Dangers you dont see

[Ken Watson]

Haven"t been around for a while due to a little accident.I was welding yard panels in the shed using 3 44"s as stands that I have used for the last 10 yrs. I have had nice stands hanging on the walls for years but the drums are easy to roll around and move. I had just finished about 40 panels and had 230 head going the next day from the other farm. I was welding the last drop in pin for the top, resting

[MechFx]

ouch....Glad you survived...I had to do a weld repair on a plastic explosive mixing bowl once........ Dangers lurk everywhere..Art

[Scott Hogan]

Ken, Glad you"re still here. Sounds like you came pretty close to the big forum in the sky. I flew over your place the other week but didn"t see any action so didn"t land, will catch up next time. Hope all goes well for your wing. Is it the same wing as the other one you injured?Hoges

[Greg Mitchell]

Good to hear you are on the mend Ken.Sounds like your lucky to be here.Look after yourself.Mitch

[asra]

Far out.What had been in the drums.

[tonydenton]

struth ken you are lucky to be here, hope the mend goes well mate . we are banned from cutting drums or welding around them at work. about 30years ago i was working with a bloke that was oxy cutting steel and using drums as tressels. he looked away and he moved the oxy torch and it started to heat the sealed drum as i was walking towards him, it started doing the big swell up and some of us

[GraemeMonro]

it started doing the big swell up and some of us

[birdy]

Bloodyell captn, wot was in the drums?Im always cutn ends outa them with the gas ax but never had more a quiet poof blow out the bunghole. [ munro should hava good line for this one] .See Bones, i recon i did the rite thing byn them panels now.

[GraemeMonro]

Bloodyell captn, wot was in the drums?Im always cutn ends outa them with the gas ax but never had more a quiet poof blow out the bunghole. [ Monro should hava good line for this one] .See Bones, i recon i did the rite thing byn them panels now. I have a couple of good lines but some poof would not appreciate my humour.Graeme.

[Brian]

Wondered where you had disappeared to Ken, sorry to thear about the accident but thank God you are alive !Bloodyell captn, wot was in the drums?Im always cutn ends outa them with the gas ax but never had more a quiet poof blow out the bunghole. [ munro should hava good line for this one] Wink.No doubt about you Birdy, I thought it was a no brainer with any 44 gal drum, only way to make sure of them is fill the sucker right up with water !

[bones]

This happened on Jan 15. Bloody hell while you were getting blown(monroe, come in if you want), i was getting drunk, was my bdayNeed to have respect for 44s i know of quiet a few guys seriously hurt and disfigured with them.

[Mark Horan]

Bloodyhell Ken!Sounds like you did a better job of yourself that I did when I blew up my face!Ill catch up with you soonMarko