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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
Thanks for the concern, Nippulini- it seems I heal quickly. Apart from some faint lines, the fingertip now looks normal; only the cut parts of the nail fell off, and it's now grown back to nearly the same length as the rest of them. From three feet away, you can't tell anything happened, and I believe the faint scars may fade over time. Even the doctor said that fingertips tend to heal well.
There's still some numbness in the center (where the two center sections were severed) and I expect that will probably last some years, if not permanently. I haven't used the router since the accident, though, so I can't tell you yet if it mysteriously cuts better than ever before...
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leapinglizards Inner circle 1263 Posts |
Heal quick!
My only close call scared me pretty bad. Ripping a 4 X 8 sheet of ply.... by myself..... on a radial arm saw..... (I was 16 so 24 years later I can admit it was STUUUUUUUUUUUPID!) saw started to climb up onto the wood, grabbed the entire sheet, I saw it going and fell to the ground... The saw fired the entire sheet of ply accross the shop and embedded it INTO the wall. Blade bent and jammed, overloaded the motor and tripped the breaker fortunately. Scared the Bajeezus out of me!!!
Leaping Lizards!!! Who knew it was possible.
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TomBaker Regular user 160 Posts |
Dodn't mind admitting that power saws scare and worry me..but it's a good thing to be scared and woried of!!!
I ALWAYS wait until the wife is home if I'm planning to cut something out in the shop with the one we have. And let her know what I'm going to be doing. That way...I mess up and I have a ride to the emergency room...better than having her come home and finding blood running down the driveway. |
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
I had a chance to get an old DeWalt radial arm saw for free. I thought about it for a long while, then passed on the offer. Radial arm saws account for the largest number of power tool injuries in emergency rooms; they've got a lot of design issues that, while making them versatile, also make them less safe than table saws and such.
I'd never even consider using a radial arm saw to rip plywood. (Though I wouldn't need to, since I've got a table saw.)
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