Being a complete full weight To$$er

[northwest]

Well, back from the hospital and an appointment made for Monday morning at 8.00am to see the consultant, looks like I have done a good job on the nerve, which only makes me even more cross at myself!

But the dressing I have now means I can get a Poly glove on so time to crack on! :-)

 

[Maker]

How long do you think you'll use pliers for moving swarf before you go back to grabbing it by hand again?

 

[Migmac]

You silly old duffer I done similar with a chainsaw !

 

[fizzy]

I had a nasty accident when chainsawing wood. Nothing to do with the chainsaw though. It was an old door frame with a copper strip tacked to it. Like an idiot I grabbed the strip and yanked. First one came off OK. 2nd one I didn't grip hard enough.
Almost cut my fingers off. Very lucky it didn't sever any tendons. Won't do that again in a hurry. Stitches in fingers hurt!

 

[Stupoty]

I cut myself moderately badly (not A&E bad luckily) just picking up a ball of stainless swarf that I had previously hooked off with pliers or a spoke, snagged a bit hand slipped on the strands and caused instant lacerations.

super careful with the stuff since then.

Hope it all heals ok.

Stu

 

[Erie Fred]

I was in a shop that had big signs printed up "Do not use hands to pull stringers"
and had illustrations of using a hook.

 

[northwest]

I was in a shop that had big signs printed up "Do not use hands to pull stringers"
and had illustrations of using a hook.

Just to remind myself what an Ar$e I can be I am going to put one up above the lathe because someone has already pointed out I am likely to do this again. Something like:

JUST DON'T,
DONT DO IT!

In big red letters.

 

[Maker]

You still will.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

You stupid old duffer, I’m going to stick my foot up your hoop when I see you

 

[dobbslc]

Don't do that he might bite his tongue off next!

 

[Erie Fred]

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and you can even yell "OnGuard" every time you reach for it......

 

[addjunkie]

Just to remind myself what an Ar$e I can be I am going to put one up above the lathe because someone has already pointed out I am likely to do this again. Something like:

JUST DON'T,
DONT DO IT!

In big red letters.

Glad you survived to fight another day….

Follow engineering rule No1

Dont put your fingers where you'd not put your wifes wedding present!

 

[dobbslc]

A washing machine?

 

[premmington]

@northwest - I am sorry you hurt yourself mate.

Things happen quick - with machine tools.

Hope you did not leak everywhere with the blood thinners.

 

[Pete.]

Bad luck...

People who have met me might have noticed a scar across my nose. Caused by me pulling a polo over my head with a tiny piece of stainless swarf stuck in the vee. Boy, did it bleed.

 

[Barking Mat]

Sorry to hear you've hurt yourself.

Sheet happens, you (probably) won't do that again.

 

[Morrisman]

Something I used to do time and again when working on capstan lathes was poke the swarf down through the bed, between collet head and cross slide, using a file or piece of bar.... and catch a knuckle on a tool conveniently poking out of the tool post. I've lost track of the times I split a knuckle through all but to the bone, and as everybody in a machine shop knows, a knuckle cut takes forever to heal. Every time you grip something, your knuckle cut splits wide open again.
After a hot shower the dozens of swarf scars on my the backs of my hands show up white against red skin.

 

[mtt.tr]

You silly old duffer I done similar with a chainsaw !

You lunatic, using a chainsaw with pliers

 

[Migmac]

You lunatic, using a chainsaw with pliers

Would have been better with pliers, got a branch jammed between the chain and the cover. Pulled it out whilst the saw was still running hard. Ended up with a cut across the palm of my hand. Only done it once

 

[mtt.tr]

Would have been better with pliers, got a branch jammed between the chain and the cover. Pulled it out whilst the saw was still running hard. Ended up with a cut across the palm of my hand. Only done it once

I've never done that gov. Honest!

Obviously I have and my anger with myself was immense, I'm the "be safe guys" telling people why what they were about to do is dangerous.

Mostly climbers cutting at neck height. Or one handing as they lack the skill to get further out.