Unless I know for sure what I've got I always do the saw/file test before I get down to biz. I can't even imagine putting 1.5" thick piece of anything in an ironworker.
Were those guys in the Darwin Awards Frank? Seems like you've had more than your share of being around scary dodo's.
Working for most of my career as a solo mech I was not used to having people around till the last wage slave tour. I quickly learned who to distance myself from and made sure the stupider they were the further I was from them. Luckily I was old enough and experienced enough the powers that be didn't make me suffer fools. It was one of the few perks.
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