Yipes! I ground off the end of my middle finger!

Oxford · 02-09-2004, 06:12 PM

Dang it! Today I was using my disc and drum sander and the small part slipped under the guard and my middle finger...left hand plunged onto the sander. Man...that hurt!:jaw: :insane: I sande3d the finge3r almost to the bone really fast. Shop floor looked like I'd been shot or something.

My son-in-law had asked me yesterday to replace the plastic sides on his 4" hunting knife with wooden sides. No problem...except forgot a safety rule...keep the guards real close to the operating parts.

As a result every other word I type has to be type3de ov3er becdause my lefg middlw finger is wrappee up with a big waed of gaujse and it puncdhe3s more3 than one key.

Think I'll have a beer or some3thing and licck my wounds.

:nod:

Shaun · 02-09-2004, 06:26 PM

don't let it get infected

jerry · 02-09-2004, 06:31 PM

OUCH!
take good care of it, hop it heals up ok.

NRAJOE · 02-09-2004, 07:19 PM

How you gonna flip people the bird now?

Oxford · 02-09-2004, 11:06 PM

Joe...My bird finger is on the other hand.

Yes, I've put HO on it to clean it up and then alcohol. Wow! :jaw: That did burn!

Since then I've just returned from playing three sets of tennis tonight (right handed this time)

and re-dressed the wound. Looks like I'll live.

:lucky: Sure did make me feel stupid when it went "POW" and "Wham" "Bam" as I moved forward with my full weight(and that's a lot of B.S.) on the sanding drum. Looked down and my left middle finger was already dripping blood like my jugler was cut.

:guitar:

At least I'm able to punch the computer keys better this evening.

BattleRifleG3 · 02-09-2004, 11:55 PM

That sounds a little like my "Jesus wound", when I plunged a broken drill bit into my wrist. Glad to hear you're on the mend. Mine is still healing after 3 weeks, but at least I now have full motion of my left hand.

Shaun · 02-10-2004, 12:07 AM

another reason to use pliers and not your fingers.

Oxford · 02-10-2004, 12:08 AM

I hope to wise up when I get older.

Sure does make me feel stupid because I knew that guard was just a little too high but didn't change it. Glad it wasn't any worse so this was a good wake up call. :nod:

Big Dog · 02-10-2004, 04:46 AM

Good thing it wasn't your trigger finger.
Many years ago, my Dad had an accident with a Jointer-Planer. It took off the first 3/4 inch of one thumb, in very thin slices! Luckily, an uncle was with him, and got him to a Sawbones quick.

Gotta be real careful with power tools.

DANA · 02-10-2004, 08:35 AM

SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU ARE ON THE MEND. GOOD NEWS. YOU MIGHT TRY SOME HOPPES # 9 ?????????? WOW

DANA

PAPA G · 02-10-2004, 09:41 AM

use a sanding block and sand paper, more effort but you'll know when to stop!!!

Oxford · 02-10-2004, 10:47 AM

DANA...Yes...that Hoppes should cure anything.

Papa G...I'm too impatient to use the sanding block...plus, the wood is red oak and has a very hard surface to sand.

If this would have happened years ago, back when I was teaching shop classes to H.S. students, they would have made me study those safety rules again for the disc and drum sander.

Big Dog...since I'm right handed, my trigger finger remains ready for action, and full length.

The good thing now is that I've got the wooden grips for my son-in-law's 4" knife nearly completed. It's looking really good...almost ready to attach to the knife mechanism after I soak the oak grips in warm linseed oil a few times. :right: :nod:

colt45 · 02-10-2004, 11:47 AM

I guess your love life is down to a one handed date now, now strange for you for awhile he he he

Oxford · 02-10-2004, 03:01 PM

What's that?

After 42 years of marriage (almost) any kind of a change might be interesting.

jerry · 02-10-2004, 03:13 PM

just don't let her call ya stubby.

Oxford · 02-10-2004, 03:47 PM

:right:

SPOCAHP ANAR · 02-10-2004, 06:32 PM

Got the skin of my knuckles chewed from a chop saw because I was reaching under the blade to remove some wood debris.

Nothing serious just needed a bandaid.

Oxford · 02-10-2004, 10:57 PM

Phacopsrana...you were lucky to come out so well. I use a chop saw a lot but haven't had any problems...yet.:nod: In fact, tomorrow I'll be installing a handrail on a Habitat For Humanity house and I'll mitre the ends of the rail before attaching a short piece at 90 Degrees to the wall. Didn't use to have to put the end pieces on but now city code requires them.

