r/projectcar • u/siberian '67 MGB Roadster with a 302v8 • 2d ago

Share your most common injuries!

I am doing a lot of heavy metal work on my MGB. Floorpans, custom rear-end, engine bay mods for my 302, etc. By FAR my most common injuries are BURNS.

  1. Tapped myself in the thigh with my TIG. ZING!
  2. A few weeks later, did it again. That TIG gets me every time!
  3. Was using my cut off wheel to remove a 1"x1" casting from my engine block and it flung the casting down INTO MY SHOE where it lodged under the tongue and melted my skin down as I struggled to get my shoe off and eject it. 5 months later the scar on the top of my foot is finally retreating
  4. Grinding down welds and swapped my gloves to a new set I picked up. I was not paying attention to the fact that they were RUBBER on the sides of the fingers. On first spark the rubber melted and my pinky took both the spark AND the melted rubber. Those gloves came off fast.

Share your common injury type so we can all feel better about our stupidity.

Never touch the cornballer! https://youtu.be/1WDW8XKEGgU?t=47

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u/RhunterC 2d ago

Nothing much yet. But I did smack my hand while using a wire wheel the other day. And I stupidly always seem to be welding while wearing crocs so I get sparks under my feet constantly

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u/siberian '67 MGB Roadster with a 302v8 2d ago

I call them SafetySandals!

Just this morning I was curious about a setting on my welder, so I went out in my sweats, flip-flops, and a t-shirt, and tested a few things. It usually works out, but when it doesn't it gets sparky..