Every car i build i seem to injure myself in some way and this mini I'm restoring is no exception! Last mini i built i drilled a hole in my left
hand and this time i managed to rip my right hand with 'the tool'. For those who don't know what the 'tool' is, it an angle
grinder with a wire rasping wheel attached for getting rid of rust and paint from car bodywork and components.
Anyhoo i was under the mini removing some rust when the wheel gripped onto something and pulled itself out of my grip, ripping my glove off and used
my hand to get away across the garage floor. Funnily enough it didn't and does not hurt but yes i feel a complete plonker 
(So what's
new!!)
This is why i'm called donut!! Here's the pic of my hand.
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It might not hurt now, but wait until the morning/until you spill something on it! Also something I've come very close to doing similar things under minis, usually involving a welder.
Ouch! Nasty...... Painful... You up to date with tetanus? (professional hat on for a minute)....
Most painful thing I saw when working in A+E was someone who was doing some garden DIY... They'd tried to drill a hole in some rotten wood using
an auger bit
Hadn't got a workbench so put the rotten wood on the lap, put the drill in place and pressed down.
End result was obvious really. Wood snapped in half, whizzy drill goes in a circular direction towards genitals.... In the front of his short and
boxers, through the middle and out the back.
Quite amazingly, he managed not to kebab his pecker or either of his testicles!! He did (unfortunately) managed to abrade them to hell and back
(apparantly they shot around the drill bit like they were on a converyor belt).... Two wheeping, gently abraded testicles and a rather lacerated
bell-end 
.... You got to feel sorry really.... Still could have been worse....
When using "The Tool" (which does a brilliant job I have to say) I always wear welders gloves & goggles, I still finished up with one of
those wire "hairs" sticking out of my face, was real tough to shave too!
U wait till you have a bath.
Does anyone else find it standard procedure to remove several wires from their chest/stomach after using The Tool?
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Does anyone else find it standard procedure to remove several wires from their chest/stomach after using The Tool?
thought that was standard practice with the tool, randomly finding wire sticking out of your clothes or flesh!
caught the end of a finger with that, took a lot of flesh !! gloves a must !!!
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Originally posted by mistergrumpy
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Does anyone else find it standard procedure to remove several wires from their chest/stomach after using The Tool?
Or Scarily if you've working on the workmate from the groin area of your trousers, yeh!
watsonpj - 28/11/06 at 06:13 PMI don't like "the tool" the hi speed bits of wire hitting me were too much so I have given up using it. I'm just scared of it now lurking on the shelf
welderman - 28/11/06 at 07:21 PMquote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
Does anyone else find it standard procedure to remove several wires from their chest/stomach after using The Tool?
I wear safety glasses now, after having one stuck in my right eyebrow
David Jenkins - 28/11/06 at 07:22 PMI bought one of those Draper leather welding aprons in a tool-shop sale. Great for reassurance, knowing that I'm not going to set fire to my clothes while concentrating on the welding, and superb for keeping the wire strands at bay.
David
3GEComponents - 28/11/06 at 07:41 PMI've taken to using a shot blaster, anything than using the "tool"
mistergrumpy - 28/11/06 at 07:45 PMquote:
I'm just scared of it now lurking on the shelf
Just remember to keep one eye on it too cos I know mine has a tendency to jump at you as well and trick you into trying to grab it as you walk near it!
t.j. - 28/11/06 at 07:45 PMI went three weeks back to the hospital to get some debre out my right eye.
Wearing glasses BTW.
Got me new one which stays on the nose and closer to the head leaving less room to get something in your eye.
I have a pair of eye-balls and don't want to loose them
[Edited on 28/11/06 by t.j.]
StevieB - 28/11/06 at 08:17 PMI'll confess to being injured similarly due to my own stupidity - holding an upright down with my foot, the tool bounced off, caught my laces and ran straight up my shin.
splashed out on a vice after the third time it happened!
mistergrumpy - 28/11/06 at 08:57 PMquote:
I went three weeks back to the hospital to get some debre out my right eye.
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Got me new one which stays on the nose and closer to the head
scottc - 28/11/06 at 09:14 PMquote:
Originally posted by StevieB
splashed out on a vice after the third time it happened!
lol. 3rd time!!
