Enjoy

Lew
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
Enjoy


In other words, if you've got a small part, keep it off the table saw.

--
Gerald Ross

Confidence is the feeling you have
before you understand the situation

On Dec 24, 1:31*am, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
Enjoy

Lew
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I don't know why but it reminded me of my least pleasant shop day,
about 12 years ago. I was cutting several small spacers on the saw.
When finished I flipped the switch off. gathered the pieces and walked
away. As I turned I realized I didn't have all of them and saw one on
the table top. Reached over to pick it up and "Tink-tink-tink" as the
still turning blade contacted the pointer finger on my right hand.
Spent the afternoon at the emergency room getting hamburger cleaned
out of the wound, having my tetanus shots updated and getting a load
of antibiotics.

Probably the best thing that ever happened to me because I haven't
looked at that blade in the say way since then.

RonB

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:20:34 -0800, RonB wrote:

Reached over to pick it up and "Tink-tink-tink" as the still turning
blade contacted the pointer finger on my right hand.

You're not alone. I did the same thing a couple of years ago.

But having experience with emergency rooms, I knew all they would do was
clean the wound and bandage it - I chose to stay home and treat it myself.
But my tetanus shot was up to date.

BTW, non-stick bandages are great! Something hospitals don't seem to
have discovered. Last time they treated a damaged finger for me,
changing the bandages they used was the most painful part of the whole
process.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

On Dec 24, 11:32*am, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:20:34 -0800, RonB wrote:
Reached over to pick it up and "Tink-tink-tink" as the still turning
blade contacted the pointer finger on my right hand.

You're not alone. *I did the same thing a couple of years ago.

But having experience with emergency rooms, I knew all they would do was
clean the wound and bandage it - I chose to stay home and treat it myself..
But my tetanus shot was up to date.

BTW, non-stick bandages are great! *Something hospitals don't seem to
have discovered. *Last time they treated a damaged finger for me,
changing the bandages they used was the most painful part of the whole
process.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

I thought about skipping the hospital but I was pretty sure it got
into the bone. It did, so they had to give me antibiotics. I found
out years ago that dirty bone injuries are a good way to get into all
kinds of infections.

RonB

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:49:10 -0800 (PST), RonB
wrote:

On Dec 24, 11:32*am, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:20:34 -0800, RonB wrote:
Reached over to pick it up and "Tink-tink-tink" as the still turning
blade contacted the pointer finger on my right hand.

You're not alone. *I did the same thing a couple of years ago.

But having experience with emergency rooms, I knew all they would do was
clean the wound and bandage it - I chose to stay home and treat it myself.
But my tetanus shot was up to date.

BTW, non-stick bandages are great! *Something hospitals don't seem to
have discovered. *Last time they treated a damaged finger for me,
changing the bandages they used was the most painful part of the whole
process.

I thought about skipping the hospital but I was pretty sure it got
into the bone. It did, so they had to give me antibiotics. I found
out years ago that dirty bone injuries are a good way to get into all
kinds of infections.

Aw, heck. Just dip the stub into the car battery and it's good as new.
Debrided and everything! A swish of Betadine, a swab of Bacitracin,
butterfly it closed, and walk it off. Nexxxxxxxxxxt!

--
Truth loves to go naked.
--Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

Debrided and everything! A swish of Betadine....,

Unless you're allergic to iodine, then use phisohex for swishing.

Sonny

On Dec 23, 11:31*pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
Enjoy

Lew
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Nice technique. I love safe thoughts. I have a lampshade to build with
many small parts. This will surely help.