While grinding tabs off and wearing my regular glasses, I learned two things:
1. Wear proper eye protection (save your glasses, $350).
2. Wear proper eye protection (save your eyes, >$350).
I use ear plugs or muffs all the time too, I have lost some hearing. I listened to a Minnie Riperton record the other day and I thought it was all instrumental.
Just be careful, you can reweld tabs but when I tried to reattach the tip of one of my favourite fingers it never took and Super Glue refused to stand behind their product. Just as well, I suppose because I put it on backwards and it would bend in a contrary direction to its siblings. Damn, I miss that tip, not as much as my girlfriend does but we did have some great adventures together. Lefty is just not the same although he does try.
Maybe Ichiban could wade into this subject.