James - 29/11/06 at 11:16 AMBlimey you lot take some risks!
I posted years ago about how I caught the back of my hand with it (before it was even called The Tool).
Ever since then I've worn leather welding gauntlets 100% of the time that I've been grinding... it's just not worth the risk.
Oh, and the high quality goggles from Screwfix are only a fiver. I bought several pairs last time they were so good. Now I've finihsed the car I wear them when driving it- as they're high-impact so can cope with stones.
Full clothing protection is a must and a breath mask is a good idea as some nasty chemical dusts can be kicked up by the grinder. And it's only sensible to securely clamp the work down too.
Please, lets not have a serious injury on Locostbuilders!!! Marcus putting the grinder through his thigh was enough!!!!
Cheers,
James
donut - 29/11/06 at 11:32 AMThis will be me in future!!
t.j. - 29/11/06 at 11:49 AMquote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
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I went three weeks back to the hospital to get some debre out my right eye.
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Got me new one which stays on the nose and closer to the head
Not a new eye, but new Goggles you ....
[Edited on 29/11/06 by t.j.]
James - 29/11/06 at 01:12 PMquote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Never wear gloves not even for welding so its all my own fault but it gets better.
Welcome to the world of skin cancer!
Enjoy!
Cheers,
James
mistergrumpy - 29/11/06 at 06:04 PMSkin cancer? How'd you reckon that? Barrier cream, after work cream. Anyhow, I wonder how many people smoke whilst building? (Not having a pop by the way
Peteff - 29/11/06 at 07:26 PMUV radiation from welding. A friend of mine was watching me while I was working and his face peeled within two days.
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Ultraviolet radiation (UV) is generated by the electric arc in the welding process. Skin exposure to UV can result in severe burns, in many cases without prior warning. UV radiation can also damage the lens of the eye. Many arc welders are aware of the condition known as "arc-eye," a sensation of sand in the eyes. This condition is caused by excessive eye exposure to UV. Exposure to ultraviolet rays may also increase the skin effects of some industrial chemicals (coal tar and cresol compounds, for example).
mistergrumpy - 29/11/06 at 09:20 PMI'm aware of the risk to eyes, which is why I always wear me visor, for any little thing at all. UV light to the skin? That'll be no worse than sunburn then I expect and as I get that every year (theoretically)and the fact that if you add up total welding time, I weld very rarely (only for this project) then the risk seems acceptable. As for heat burns etc. then yeah my fault for grabbing it and not thinking. Just find gloves too restrictive for welding, I use two hands as it is. As for gloves for all other jobs? For 'the thing' they should be worn but then I very rarely use it because of the unpredictability of the swine. Anyhow, I don't wanna steel the thread. Not ranting by the way just my view, which more than often does come out of the wrong end
DIY Si - 29/11/06 at 09:46 PMA friend of mine welds on a regular-ish basis, and often has a full tan in the depths of winter, so it does generate far more UV than you'd think it does, and at a far greater intensity.
Fred W B - 30/11/06 at 05:46 AMMate of mine did a little bit of tig welding without a shirt on, and his whole chest came up in blisters.
Re gloves while welding, don't use the heavy gloves usually sold for industrial MIG/ARC welding, ask for the much thinner lighter TIG gloves.
Face protection, I find the full face shields that fit like a welding helmet much better than glasses
Cheers
Fred W B
Browser - 30/11/06 at 04:48 PMWhen I get the dressing off I'll post a pic of my left index finger> I was playing digital roulette and lost
p.s. digital roulette is trying to open a cardboard box with a recently-sharpened lock knife whilst keeping your fingers in the way
DIY Si - 30/11/06 at 04:54 PMNot the first, definitely won't be the last to do that.
Browser - 6/12/06 at 06:21 PMHere's my finger after interfacing with a three inch serrated-blade lock knife
flak monkey - 6/12/06 at 06:27 PMI managed to slice my thumb open when hacksawing a bit of tube today
David
donut - 6/12/06 at 06:29 PMBrowser:
Bugger!!! that must have hurt!!!!
