Tool Safety

Day 123, 13th Vocational Trade Day -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I was thinking about the man made machinery I've been working on and I suppose they did get at least one thing right; they are definitely durable enough to maneuver and manipulate all kinds of material for over half a century!


Anyway, my dad sent me a new pair of welding gloves the other day, and I got to use them for the first time on a saw horse we're making. They're REALLY nice, fit perfectly, and my instructor said he was jealous. :-) Of course I don't know anything about brands of work gear but apparently Daddy does. Whoo, go Daddy!

There wasn't a whole lot going on in trade because we were waiting for parts. We had a "tool safety" class earlier in the day for Heavy Equip Rep, Heavy Equip Op, Carpentry, and Brick Masonry. A Hilti Coperation sales representative came and did a presentation for the students and instructors on Hilti tools. Boring at first, then he started to bust out some really impressive products. The statistics he spat out VS other companies were very convincing, and the instructors who have had experiences with other models were obviously sold. They were asking about prices and availability and catalogues. One of the Carpentry instructors even bought a tool right there on the spot. I personally was impressed, but because I haven't any experience with other models, or even very many tools in general, I can't say I hold an opinion.

Other than that we didn't really do much. Jamie, McGee, and I spent about 3 hours "sweeping". Mostly BS-ing but there was some sweeping involved. Hey, what can I say? We had to extend it somehow so we wouldn't get bored.  :-)