. Even so, in my experience the workers take a great amount of care and serious incidents are thankfully rare. Did I mention that it gets very hot & humid in Thailand, and that the culture requires removal of footwear before entering any "clean" space (like a home, or even just sitting on a mat to eat lunch)?
If it was ME working all day on a building site then I'd be sure to wear some proper boots. Still probably wouldn't bother for most small jobs though because those cultural rules also apply to me. Maybe I need some decent slip-ons? Yeah maybe I do :)
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on January 26, 2022, 03:37:04 pm ---When dealing with heavy, hot, sharp, etc. things where I am concerned about maiming myself my feet wind up in the steel toed boots that I use for all else when necessary.
Except for ripping full sheets of plywood I can usually get away with slippers while working on arcade machine stuff though.
Just wind up with dirty feet.
If I was still living on the East coast I would be dressed quite differently!
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it's just above freezing in my stone unheated basement.
i am debating on small 110v hanging heaters to put in multiple spots on the ceiling so I can patch and paint the stone walls and insulate the sill plate or just go full on 220v shop heater.
i can spend all night down there working as long as the temp is over 60.
bobbyb13:
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on February 02, 2022, 07:46:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on January 26, 2022, 03:37:04 pm ---When dealing with heavy, hot, sharp, etc. things where I am concerned about maiming myself my feet wind up in the steel toed boots that I use for all else when necessary.
Except for ripping full sheets of plywood I can usually get away with slippers while working on arcade machine stuff though.
Just wind up with dirty feet.
If I was still living on the East coast I would be dressed quite differently!
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it's just above freezing in my stone unheated basement.
i am debating on small 110v hanging heaters to put in multiple spots on the ceiling so I can patch and paint the stone walls and insulate the sill plate or just go full on 220v shop heater.
i can spend all night down there working as long as the temp is over 60.
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Eeeek!
Talk about cold feet-
I had one of those little heaters in my board shop out on Cape Cod.
Even just one in a 300sq ft place made a huge difference.
That WAS above ground though-
I'm such a sissy now that if it gets down to 60F I need to put on jeans and maybe a long sleeve shirt
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Ond:
I used to wear these suede slip on shoes in my workshop years ago. Someone even commented on those comfy shoes in the forum when they showed up in a pic I posted. Bits of metal and other debris didn't cling to them much, hmm I may have to find me another pair of them...
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