Rotary Safety
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Rotary Safety
Several years ago, I made a 50th anniversary quilt for my in-laws...my sister-in-law provided pictures printed onto fabric and it was my job to put the quilt together...we live in an area with lots of lakes so I used the idea of Lady of the Lake (without) the larger triangle (that was where the pictures were) to make a scrappy quilt. My husband helped out as well by helping with the rotary cutting...it was the first and so far, the last time. He cut himself. My sister-in-law is a scrapbooker, so she and my husband (ever a ham) re-enacted the event and included a framed picture of the incident along with the quilt. Below is a picture of the finished quilt and the one we refer to as "Rotary Clay". With that, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of safety when cutting with a rotary blade.
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Other week DH decided he was going to cut some denim pants so he could make cover for his meter saw. He thinks a pizza cutter (ours is very sharp) is big and needed for a big job. He gives me his ' I know what I'm doing looks". Not even 2 minutes later we are on our way to the ER. Made him wait until I put protective tarp over my front seats. Told him there is a reason they call it a "pizza cutter" and he can just roll his eyes some other direction. Now I'm squeamish, actually get empathy pains in my tush when I see a needle about to be used but not this time, well maybe a little. But 3 sticks with novocaine and 5 stitches later, we're on our way home. WEnt to the store later and bought a new pizza cutter. Couldn't bare the thought. Showed him I have 2 pair of fileting gloves; my size and his size. he was in a hurry. I also drilled him. Utensils in the kitchen stay in the kitchen. I finished cutting his denim after washing it of course. I like the fileting gloves which can also be used to open oysters.
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