I too am a member of the Dummy Club. Fingers cut, wrong end of soldering iron, pull a wire, fingers slip until the bend at the end catches your finger like a fish hook, finding out that that was a 110 volt circuit, not 12 volt and numerous other ways to injure yourself. Of course there's always CA gluing your fingers to the latest project, tool other fingers or a tabletop. This is fun isn't it? Isn't it?
God's Best & Happy Rails to You!
Bing (RIPRR The Route of the Buzzards)
The future: Dead Rail Society
I yelled at myself the other day about being 53 yrs old and still not learning that Xacto's are sharp.
I will admit that I have cut every finger on my left hand at least once with a hobby knife. Usually that happens when it slips. I even have a good size scar on my left index finger from when I was kitbashing a building when the knife slipped. I still have that building to this day. It is one of the bigger buildings on my layout. (Three kitbashed DPM Laube Linen Mills.)
Mel, you certainly are not alone in the self surgery department. YGW, those power nailers are scary. I never nailed myself but have had a couple punctures from the wires from coil nails.
Never cut myself with an x-acto blade but have stitches in my thigh from a utility blade cut and sutures in left index finge frame a razor blade while trying to open an epoxy mix tube set. Both cuts were careless uses of a sharp blade. It sure happens fast and makes you feel really dumb after the fact.
Four out of five times I change a blade its finger slicing time.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
CGW121 Well it is unrelated to model railroading, but I learned the hard way NOT to get between 2 squirrels whenthey are arguing.
Well it is unrelated to model railroading, but I learned the hard way NOT to get between 2 squirrels whenthey are arguing.
You went to a presidential debate??
Marlon
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Thanks David. I got it now
Steve
Lets not forget why they call "hot glue" hot glue, it burns while it sticks. :)
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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tstage RR_Mel Any other dummies out there besides me? Does the B-unit count, Mel? Tom
RR_Mel Any other dummies out there besides me?
Does the B-unit count, Mel?
Tom
RR_MelAny other dummies out there besides me?
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
rrebell Been pretty lucky but I have had some close calls in the 1-1 world. As far as modeling, the worst was a bad finger cut from trying to catch a falling exato knife (reflex action).
Been pretty lucky but I have had some close calls in the 1-1 world. As far as modeling, the worst was a bad finger cut from trying to catch a falling exato knife (reflex action).
Yep. I've done that.
And, burned my hand by catching a falling soldering iron. (Reflex- I thought if I melted the linoleum in the kitchen, the family will kill me... Never thought that the cord would stop it short of the floor..... )
Worst one though, caught a falling item at work... Oh yeah, it weighed 75-80 pounds.... Pulled every muscle in my back.... I really need to stop trying to catch things...
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Ah, glad I'm not the only klutz here! Misery loves company when it comes to cuts, burns, etc.
In addition to the usual assortment of exacto cuts and solder burns, there's when I was very new to Sherline machines. Reached in to grab the fuzz off the part in the machine, just as it stopped spinning... Nope!
Turns out it was just BEFORE it stopped spinning! Them there milling bits cut going sideways all the way up the shank. Only a band-aid and tape cut thankfully. That coulda been nasty. Now I wait.
Been there done that. Most of my injuries in the past year have been jamming sharp rail joiners into my fingers when trying to put them onto rail. Ouch.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
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There are those who would suggest that you have to be a dummy to be in this hobby in the first place. Or, to quote Firesign Theatre (1971), "I think we're all Bozos on this Bus."
Julian
Modeling Pre-WP merger UP (1974-81)
Have fun with your trains
I have more scars on my body than a battle-proven WWII veteran. OK, the biggest one comes from a triple by-pass surgery I had to undergo recently, but those on my hands and arms and thighs were earned through model railroading. How on earth does one get wounded in action on a thigh? Never be in the way of a dropped blade!
Whenever I get out a power tool, something pointy and sharp, or - even worse - my soldering iron, my wife has that sinister smile on her face and reaches out for the first aid kit!
CajonTim!
Good attitude! Damn the torpedos!!
I have a left index finger with limited feeling because I did exactly what Mel did. I remember thinking very clearly to myself that "I shouldn't be doing this" but of course stupidity prevailed and I sliced the end of my finger wide open.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
This appears to be an OUCH ! thread.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Last week I blew 2 bulbs and fried a decoder. That was a $50 mistake I didn't need.
That's not being a DUMMY. It's battle damage! Just tape it up and get back in the fight!
From: "Been There Done That"
Have one of those scars on the palm of my hand. I was trying to remove a crazed up canopy (had not heard of canopy glue) when I was 8 and stuck the knife right in my hand.
Not sure where to start :
So here it goes. Years ago I used to work with my tools as a carpenter. From that time I have-
Nailed two fingers together with a spiral framing nail ( hit a knot and shot out the side )
Nailed my knee - Shooting a framing nail into a joist and again it shot out the top and into my knee - took a trip to the hospital to get that one out.
Nearly cut the tip of one finger off ( sawzalling and old metal window out and it hung up and then jumped out and came across my finger - still running )
Deep cut into my right knee - ( Gaurd hung on the worm drive saw from the ice and caught the coverals and pulled right into the knee - lots of stitches )
Hanging drywall on metal studs got going to fast and ran a screw through the drywall, through the metal stud and then through my finger - ouch -
My boss wonders why I am so paranoid about safety on the project !
YGW