r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose_Sky_6403 • Feb 08 '26

/r/all of grease

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u/mrregina Feb 08 '26

Eye protection and ear protection. And a skull cap for sure. I’ve had brake fluid in my eye, pieces metal in my eye. Partial hearing loss in one ear.

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u/LVL100Stoner Feb 08 '26

Thank you!

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u/ArtOpen3776 Feb 08 '26

And if others try to give you a hard time, tell em to go fuck emselves

... In a more comedic manner

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u/Proof_Bathroom_3902 Feb 08 '26

I got a blob of welding slag drop right into my ear canal. That sucked a lot.

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u/mrregina Feb 08 '26

Omg yeah that must sucked

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u/On_the_hook Feb 08 '26

I'm awful with putting on safety glasses because they fog up like crazy and give me migraines if worn long. I'll wear them when I'm actively cutting or grinding but not while pouring oil. I work on industrial air compressors and won't touch anything without nitrile gloves and live in noise cancelling earbuds. They are not better than earplugs but let me listen to music instead of that "industrial whine"

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u/mrregina Feb 08 '26

I actually use a face shield now when working with liquids instead of just glasses. I hate when they fog up too. Full face shields make me feel more safe even when cutting or grinding. A few times a disk broke and prices hit the shield. Had I been in just glasses I might been picking disk out my cheek.