Well after 23 years of no major injuries, I lost a finger…
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Well after 23 years of no major injuries, I lost a finger.
Never thought I would be making this post, but here we are. I have been working for a very long time, nearly every single weekend I'm in my shop. I built hundreds of projects in my time. Never had a injury beyond cutting my hands or some nasty splinters. I'm very safe in the shop: full ppe, push sticks always, use a tablesaw with a riving knife and overhead dust collector arm.
Last weekend I was cutting a piece of plywood 2" from the edge with my festool ts75 tracksaw. I made the mistake of not setting the depth. So the large 3" cut depth made this risky. 2" before the saw finished the cut, I went to move my right hand and grab the cut off, so it didn't snap off the end. (operated the saw with my left). You can see where this is going... I put my pinky right into the blade. It cut 1" from the tip of my pinky and cut 80% of the way through. It happened so fucking fast I didn't know what I did. It didn't hurt, but it did freak me out, I nearly passed out in the car from the adrenaline rush. Couldn't be reattached unfortunately, and I now have a $12k bill (luckily I have insurance that will cover half).
The worst part isn't losing my finger, it's the constant random pains, damaged and sensitive nerves, and the really slow healing time. Can't do much with my hand. Which is rough for someone like me, who never sits still.
This is a dangerous hobby and without 100% awareness shit happens to anyone. I am really thankful I didnt cut all of them off. I won't stop woodworking, but I will work slower and remember that even a very safe tracksaw is still very dangerous.
Be safe my friends
#diy
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Never thought I would be making this post, but here we are. I have been working for a very long time, nearly every single weekend I'm in my shop. I built hundreds of projects in my time. Never had a injury beyond cutting my hands or some nasty splinters. I'm very safe in the shop: full ppe, push sticks always, use a tablesaw with a riving knife and overhead dust collector arm.
Last weekend I was cutting a piece of plywood 2" from the edge with my festool ts75 tracksaw. I made the mistake of not setting the depth. So the large 3" cut depth made this risky. 2" before the saw finished the cut, I went to move my right hand and grab the cut off, so it didn't snap off the end. (operated the saw with my left). You can see where this is going... I put my pinky right into the blade. It cut 1" from the tip of my pinky and cut 80% of the way through. It happened so fucking fast I didn't know what I did. It didn't hurt, but it did freak me out, I nearly passed out in the car from the adrenaline rush. Couldn't be reattached unfortunately, and I now have a $12k bill (luckily I have insurance that will cover half).
The worst part isn't losing my finger, it's the constant random pains, damaged and sensitive nerves, and the really slow healing time. Can't do much with my hand. Which is rough for someone like me, who never sits still.
This is a dangerous hobby and without 100% awareness shit happens to anyone. I am really thankful I didnt cut all of them off. I won't stop woodworking, but I will work slower and remember that even a very safe tracksaw is still very dangerous.
Be safe my friends
#diy
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