Never remove the guards from stationary or portable grinders! If they are in the way adjust them but never remove them. If a wheel is too small replace it. On bench grinders be sure the shatter guards are adjusted as close to the wheel as possible. See
Grinding Wheel Safety for more details. - guru
anvilfire is happy to have licensed his metalworking cartoons and presented them here as the base for our daily and weekly comics. His knowledge of welding is also presented in our Safety and Welding Tip of the Day series.
Below are samples of nearly 100 metalworking comics and articles in our Frank Tabor collection. To see the rest, check back daily.


Spark Testing - Grinder Safety
A humorous safety poster from Frank Tabor and information about spark testing.The Green Smoke Caper
A humorous story about hot iron and the smelly results another real life story from Frank Tabor.Stack Burning and Studs
Flame cutting tips presented with humorous real life stories from Frank Tabor.The Horseshoe Caper
A cartoon from Frank Tabor and another from The Great Nippulinnithey're the color of blueprints."
We have digitally added grey scale fill or color to many of Frank's drawings in styles that are similar to the genre. In most cases it is only spot fill but in a few they are fully colored.