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Shed blood for this hobby?

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, December 15, 2012 3:43 PM

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So do tell your stories of bleeding for this hobby.

There are morfe thazn I care to count or remember. Loads of X-Acto knife cuts, some penetration wounds from a Dremel cut-off disk shattering but the one I remember most happened when I was making a long freight car into a shorter one. I was using an old paring knife to cut some of the plastic from the body of the car when the knife slipped and the blade punched into the palm of my left hand. I looked at the top of my hand and there was the blade sticking out about two inches. It had gone right between two bones narrowly missing a blood vessel and a nerve. Strangely enough I hadn't felt any pain, just a little pressure. I pulled the knife out whereupon I started bleeding like a stuck pig. I kept pressure on the wound until it stopped bleeding then cleaned it up, wrapped it and went back to work on the project using a Dremel instead of the knife.

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:09 PM

Not naked but I was wearing boxer shorts late one night when I fumbled the dremel tool running at full speed with a deburr bit into my lap.

I think you get the picture...

 

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Posted by EmpireStateJR on Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:10 PM

Just shed some about 30 minutes ago cleaning some scissors I used to cut up some lichen. Two nice slices on thumb and forefinger. Oh well, CA to the rescue

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:31 PM

The LION was cutting some lumber in the carpentry shop. A good place to cut lumber if ever I saw one, keeps the dust out of the train room!

Well now, you must know that the LION majored in industrial arts while in high school, so at least he knew where the ON switch for the table saw was. Him was cutting lumber that had been stored in the barn since the science building was torn down. Some of it had splinters as long as railroads spikes and some of it had organic matter on it that looks like it came from, well, a barn. The LION was wearing WORK GLOVES!

The glove got too close to the saw blade. The LION let out a BLUE ROAR, the other guy in the shop almost wet his pants. I gingerly took off the work glove, expecting to see a missing finger, but nary a scratch, so like any good model railroader I put the glove back on and went back to work ripping lumber for my layout.

But something was not right, so I called the hospital next door, and of course being a nurse I knew the nurse on duty quite well, and I explained about the saw and the glove, and already she had in her minds eye a picture of a LION bringing a bag full of furry claws into the ER, but no, I told here I think I broke something. So I went in and had x-rays, and yes something was broken, and she gave me a splint and told me to see the orthopedic surgeon on Monday.

I'll not say the the surgeon kissed it and made it all better, but he did not do much else for it either, except provide a more uncomfortable splint.

At least I got out of doing dishes for a few weeks.

ROAR

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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:01 PM

I can't remember them all, the last one was touching the wrong end of the soldering iron.  But at one time or another, several times actually, I have cut myself, smashed my thumb, glued myself, burned myself, buzzed a little electricity, and probably some other things as well.

Fortunately, none of them have done any lasting damage.  I am a big fan of safety equipment and I have found it works even better if you use it.

Be safe

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:47 PM

Oh NOW he tells me.....

       --Randy

 

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Just keep in mind.......this is not a hobby in which you want to sit naked at your work/model bench.


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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:50 PM

The LION made a big post all about soldering irons, and everybody laughed at him, but they also violated LION RULE NO. 1 : Look at the soldering iron before you pick it up.

And the poor lion suffers from neuropathy so it takes him a moment to figure out that he has touched something hot.

Always treat the soldering iron with respect, and if you drop it DO NOT TRY TO CATCH IT.
Of course you do not want it to land on your lap, so you had better be quick at jumping out of the way.

ROAR

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:47 PM

I have poked, stabbed, cut, slashed and burned myself.

I have marked, painted, enameled, stained and glued myself.

I have shocked, soldered and pinched myself.

I have even had weathering powders blown into my eyes {DON'T ever put weathering powders between you and a FAN {OR window AC blower}}.

Shed blood for this hobby?

Certainly.

Among other things I have done {and may do} to myself.

Geeked

 

 

 

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Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.

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Posted by Medina1128 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 8:30 AM

When two of the most widely used tools for our hobby are a razor sharp knife and a drill used to install screws with very sharp points, blood WILL be shed. It's just part of the sacrifices to the hobby gods.


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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:26 AM

Medina1128
It's just part of the sacrifices to the hobby gods.

When I was heavily involved with live steam .........there was a running joke that if you took a chicken and swung it over your head three times it was suppose to bright good luck for the run day..............and free lunch.

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Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:23 AM

BroadwayLion

The LION was cutting some lumber in the carpentry shop. A good place to cut lumber if ever I saw one, keeps the dust out of the train room!

Well now, you must know that the LION majored in industrial arts while in high school, so at least he knew where the ON switch for the table saw was. Him was cutting lumber that had been stored in the barn since the science building was torn down. Some of it had splinters as long as railroads spikes and some of it had organic matter on it that looks like it came from, well, a barn. The LION was wearing WORK GLOVES!

The glove got too close to the saw blade. The LION let out a BLUE ROAR, the other guy in the shop almost wet his pants. I gingerly took off the work glove, expecting to see a missing finger, but nary a scratch, so like any good model railroader I put the glove back on and went back to work ripping lumber for my layout.

But something was not right, so I called the hospital next door, and of course being a nurse I knew the nurse on duty quite well, and I explained about the saw and the glove, and already she had in her minds eye a picture of a LION bringing a bag full of furry claws into the ER, but no, I told here I think I broke something. So I went in and had x-rays, and yes something was broken, and she gave me a splint and told me to see the orthopedic surgeon on Monday.

I'll not say the the surgeon kissed it and made it all better, but he did not do much else for it either, except provide a more uncomfortable splint.

At least I got out of doing dishes for a few weeks.

ROAR

And you were wearing gloves around spinning saw blades for ????, or is it to keep the hairy "pawz" from snagging in those spinning teeth.....Well glad you didn't leave any parts in the glove!

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Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:34 AM

Just like the rest of us, I have had my share of the cuts, burns and Glue jobs. I save the real pain for my work.  Been a carpenter for over 40 years.  I have had close calls and a few bad cuts, but still have all digits and want to stay that way.  I have a lot of respect for this equipment, seen many, many serious injuries over the years. My FIL lost his lt hand  while working on a Radial arm, tragic ordeal. I have that in mind every time I pull the trigger on any of my tools....

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Posted by CTValleyRR on Sunday, December 16, 2012 3:08 PM

twhite

X-acto knife + wooden car kit=Slice and Dice.  I always keep a plasma bag and an IV tube handy.


Tom

Been there, done that.  Have 4" scar on my left thigh as a reminder of what not to do.

For THIS hobby, however, I haven't yet been to the emergency room, although the burns, cuts and scrapes have been legion.

A propos of nothing whatsoever, it IS possible to fasten your hand to the underside of your layout with a heavy duty staple if you're not paying attention.

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Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 3:13 PM

CTValleyRR

twhite

X-acto knife + wooden car kit=Slice and Dice.  I always keep a plasma bag and an IV tube handy.


Tom

A propos of nothing whatsoever, it IS possible to fasten your hand to the underside of your layout with a heavy duty staple if you're not paying attention.

Owwwwwch!!   Stapling it there is bad enough, but getting pliers/ cutter to free it is the worst part.

Feel your pain, once stapled my thumbnail w/ a hammer tacker. Not only the blow of the hammer smashing but drove the staple through the nail. Pliers in my nail bag, but yanking it out of the nail/ stud was #*%#***&!!

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Posted by CTValleyRR on Sunday, December 16, 2012 3:18 PM

bogp40

CTValleyRR

twhite

X-acto knife + wooden car kit=Slice and Dice.  I always keep a plasma bag and an IV tube handy.


Tom

A propos of nothing whatsoever, it IS possible to fasten your hand to the underside of your layout with a heavy duty staple if you're not paying attention.

Owwwwwch!!   Stapling it there is bad enough, but getting pliers/ cutter to free it is the worst part.

And it's even worse when you're alone in the basement with said pliers out of reach, and you have to yell for a couple of minutes before someone notices....

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Posted by scookam on Sunday, December 16, 2012 4:19 PM

Like gondola1988, I've been doing floor covering since the late 70's. Still at it. In the old days there were many mishaps. Now my injuries come elsewhere. Like scraping areas on my layout to ready scenery and laying my knuckles wide open on a section of n scale track. Takes forever to heal. So now I will wear a glove in the same situation.

But I have never dropped a live power tool in my lap. In boxers. Thread winner there!

Be well, scookam

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 4:32 PM

Let's just say that if you aren't careful, and you have a Fastrack floor layout, the track may turn on you. I got a connector pin in my palm because of simply slipping of my feet on floor, and my hand hit the connecting pin   of said track. 

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Posted by B&O1952 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 4:56 PM

I've been cut, burned, bruised, and even overcome with noxious fumes, and shocked all in the name of the hobby! 

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Posted by JoeinPA on Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:14 PM

Just to add to the already interesting stories, I was busily ripping plywood for bench work and not paying attention when the tip of my index finger passed close enough to the saw blade that the tip was removed.After I realized how stupid I was I took myself to the local ER.  I explained what happened to the triage nurse who looked at me with a stern expression and said "Oh we get a couple of these a week". Luckily I didn't do any damage to the bone and I'm left with flat ended index finger on my left hand.

Joe

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Sunday, December 16, 2012 6:06 PM

Just remembered!  I have suffered some intense nosebleeds and a cut or two from knife blades in the past. 

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-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.

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