stupid move, still have my fingers
i never did listen in shop class to well, you know don’t use screwdriver for a chisel, heck if you havent hammered on your screwdrivers they must still be in the wrapper. anyway today i,m working with my planer and it wont come on when i flip the switch so i check the cord, wiggle the switch even get a little grin on my face that it’s shot and i have excuse for buying a new one. well i decide maybe it’s jammed up or something and i reach around back and stick my hand in and spin the cutters! well i’ve got a 50/50 chance the switch is off and i win the lottery on this one. as soon as i touch that cutter i think you dumb—. i think this was the dumbest move i’ve ever done{ and i have had some pretty special moments]. by the way when i got done cleaning my drawers the planer turned on! i wrote on the front of it ” keep your hands out”anyone else top this one and still have all there extreminites? larry
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I don't know, man, that sounds like a real special moment to me. I,m glad you got all your digits still.
I know what you mean. See the wording on my molding machine lid?
It's not just there for the help. I have to remind myself. When I am standing there to change cutters, my knee/ thigh is near the switch.
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Always, always, always, unplug it before working on it. I've seen switches break and you cannot turn the tool on and when you could not turn it off.
I had my router in its table jointing 2x material. I switched to 1x material and was feeding a piece through when I realised the bit was sticking up 3/4" too high. I stopped and lowered the bit. The next pass my hand slipped and my finger hit the 1/2" straight bit. The only damage was a half circle divot on the surface of my skin. It wasn't even deep enough to bleed. I'm now even more aware of depth of bits and blades.
Smile. It could be worse. You could be me working for you.
Years ago, I was putting in the last few pieces of sheetrock backing of a house we framed. In fact, on the last piece, all we had left was a 20' 2x4. I stuck it out the window of the tiny bedroom I was in, picked up the skilsaw to cut it while it was 'supported' over the window sill (mind you, 14 feet or so was dangling outside) and my leg. As the saw bound up halfway through my cut, I leaned over to force it through. The now exposed blade on the bottom side went through my carhartts, shredded them, and literally ripped my shorts completely off right through the hole. My thigh was cut up pretty bad (imagine a really really really bad road rash), and I almost cut the end off of man's "MOST IMPORTANT DIGIT", if ya catch my drift. Now, I am always aware of the blade.
....with a bead of sweat on my brow as I think about it. <shudder>
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Maybe four winters ago I was ripping a piece of pine with a circ saw on sawhorses. The board teetered a bit so I put my hand UNDER the board and continued ripping. Thank goodness the blade depth was set appropriately. I cut right through those rubber and knit "mason's" gloves I was wearing. Right across and through all four fingers of those gloves I was wearing... and not a scratch on my digits. I swear my brain slows down a bit in extreme cold. Seriously.
I just stood very still for a few minutes and had a good sweat after that one.
A guy I was working for once reached in under the 2x10 to see if the blade was cutting through - while it was running.
Lost two fingers
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i don't know about you but i don't have any extra to spare...carrharts that is ! larry
"anyone else top this one...?"
Nope, that was pretty dumb.
Had a router I used for years that sorta "burned out". Not really, it just wouldn't start with the spindle in one particular position. One of the "Commutator" contacts (new word) was missing and all I had to do was rotate the bit slightly and it would start. Needless to say there was more than once I had the friggin thing turned on.
Stupid..Stupid ...Stupid...
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i think that is the same problem i have, if it does it again, it's gone. larry
Just give the thing a rolling start on a piece of scrap, I got a year and a hlf out of that friggin router. Just don't leave the thing lyin round fer some other fool to fiddle. ;~)
I have another confession...
... once in kindergarten class during naptime I wiggled under the teachers desk on my blanket and looked up her skirt.
Gordsco,
Get some counseling dude! LOL ; )
Peace
My, weren't you precocious! Our k-garten teacher sat in a chair while we sat on the floor while she read to us. Easy to see up her dress, but the sight nauseated me--she was about 80 years old and hated kids.
no, not those goodies.
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Our k-garten teacher sat in a chair while we sat on the floor while she read to us. Easy to see up her dress, but the sight nauseated me--she was about 80 years old and hated kids.
Man! Sh*t like that can creep you out for years. I bet you've got classmates in therapy and they don't even know why....handy if you ever want to get rid of a boner .... ROFLMAO!!
Yeah, too bad it wasn't the K-garten teacher I had when I transfered to a new school--fresh out of college, sweet brunette who actually liked kids! Then there was the third grade teacher who taped my mouth shut, took me in the hall and spanked me, took me to her apartment (we played Oija, nothing else!). I was in love with her. If anyone caused people to be in therapy, it was she! Sat one boy on the table next to her and read us a story--she'd squeeze his neck and he was supposed to move his mouth--looked like a puppet telling us the story. Entertaining, but kind of sick in a way. So that's why I ..... (never mind!) =~{
I've got you all beat, & still have the fingers to type! Three years ago bought an old snowblower. Never had one before or even used one. Second time I used it, clogged up bad. I looked at it, saw the tines, figured I could poke thru the chute to unclog. Bam!!! Learned about what a 2-stage motor is. Those impellers broke 6 bones in 3 fingers. Of course I had to wait for an ambulance because we couldn't get the car out (had just started clearing driveway). Dr. took 6 hours to fix me up - six pins & 1 skin graft. Said be out for 6 - 8 months. Was tearing down an old building in 3. It still doesn't have all the feeling, probably never will, and I need gloves if it gets below about 50 degrees. So yes, I am really stupid!!!
How graphic do you want? I was in charge of risk management and accident investigations for a rather large company... and I could write a book about some of the STUPID things people have done.
One that is not as graphic as some...
I investigated an accident that occurred on a high-rise hotel project. The one worker had tied off (thankfully) and was working close to an exterior edge. Another worker "initiated" the guy close to the edge by throwing him a couple of tools without any warning... thought it would be funny.
The worker on the edge tried to move out of the way... and stepped off the edge. He fell 6 ft before his harness caught him. Two broken ribs and a broken forearm. The drop would have been 50+ ft had it not been for the safety harness.
FWIW, one of the tools that got tossed at him was a mini sledge... it fell the entire 50 ft and broke a small concrete pad that was below.
Needless to say, the worker who tossed the tools was fired. I wanted to charge him with assault, but the cops and the prosecutor wouldn't do it when the injured worker refused to press charges.
Come on - don't be so easy on us. We want the real graphic goodies!
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