Comments on: Of Solder and Safety http://www.pinkfrog.net/2005/09/11/of-solder-and-safety/ blog for artist Olivia Snyder Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:37:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Olivia http://www.pinkfrog.net/2005/09/11/of-solder-and-safety/#comment-14 Olivia Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:33:00 +0000 http://www.pinkfrog.net/2005/09/11/of-solder-and-safety/#comment-14 The hot metal vs. cold metal thing is EXACTLY why I decided it best to wear pants and close-toed shoes when working with the stuff.<br/><br/>Amazing how hot metal loves to roll about like it's water! Hopefully all of the burning myself with the hot-glue gun (not a craft gun, a REAL hot-glue gun) will dissuade me from hot metal burns. The hot metal vs. cold metal thing is EXACTLY why I decided it best to wear pants and close-toed shoes when working with the stuff.

Amazing how hot metal loves to roll about like it’s water! Hopefully all of the burning myself with the hot-glue gun (not a craft gun, a REAL hot-glue gun) will dissuade me from hot metal burns.

]]> By: thejessicat http://www.pinkfrog.net/2005/09/11/of-solder-and-safety/#comment-13 thejessicat Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.pinkfrog.net/2005/09/11/of-solder-and-safety/#comment-13 Wow! That sounds pretty dangerous. Glad you still have all your apendages! Here's another helpful addage, now that you're working with solder and butane torches: Very, very hot metal looks exactly like cold metal!<br/>And when you touch very, very hot metal, you usually hear or smell your flesh being seared BEFORE you feel it. And it feels kinda sticky. At least, it does before you notice the hurting... Wow! That sounds pretty dangerous. Glad you still have all your apendages! Here’s another helpful addage, now that you’re working with solder and butane torches: Very, very hot metal looks exactly like cold metal!
And when you touch very, very hot metal, you usually hear or smell your flesh being seared BEFORE you feel it. And it feels kinda sticky. At least, it does before you notice the hurting…

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