Seamus300

I'm no DIY specialist, in fact I hate it, but with a baby on the way I've been doing a lot lately to get ready etc. Anyway last night I managed to hit myself in the knee with a power planer ripping a hole in my jeans and removing an almost perfect inch square of skin/flesh from beneath. I think this must be a sign for me to leave it be now. 30 minutes of trying not to be sick and not passing out has taught me that I should not be allowed to own/borrow/use power tools. Ever.

However on the plus side I now have a very smooth right knee.

Be careful out there and get someone else to do it!

Sean.

beemerboy

Sean, you sound lik a right dozy twonk!!!
Powertools do not require years of experience or even a qualification, just basic common sense.

I hope you dont drive!!!

PS Hope you knee gets well soon!!
(if you are a biker, you will now be able to lean your bike over more!!)

BB

Seamus300

Yeah cheers, I guess in this situation that could well be the case. Not generally stupid (I have my moments like most people) but I simply slipped. Call it DIY fatigue..
I am a biker yes, I hadn't thought of that advantage.

Been a while since I've been called a dozy twonk too..

I bet theres a stack of people on here who have done similar?

[Edited by Seamus300 - 10/22/2002 11:19:27 AM]

chiark

euuuch you've just made me squirm.

I have a power planer, they are superb but also fekkin lethal!

Only advice is never rush things, never think you can just about squeeze in and do something in place where common sense says, "take it out, and strap it to the workbench".

euuch, still squirming...

Seamus300

It does get more unpleasant, I couldn't stomach cleaning it last night.....

Actually thinking about it I'm not sure I can now...

father_jack

Jesus H - barf !

You may need to get a "cleaner" in of the Harvey Keitel variety

IWatkins

Remind me not to lend you my 12 inch disc cutter with diamond blade

P.s. been using power tools for years and never had an accident. However, also been using hammers for just as long and always tend to crush fingers with them ?

Cheers

Ian

Dream Weaver

Sorry to hear it Sean. Guy I used to work with was a keen DIY'er, and his wife bought him a brand new disc cutter/saw thing for his birthday.

Following day, he was applying pressure to the outside of a plank, pushing it against the blade.

Needless to say, the plank slipped, and dragged his hand under the blade. Chopped off 2 fingers, and cut the other 2 in half. Then preceeded to show us pictures of the injuries on the net Bloody awful.

DW

PS Haven't forgotten about what I owe you. Will have it to you before Xmas.

[Edited by Dream Weaver - 10/22/2002 12:53:38 PM]

Seamus300

I don't want to be within 10ft of any kind of disc cutter!

Simon, no worries I'd completely forgotton to be honest! After Christmas and arrival of baby we will hopefully revisit what we started in some form.

dsmith

Only time I've come that close was when restoring my MG. 4" angle grinder got caught in my overalls. fortunately there was enough slack material to wind around the spindle and stop it before it went through to flesh.

Was a bit more carfeul after that.

Deano

kenb@manx

I'm only allowed to use mains powered DIY tools - at least that way the damage is limited to the length of the cable!

Ken

POC

I was using a 12in petrol powered diamond edged Stil saw about 2 years back, cutting patio slabs, the saw was doing fine until it jumped backwards and downwards....... the blade ran itself along the concrete missed my foot by mms, would have had my sodding leg off!

Serious power tools = very f*cking cool in my book!

TolTec

Don't you just love the way the gyroscopic forces on big disc cutters make them feel like they are alive and trying to attack you.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Who needs power tools?? This sunday morning I was taking an old carport down. I decided to remove the two panes of glass whole, then let the kids safely break them, and sweep up the mess into the bin. They came out easily, and the first went OK. Carrying the second, a piece about 4x3 feet, I tripped over a trailing shrub, and put my face clean through it!
Not a mark on me! Hundreds of razor sharp slivers everywhere, even in my hair! OMG.
I've also had a large 9" grinder jump back and take a chunk out of my leg. It would have been worse, only it skidded off my workboot. The day b4 I had been doing the same job in trainers.
I really love those grinders: trying to cut engineering bricks in the blazing sunshine, no shirt, then trying to ignore the molten brick showering down on me!
Edited to say: "gyroscopic forces"? You mean they AREN'T alive?
Alcazar

[Edited by alcazar - 10/22/2002 3:45:44 PM]

TolTec

I always electrocute mine to stun it before before using it. That is what the power cord is for isn't it?

Glass is scary stuff Alcazar, I managed to stick a spike of it 1/2" into the muscle at the base of my thumb. Good job I was wearing heavy duty gloves or it would of needed more than two stitches.

P20SPD

iTrader: (1)

An old friend of mine USED to work in a wood mill on the planer.

Wonder why the wood was going red........

.........planed away 3 fingers completely and part of his thumb!!

Needless to say when he offered to plane some wood for my kitchen in my old house, i said nah!! you are alright, i will do it!

AnDy_PaNdY

Bloke round the corner dropped his chainsaw on his leg, he was 20 feet up a big tree at the time and yes he survived

Fuzz

2 accidents..both with 9" grinders.
was fixing some farm implement ..IN TRAINERS..
yep you guessed it, knocked the dam trigger as I was extracting myself from implement and the blade skidded along floor across my trainer at 5000rpm.
I thought that was close, till the blood oozed out onto the concrete.( only time i ever felt sick at the sight of my own blood.)
then a close call with blade when it bit into workpiece on bench, flew clean out of left hand, (on side handle) up and into face mask knocking mask off, missed face tho, Phew! (may have improved it tho )


Andy ( a common hatred for the 9" grinder since 1994 )
Andy

David_Wallis

Well I had something in the lathe today... and thought the chuck had gripped it as it was tight... obviously at the limit of the chuck cos when I switched it on the jaw went flying out and landed on the otherside of the garage... Very near miss..

David

ricardo

A few years ago, as a summer job, I worked in a dustcart factory.
I mostly drilled the holes to take rivets.
After a few weeks I got to the Very Last Dustcart, the Very Last Day, and the Very Last Hole (anyone who has done that sort of job will know how you divide up the day by counting stuff).

Finished !

I let the drill drop slightly in my hand.
Free at last !

The still-spinning drill bit caught on my jeans and tore a great big hole, including all the stitching from round the leg of my underpants, right between my legs.

[squeaky voice]
A narrow escape !
[/squeaky voice]

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

My bro in law was teaching me to gut pheasants we'd poached when I was a young'un. It was a freezing cold January afternoon, we've been out all afternoon, and he's sat at the back of the house showing me how to skin one. He's sawing away at the leg joint, saying "B*gger, this is a tough one". Then he notices red.
Yep, you guessed it, sawed half way through his forefinger too!

C h a z

My grandfather tells a (IMHO funny)story about a bloke who worked next to him as a pattern maker during the war. Whilst using a cicular saw he chopped off his thumb! He then proceeded to dance round the room, shouting and pointing at the saw. The foreman came over to him demanding to know what had happened. Said man demonstrated with his other hand, and you guessed it, cut half way through the other thumb!