Note to self: If jointer clogs with chips don't reach all the way up the
dust chute without gloves.

I was clearing some chips and reached up and ran my index finger
straight into one of the knives. The blood, the pain. Luckily my
private duty nurse put some Dermabond (superglue for skin) on the cut
and sealed it right up.

The good news is a sharp blade makes a clean straight cut.

Dave.

Mon, Aug 6, 2007, 8:17pm
(David*Bridgeman) doth exclaimeth:
Note to self: If jointer clogs with chips don't reach all the way up the
dust chute without gloves.
I was clearing some chips and reached up and ran my index finger
straight into one of the knives.snip

Interesting, actually it would never have occurred to me to reach
up in one with or without gloves. I'd have used a stick or something -
so I wouldn't run a finger(s) into one of the knives. Does that mean I
do it wrong?.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso

J T wrote:

Interesting, actually it would never have occurred to me to reach
up in one with or without gloves. I'd have used a stick or something -
so I wouldn't run a finger(s) into one of the knives. Does that mean I
do it wrong?.



I guess I just didn't think I reaching up that far. In hind sight, it
was a bit of a brain fart!

Dave

"J T" wrote in message
...
Mon, Aug 6, 2007, 8:17pm
(David Bridgeman) doth exclaimeth:
Note to self: If jointer clogs with chips don't reach all the way up the
dust chute without gloves.
I was clearing some chips and reached up and ran my index finger
straight into one of the knives.snip

Interesting, actually it would never have occurred to me to reach
up in one with or without gloves. I'd have used a stick or something -
so I wouldn't run a finger(s) into one of the knives. Does that mean I
do it wrong?.

Interesting...two decades ago I was splitting some bamboo with a
machete....being careful not to
cut myself with the machete.....sliced my hand open with the edge of the
bamboo.
We all do things wrong once....no sense to condescend.

regards...Ken

Island Teak wrote:
Interesting...two decades ago I was splitting some bamboo with a
machete....being careful not to
cut myself with the machete.....sliced my hand open with the edge of the
bamboo.
We all do things wrong once....no sense to condescend.

I was helping a buddy with some minor demolition. I'm wearing jeans and
a long-sleeved shirt. I have my safety glasses. I bought some new work
gloves.

I cut the little cord that holds the gloves together with a utility
knife. I was expecting a nylon cord, not cotton thread. The lack of
resistance is spectacular: I neatly slice open my finger, requiring
three stitches.

Safety precautions can be hazardous to your health.

Tue, Aug 7, 2007, 1:48am (EDT+4) (Island*Teak) doth
sayeth:
Interesting...two decades ago I was splitting some bamboo with a
machete....being careful not to
cut myself with the machete.....sliced my hand open with the edge of the
bamboo.
We all do things wrong once....no sense to condescend.

No condescend about it. I consciously think about what can hurt me
in my shop, and I take steps to try to make sure it doesn't hurt me. As
I know damn well jointer knives are sharp, I'm not about to stick my
hand in something like that without seeing where my fingers are in
relation to the blades. So, I'd use a stick. I also knew bamboo was
used as punji sticks in Viet Nam too. It'll slide thru a regular boot
sole just as easily as a sharp metal blade. Buddy of mine got a purple
heart that way; and I never even saw a punji stick whie I was there. Go
figure.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso

David Bridgeman wrote:
Note to self: If jointer clogs with chips don't reach all the way up the
dust chute without gloves.

I was clearing some chips and reached up and ran my index finger
straight into one of the knives. The blood, the pain. Luckily my
private duty nurse put some Dermabond (superglue for skin) on the cut
and sealed it right up.

The good news is a sharp blade makes a clean straight cut.


Be thankful you at least had the smarts to turn it off first.

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:17:33 -0400, David Bridgeman
wrote:

Note to self: If jointer clogs with chips don't reach all the way up the
dust chute without gloves.

I was clearing some chips and reached up and ran my index finger
straight into one of the knives. The blood, the pain. Luckily my
private duty nurse put some Dermabond (superglue for skin) on the cut
and sealed it right up.

The good news is a sharp blade makes a clean straight cut.

Dave.

Yes they are sharp.

The Delta, Tupelo factory was designated a refurb center and one of
the units refurbed was the small portable planer. We had more
recordable injuries with planer knives during that period than any
other single cause.

Be extra careful when changing the knives, that the wrench doesn't
slip on the lock screws. that was a primary root cause. Special
wrenches, special gloves eliminated the injuries, but, if you're
handling hundreds of units a day, you can spring for such. If not, be
very careful.

Frank

"J T" wrote in message
...
Tue, Aug 7, 2007, 1:48am (EDT+4) (Island Teak) doth
sayeth:
Interesting...two decades ago I was splitting some bamboo with a
machete....being careful not to
cut myself with the machete.....sliced my hand open with the edge of the
bamboo.
We all do things wrong once....no sense to condescend.

No condescend about it. I consciously think about what can hurt me
in my shop, and I take steps to try to make sure it doesn't hurt me. As
I know damn well jointer knives are sharp, I'm not about to stick my
hand in something like that without seeing where my fingers are in
relation to the blades. So, I'd use a stick. I also knew bamboo was
used as punji sticks in Viet Nam too. It'll slide thru a regular boot
sole just as easily as a sharp metal blade. Buddy of mine got a purple
heart that way; and I never even saw a punji stick whie I was there. Go
figure.

-----------------------------------------

Well damn, I guess you know everything!

Tue, Aug 7, 2007, 1:30pm (Locutus) doth
stateth:
Well damn, I guess you know everything!

Nope, but being around longer than most here, I've picked up on a
lot more than they have.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso