discussion What a plonker !

[Gern]

Ouch! One of the reasons I shy away from power tools is how easy it is to do something like that. Hope you recover with no long term issues Peter.

 

[eddiesolo]

Hope all goes well Peter, doesn't take much to slip, or the blade grabs or, as you say, maybe a lapse and...well, you know the rest.

Take it easy and you will fighting fit in no time.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Sorry for your mishap, Peter.
Reading what happened to your thumb a shiver run down my spine...
Best wishes for a painless, full and quick recovery.

Andrea

 

[wotan]

Peter

I hope it gets back together soon. I did exactly the same thing about 6 or 7 years ago although it sounds like yours is a bit worse than mine.

John

 

[Del640]

I won't mention the paper cut that savaged me this morning....

.....it really smarted though, it did.

 

[stillp]

That works for a soldering iron as well Ian…..

Or a hedge trimmer! One of my ex-bosses mangled three fingers.

A few years ago I was planing a 45 degree angle on some timber using a planing machine, with the fence set to the angle, I was holding the wood against the fence and feeding it past the blades. After a few passes I felt a strange vibration in my fingers, and then realised the wood was turning red... I'd taken the top off my middle finger and the vibration was the planer blades starting to cut the bone. Didn't hurt, at least for a few minutes!
Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

Ow!

 

[stillp]

The funny thing was, I'd just been appointed to a BSI committee dealing with safety of machinery. I turned up for my first meeting with a large and somewhat bloodstained bandage on my left hand - the other committee members couldn't decide if I was the right man for the job! A couple of months later after my finger had healed, I had a piece of wood kick back on a spindle moulder and sprained the thumb on my right hand, the day before another meeting at BSI, so I turned up again with a bandaged hand. Being a nice sympathetic bunch, they talked about having a sweepstake on which limb I'd injure next!
Pete

 

[rtfoe]

Vomit!

 

[Tworrs]

All the best for a speedy recovery Peter.

 

[Peter Gillson]

Hi guys

thanks for all the kind wrds. Fortunately it is my right hand and i'm left handed. What was quite disconcerting was the number of hospital staff who came to see it, saying things like; 'you've done a proper job there'.

it is surprising just how much you take for granted that suddenly become a problem, like drying my back. My wife bought a nifty plastic sleeve which covers the are so I can have a shower, I need her to put it on, but at least I csn wash.

until Monday I have to keep it elevated so cannot even use it as a paper weight. On the plus side I cannt do the washing up, nor peeling potatos!

fortunately I finished a couple of modellinh prijects on Monday so will post photos tomorrow.

peter the prat

 

[yak face]

Just seen this peter , best wishes for a speedy recovery . I know from personal experience how easy and painful things like this can be , 30+years ago I had a meeting with a circular saw blade , lost the last 1/2 inch of third finger right hand and the little finger is about 3 mm shorter than the one on the other hand ( blade width! ) Ive never played the piano since ( or before actually :smiling5

 

[Graeme C.]

Hi Peter, get well soon, not a nice thing to have happen.
My mate did a similar thing with a circular saw two weeks ago and I was standing next to him....
The first thing he said was 'She's going to kill me!'

 

[colin m]

Sorry to hear of your troubles Peter, but I've got to say, this thread is amazing with everyone putting up their hands, well what's left of them, with their own stories.

 

[rtfoe]

So engrossed with scratch building that we even modify our own fingers. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Peter Gillson]

Hi guys,

thanks for the support; I was surprised that so many had similar accidents. I have good news on two fronts:

the thumb was checked at the Fracture Clinic and it is healing well, no sign of infection, and I now have a nice puple cast. It seems odd that the wound is limited to the end digit of my thumb yet the cast is from the wrist to mu knuckles. Its obvious really; if only the thumb was plastered, the cast would fall off, hence the need to cover the whole hand, also the thumb's movement has to be limited so the tendon can heal.

the most frustrating part is having to keep the hand elevated above the level of my heart - yesterday I was sitting in an arm chair with my arm fully extended straight up; Tina looked up and said ' you do know that you don't have to ask to go to the toilet". Glad i'm a souce of amusement!!

the other good news is that I was able to dig out of the stash some flats which are so old I cannot remember when or where I bought them. The problem of holding them has been solved by fixing them to my cutting board using double sided tape. The first four are: crossing the Styx; maddhatter's tea party; playing card; and St. George killing a dragon.

i'll start a seperate thread painting these

Peter

 

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
good to hear that the thumb is on the mend! Love the flats, the ship reminds me of the painting on Greek Urns.
Dave

 

[adt70hk]

Peter

Glad to hear on its going ok so far, if a little inconvenient at times.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Tim Marlow]

Good to hear the thumb is improving Peter. The flats will be very interesting to me as well. I’ve always had a hankering to have a go at a couple, but have yet to build up the nerve…..

 

[Mr Bowcat]

I feel for you Peter. I had a similar incident years ago when I minced the tip of my index finger on a table router. :surprised:

Apparently there are more nerve endings in the ends of your finger than pretty much anywhere else, so I know the pain you must be in.