Freaking OUCH!
Freaking OUCH!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
When I was a paramedic (16 years of fun) I went to a guy who was using a 10 inch angle grinder (most dangerous tool in history), without a guard on. The blade shattered and a piece cut his chest open right down to the ribs - respect your power tools guys and girls...
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Yeah I used to work with a girl who had this happen to her husband, found him in the shed with his throat cut, really sad, and a great reminder to BE CAREFUL!!!Originally Posted by stan
And then there are routers....
Make sure that bit has at least 10-15mm of the saft locked into the chuck.
There is a routerbit residing on my neighbours roof that parted company and took off at 30,000 rpm.
Lucky for me it flew away from me through the open window....
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
wow Dave that's a nasty accident. Sad Barge your work friend who lost her husband.
Yes grinders and routers must cause the most damage out of power tools. Jarrod almost lost a thumb using a hand held router about 3-4 months ago.
So be careful everyone.
I've seen a hand held rotary tool with stone bit not clamped in the chuck go through a glass and end up about 6 metres away travelling along the workbench, that was an eye opener ! Luckily we only lost a glass of champagne !
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I lost almost a 1/4'' of my left middle finger due to not paying attention when I was using a chop saw. Took me over a year to relearn how to play guitar.
Yes, please be careful. Body parts can't be replaced.
Django seemed to play ok with a damaged hand, it must take some real dedication... Glad you got back into it Rob L
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I nearly cut my thumb off doing the same thing Rob, those things are darn scary in their own rights!
They really are. My biggest problem was multiple surgeries to my finger. I learned to play without that finger. After a few years I started to get enough feeling back in it to use it again.
Stan I couldn't play at all for about 6 months cause of bandages etc and man that was murder!!! It all worked out though cause of the finger I developed my own style of playing.
Keloooe so glade you didn't lose it!!!
sounds like you had the dedication and adapted well Rob
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