Me personally, nothing that major ( but I would save the tip and make a prop out of it.. LOL). but for me just the normal smashed fingers, dropping stuff on my head and falling from the ladder.
Causing injuries by building props
Hello to all,
like Dr. Terroreyes said, I open a new thread - think it could be an interesting one.
Let me be the first:
By cutting wood with my electrical tablesaw I cut off the tip with the complete fingernail of my right thumb 3 weeks ago. Now it's gone - but I think it's ok.
I can't really remember how it happens - I only felt a short beat.
And what I also can't understand - I was using this saw over 20 years - at last it was so damaged that you had to hold the wood you want to cut really, really tight, because otherwise the saw would yank it out of your hands. And I hadn't a really good stand - regarded not what I was doing and so on.
This year I repaired it - new sawblade and so on - thought about my stand, weared gloves - and *bang* - that was it.
Now I'm learning writing and doing things without my right thumb - I think it will not compromise me further.
So what happens to you?
Let us know.
Many greetings hellowinnie (Peter)
like Dr. Terroreyes said, I open a new thread - think it could be an interesting one.
Let me be the first:
By cutting wood with my electrical tablesaw I cut off the tip with the complete fingernail of my right thumb 3 weeks ago. Now it's gone - but I think it's ok.
I can't really remember how it happens - I only felt a short beat.
And what I also can't understand - I was using this saw over 20 years - at last it was so damaged that you had to hold the wood you want to cut really, really tight, because otherwise the saw would yank it out of your hands. And I hadn't a really good stand - regarded not what I was doing and so on.
This year I repaired it - new sawblade and so on - thought about my stand, weared gloves - and *bang* - that was it.
Now I'm learning writing and doing things without my right thumb - I think it will not compromise me further.
So what happens to you?
Let us know.
Many greetings hellowinnie (Peter)
1 - 20 of 45 Posts
wow, that's some dark humor. But it did make me laugh
But seriously, I'm sorry to hear of your injury. I'm glad tho that it wasn't more serious.
Popping a corner section with my 18 guage brad nailer it hit a knot and doubled back into the end of my thumb. I also have an industrial glue gun that pumps A LOT. I coated the end of my thumb with it as well, and lost all the skin with the blistering.
I replace or sharpen my blades (if possible) when ever I have a noticable change in cutting performance. After all that is what a cutting tool needs to do... cut.
I replace or sharpen my blades (if possible) when ever I have a noticable change in cutting performance. After all that is what a cutting tool needs to do... cut.
My best (and dumbest) this year so far was touching the screw on the end of the arbor on my dremel after I had been sanding with it for several minutes because it had come loose. Needless to say I have the perfect burned imprint of a small phillips head screw right in the middle of the fingerprint of my index finger in my left hand.....
ever build a horse???
Well I am doing just that and even though it is made of plywood, lots of screws and wire it still kicks. Dang thing was hung from the kids swing set by scrap copper wire. Well, the copper wire broke and the horse jumped and kicked me in the shin. Wow! I saw bone. Cool when it is fake and on a bucky but not me...geez My daughters witnessed it with mouths open saying 'Mommy, your bleeding now, the white has gone'. ( I needed to lay down for fear of passing out thinking my shin bone was exposed)
Stapled palm of hand, touched screw head after stripping it with electric drillbit burning my fingers, lots of slivers (big ones too), stood on a wooden wire spool with a cardboard center after it had rained=wet cardboard collapsed sending me flying. OH the list goes on but all in the fun of prop building
Well I am doing just that and even though it is made of plywood, lots of screws and wire it still kicks. Dang thing was hung from the kids swing set by scrap copper wire. Well, the copper wire broke and the horse jumped and kicked me in the shin. Wow! I saw bone. Cool when it is fake and on a bucky but not me...geez My daughters witnessed it with mouths open saying 'Mommy, your bleeding now, the white has gone'. ( I needed to lay down for fear of passing out thinking my shin bone was exposed)
Stapled palm of hand, touched screw head after stripping it with electric drillbit burning my fingers, lots of slivers (big ones too), stood on a wooden wire spool with a cardboard center after it had rained=wet cardboard collapsed sending me flying. OH the list goes on but all in the fun of prop building
1 - 20 of 45 Posts