02-09-2004, 06:12 PM	#1
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	Yipes! I ground off the end of my middle finger! Dang it! Today I was using my disc and drum sander and the small part slipped under the guard and my middle finger...left hand plunged onto the sander. Man...that hurt!:jaw: :insane: I sande3d the finge3r almost to the bone really fast. Shop floor looked like I'd been shot or something. My son-in-law had asked me yesterday to replace the plastic sides on his 4" hunting knife with wooden sides. No problem...except forgot a safety rule...keep the guards real close to the operating parts. As a result every other word I type has to be type3de ov3er becdause my lefg middlw finger is wrappee up with a big waed of gaujse and it puncdhe3s more3 than one key. Think I'll have a beer or some3thing and licck my wounds. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-09-2004, 06:26 PM	#2
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	don't let it get infected __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-09-2004, 06:31 PM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	OUCH! take good care of it, hop it heals up ok. __________________

02-09-2004, 07:19 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,999 Trader Rating: (0)	How you gonna flip people the bird now? __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-09-2004, 11:06 PM	#5
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	Joe...My bird finger is on the other hand. Yes, I've put HO on it to clean it up and then alcohol. Wow! :jaw: That did burn! Since then I've just returned from playing three sets of tennis tonight (right handed this time) and re-dressed the wound. Looks like I'll live. :lucky: Sure did make me feel stupid when it went "POW" and "Wham" "Bam" as I moved forward with my full weight(and that's a lot of B.S.) on the sanding drum. Looked down and my left middle finger was already dripping blood like my jugler was cut. :guitar: At least I'm able to punch the computer keys better this evening. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-09-2004, 11:55 PM	#6
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Trader Rating: (0)	That sounds a little like my "Jesus wound", when I plunged a broken drill bit into my wrist. Glad to hear you're on the mend. Mine is still healing after 3 weeks, but at least I now have full motion of my left hand. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

02-10-2004, 12:07 AM	#7
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	another reason to use pliers and not your fingers. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-10-2004, 12:08 AM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	I hope to wise up when I get older. Sure does make me feel stupid because I knew that guard was just a little too high but didn't change it. Glad it wasn't any worse so this was a good wake up call. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-10-2004, 04:46 AM	#9
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	OUCH! Good thing it wasn't your trigger finger. Many years ago, my Dad had an accident with a Jointer-Planer. It took off the first 3/4 inch of one thumb, in very thin slices! Luckily, an uncle was with him, and got him to a Sawbones quick. Gotta be real careful with power tools. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-10-2004, 08:35 AM	#10
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,590 Trader Rating: (0)	SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU ARE ON THE MEND. GOOD NEWS. YOU MIGHT TRY SOME HOPPES # 9 ?????????? WOW DANA

02-10-2004, 09:41 AM	#11
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	NEXT TIME......................................... use a sanding block and sand paper, more effort but you'll know when to stop!!!

02-10-2004, 10:47 AM	#12
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	DANA...Yes...that Hoppes should cure anything. Papa G...I'm too impatient to use the sanding block...plus, the wood is red oak and has a very hard surface to sand. If this would have happened years ago, back when I was teaching shop classes to H.S. students, they would have made me study those safety rules again for the disc and drum sander. Big Dog...since I'm right handed, my trigger finger remains ready for action, and full length. The good thing now is that I've got the wooden grips for my son-in-law's 4" knife nearly completed. It's looking really good...almost ready to attach to the knife mechanism after I soak the oak grips in warm linseed oil a few times. :right: :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-10-2004, 11:47 AM	#13
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898 Trader Rating: (0)	I guess your love life is down to a one handed date now, now strange for you for awhile he he he __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-10-2004, 03:01 PM	#14
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	What's that? After 42 years of marriage (almost) any kind of a change might be interesting. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-10-2004, 03:13 PM	#15
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	just don't let her call ya stubby. __________________

02-10-2004, 03:47 PM	#16
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	:right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-10-2004, 06:32 PM	#17
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,022 Trader Rating: (0)	Got the skin of my knuckles chewed from a chop saw because I was reaching under the blade to remove some wood debris. Nothing serious just needed a bandaid. __________________ Spocrest Out!..........

02-10-2004, 10:57 PM	#18
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,948 Trader Rating: (0)	Phacopsrana...you were lucky to come out so well. I use a chop saw a lot but haven't had any problems...yet.:nod: In fact, tomorrow I'll be installing a handrail on a Habitat For Humanity house and I'll mitre the ends of the rail before attaching a short piece at 90 Degrees to the wall. Didn't use to have to put the end pieces on but now city code requires them. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".