[Crw-talk] You have got to read this

[wisawdust at charter.net]

For those of you who remember when we had Bill Grumbine do a demo for the club, you have to check this posting out from Wood Central.  Those of you who don't know Bill Grumbine, he is a big guy who uses a forced air helmet for eyeand dust protection.  Read below and ty to visualize this and not laugh.

Turning
Subject: Excitement in the shop
Posted By: Bill Grumbine (Kutztown PA) <bill at wonderfulwood.com>
Date: 2/27/2010, 2:18 pm 
Bill Grumbine (Kutztown PA) 
Life always seems to be exciting around here. This morning was no different. I went up to the shop to get some things made in preparation for my trip to John C Campbell. I got my wood prepped and on the lathe, got my apron on, and donned my trusty air helmet. I turned it on and snapped the visor down, just as I have done innumerable times in the past. Today it seemed it snapped down a lot more firmly than I had remembered, and a lot louder than I remembered. But you know how it is sometimes hard to remember how something is when you do it so often it is automatic? 

Off I went with the wood whirling around. I got a decent surface, a good shape, and was preparing to sand. I decided to remove my helmet while I changed a few things around. I grabbed hold of the visor and began the motion of snapping it into its up position. It did not move. I grabbed it with both hands and yanked. 

IT DIDN'T MOVE!!!    

I'M TRAPPED!!! I CAN"T GET THIS #@$%&^&* THING OFF MY HEAD! I'M GOING TO DIE WHEN THE BATTERY GOES DEAD AND MY AIR RUNS OUT! 

So now I'm running around the shop tugging on my head, trying to get this air helmet off. All I could think of was when the dog got his head stuck in a large tin can and went beserk trying to get it off. It was funny then. It wasn't so funny this morning. 

After all sorts of yanking and tugging, I got it off my head, along with my glasses and some hair, of which I do not have much to spare. Upon examination of the helmet, I discovered that the little button that snaps the visor into position has worn smooth over the past 12 years, to the point where today, the visor just slid right over it. So now I am turning with the helmet very carefully, and looking forward to Monday (for a change) when I can get a spare part ordered.