[sdiy] Soldering Saftey Tip Reminder

[John L Marshall]

I did get solder in my eye in exactly the same situation. I was very
fortunate. Waiting in the emergency room while the doctor was figuring out
what to do, the solder floated off with all of the tears. There was a nasty
burn scar that eventually went away.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: patchell <patchell at silcom.com>
To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 12:18 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Soldering Saftey Tip Reminder


>     This is mostly for the people here who are new to soldering....
>
>     Wear those saftey glasses while soldering!
>
>     I was wiring up the power for my synth today, and one of the wires
> flipped off of the pin, and sprayed solder in my face.  Not fun in any
> case, but, right in the center of the lens of my glasses for my right
> eye is a nice big blob of solder.  I have to wear glasses anyway, but I
> think back to my younger days, when I didn't need glasses.
>
>     Anyway, if you don't need glasses, get something to wear while
> soldering.  I now have to go down to Longs Drug store to get a new pair
> of 3.00 diopter glasses, which is a lot cheaping than my co-payment at
> the emergency room.
>
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>  -Jim
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