Rudy Vey
Member
Was over at Guy's (pipes) shop this morning to hang out a bit and maybe turn a pen or so. Guy was turning a pen and while he was doing so, a roughing gouge fell down on the floor and as it hit the concrete a spark appeared. Well, it wasn't a spark from the metal hitting the floor, but the gouge fell onto an extension cord that was laying on the floor!! This is were the spark came from - the cutting edge of the gouge (which was very sharp) was melted for about an 1/8 of an inch!! The gouge had severed some wires inside the cord, but the lamp that was attached to it never flickered or went out. Only when Guy picked up the cord to see the damage, it went off.
Lesson learned: do not have an extension cord laying around where it could be hit by a sharp tool!! And also always connect all your shop stuff to GFCI outlets - just to be safe!!
Lesson learned: do not have an extension cord laying around where it could be hit by a sharp tool!! And also always connect all your shop stuff to GFCI outlets - just to be safe!!