Big Boy sanders and fingers don't mix

[Daniel_M]

Whist I think the subject line says it all, here is a photo from last week when I used a poorly designed jig, a big boy sander, some beautifully quartered blackwood from Tim and a lapse of judgement. I was honing in a 15 degree cut for a scarf joint when it went horribly wrong. This photo was taken late last week after I had a few days of healing.

There was a lot blood and a hospital trip. It could have been a lot worse. On the upside, I have been getting a lot of slide practice done (due to an inability to bend my fingers at the moment) - going down to the delta!

[Kim]

Fucking OOwwwww!!

Hope it heals quick for ya Dan.

Cheers

Kim

[Paul B]

Ouch!

Oh man that must hurt. You have my sympathy.

I lost a fingernail once to a stationary disk sander when I was in high school, trying to sand a wedge to bung into the top of a mallet, didn't know any better and the damn thing sucked my middle finger right in.

My drum sander scares the crap out of me, too much horsepower and not enough guards, that f**ker would take your arm off if you let it. Perhaps it's better to be scared of our tools, makes us show them the respect they demand.

[Daniel_M]

it actually didn't hurt - i pretty much went straight into shock. I was at my best buddy's (more like a brother) workshop (Epic Guitars) - I am now 'banned' from the big boy for 6 months. Ha ha ha. Apparently economists should not be using heavy machinery.

[Lillian]

Ouch! Second Skin is your friend.

[Nick]

Fucking OOwwwww!!

My thoughts exactly
Hope it doesn't sting too much Daniel & heals quickly

Apparently economists should not be using heavy machinery

Calculators & pencils only from now on
It can happen to the most qualified of us, a moments lapse in concentration et viola. I used to work on Ambulances & we attended a guy that had run the chainsaw across the back of his hand, fortunately missed most of the tendons! On the way in to the hospital I was filling out the accident report & asked him what his occupation was, long silence then rather sheepishly he told me he taught people "The correct & safe use of chainsaws" at the local arborist/horticultural school. . Told him to prepare himself for a hard time when he got back to work!

[ozwood]

I just had a guitar making mate at My Place , I was Showing him my new Jet Sander and generally chewing the fat , and he told about a guy sanding his fingers , mmmm, I thought that sound's familiar , Yep It was You Daniel.

[Daniel_M]

Oh man, I infamous! Looking your location that is not too surprising as it happened at the Epic Guitars workshop.

[ozwood]

Hi Dan ,

You can Thank Carl next time you see him !

Paul.

[Daniel_M]

Ha ha ha,

Karl, i should have known.

[needsmorecowbel]

How do you rate the Jet Sanders?

[ozwood]

Hi,

I love my little jet sander 10/20 , the best money I ever spent , My mate has the carbatec one , And I'm not so fussed on it , the feed belt is not as god , and I find the Jet a lot easier to adjust so you get even thickness across the width.

Cheers,

[simonm]

Can't remember if it was here I saw it or somewhere else. Someone said that in some carpentry workshop there was a big sign on the door(s) which said "count your fingers" as a reminder to be careful and have the same number going in and coming out.

Hope you heal up 100% and quickly.

[tippie53]

Hope you heal fast
You know you can find out who your friends are real fast when you break both your hands
Think about it
Get well

[Dave]

Dan I sympathise with you as I did something similar when I was doing my apprenticeship many years ago

I had only been at work for two weeks and I was on a linisher and was sanding some table legs with a 60 grit belt when I slipped and touched the belt with my knuckles on my right hand, I remember looking at my hand where skin had been and watching the blood seep out; which was really strange as it took ages for the bleeding to stop! i also remember the strange smell that came from the skin being removed

Close calls do make you a bit more wary using machines and I have a very healthy interest in making sure I use machines in a safe way even if a shortcut saves a few minutes.

All the best
Dave