What are the basic rules for mailling safety?
• When using your pliers, you may twist and squeeze, but never push or pull. Metal surfaces don’t stick together well, so pushing or pulling can result in a slip and jab to the eye, palm, finger, or any other body part that happens to be in the line of fire. Puncture wounds can get infected easily, and pose a significant health risk. • Never maille on your lap or any other body part, unless that part is covered with sturdy material. See the previous point for the reasons why. • Always wear eye protection and well fitted (NOT loose) gloves while winding coils of rings, regardless of whether you power or hand-wind. You can easily succumb to wire whip or getting coiled into the machinery if you go bare. • Never walk in bare feet through an area in which mailling is currently or recently in progress. The nature of coiled rings is such that unless they’ve been purposely closed, there is always a sharp end sticking up, regardless of how they land. • If you make permanently attached maille fo
