John Beatty Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 While cutting/grinding the stuff for orders that came in this week, I discovered that you cannot stop a 1/3 horse grinding wheel with your finger, even if you wedge it between the grinding wheel & the guard. what does happen is you lose skin (all of it) all the way down to the red meaty stuff. Glad it wasn't 1/2" farther down my finger, though, or I'd have been grinding bone on the knuckle. Needless to say, this delays my training on the left hand, because if I squeeze anything, it starts bleeding. Isn't it amazing how crap like this always happens at the start of a project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Shit ..that sucks. Ouch, I used to do a lot of work around machine shops. I remember that crap happening to me...most times, in my case, I wasn't paying full attention and whammo...it gets your attention real fast. Clean it good and use antibiotic ointments right away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toshindo Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I would avoid picking your nose for a while too. For safety's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I would avoid picking your nose for a while too. For safety's sake. Yeah, especially with the grinder. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMunger Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 lose skin (all of it) all the way down to the red meaty stuff. Glad it wasn't 1/2" farther down my finger, though, or I'd have been grinding bone on the knuckle. Needless to say, this delays my training on the left hand, because if I squeeze anything, it starts bleeding. ← You should have a nurse look at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 While cutting/grinding the stuff for orders that came in this week, I discovered that you cannot stop a 1/3 horse grinding wheel with your finger, even if you wedge it between the grinding wheel & the guard. John - you're just not applying yourself - you have to try harder! Throw a foot in there! Just kidding buddy, hope it heals fast man - that has to be painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Sheesh John sorry to hear that! I always knew those guards would be hazardous if you actually put them on the grinder. See it as an opportunity......"be the first to own a limited edition Fat Bastard Blood Red Nail......once they're gone I won't make any more" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darco Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Ouch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Damn! I never thought about a special edition "blood red" nail. I was cutting 5/16 round. I actually wiped it off. As to the nose picking/butt scratching, etc. I'm right handed & I ground down the index finger on the left. I did take the guard off for safety's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 ← You should have a nurse look at that. ← A nurse looked at it immediately & swore profusely while jumping around a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Sorry to hear about your injury. If it makes you feel any better my Dad was running a chainsaw all day long several years ago and wasn't thinking and pulled out a piece of wood that was stuck in it without turning it off....well much like your incident, his finger wouldn't stop the chainsaw and it took all the way through. The top of his finger was literally dangling by a thread of skin and had to be reattached. His nail still grows in with a deep groove down the middle of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbac Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 what does happen is you lose skin (all of it) all the way down to the red meaty stuff. ← That is horrifying. I'm glad you can joke about it--made my knees go weak just to read it. Those power tools aren't exactly subtle about reasserting their hold on your attention are they?. Heal fast, and then go bend the grinder shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 I come from a roofing family. Pretty much if something wasn't hanging by a thread, you just slapped on a bandaid & went back to work. Really it only hurt a lot when I washed it. Amazing how water feels like acid if the cut is deep enough. Then throbbed for about 5 min & it was fine. The only thing that's a pain is since all the skin is gone, it'll probably take 3-4 weeks to fill in the missing flesh & heal completely. This is, of course, going to make training for the Snowman 1180lb & 1350 lb tire a bit tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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