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I just took a 5 mm piece of wire out of my heel after two weeks of knowing it was there.... Bending around to see it a bit of a problem as I am not as flexable as I used to be.
Puss had formed around it , which I didn't of course.....
Anyway got it out........................ no photos..............
But I use small wire brushes a lot, they do a great job, and I wear those comfortable rubber clogs....... maybe my workboots would be safer..........
A little girl from down the road said, there are a few splinters here.................

As your wire wheel wears down, where do the bits go................... everywhere around your workshop......
I sweep it all out but maybe those small bits stay around.
We used to use a giant magnet attached to a forklift that ran around the factory area when I was at work........ .......................

cheers speedy

I always having remove metal fragments out my feet and hands. I had worst cases with thorns and even had to have a glass shard remove once. It may because I tend to go bare foot a lot. Now I do wear safety boots while working as it is necessary for working on equipment as you know what you might drop on your feet.

But on the subject the those wire brushes it is a good idea to wear a full face shield when using those high rotary brushes. I have pick them out my face a few times where I just wore safety glasses. Just think how many small metal fragments I produce with my carbide rotary file in my die grinder.

I also have trouble getting things out my feet but more of eyesight problem. See I am very nearsighted so that my my glasses are no use close with wearing readers to offset the lens power. Without the glasses I can only see clearly out about 12 inches. No way I'm that flexible anymore.

They do have these magnets for small shops and roofers that you can push around on two wheels.

I use steel wool at times for getting rust off metal parts. The stainless steel stuff is the best. But I've found it pays to wear gloves of some kind. One time after cleaning down an old blade disc, I only realized later that my fingers felt like I'd been picking prickly pear fruit with my bare hands. I had to sit out in the sun with a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass, pulling tiny bits of metal out my finger tips.

Ouch....Been there done that with Prickly Pears. Another thing just about as bad is those Chinese Chestnut burs. They go right though my leather gloves.