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Ahhhh one of the fun things about our car hobby/obsession - an occasional session with the doctor to stop that sticky red stuff from leaking all over our fresh work. In over 40 years I've been lucky enough to have only made a couple of necessary trips to get things sewed back together - and they were in the past 3-4 years. One was a failed (new) hack saw blade that slammed my wrist into my work, the other, a sharp edge on the underside of my car - two scars on my left arm to remind me to be more careful.
I'm sorry to hear that you hurt yourself hope you are well on your way to recovery
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It doesn't seem to bother me but I thought I'd stay out of the garage for a few days so it doesn't get infected. Thanks for the good words. Instead we started out at 3am yesterday morning and climbed Castle Mountain, got home at 11pm. I was so tired last night and so sore today. The one picture is my friend Tom 52 years old going for the final pitch to the summit 4800' up.
Sean
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Beautifull Area! I bet the grinded spot hurts a bit more after that climb. Glad to hear your ok.
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That's why I painted the shop floor red, you can't tell where the blood has left a spot.
BradC
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them dagone tools will get you.even the simplest hand tools used wrong.i knew a mechanic in denver who put his eye out with a phillips screwdriver puttin a water bed together.puttin the little corner bracket on.be careful all.got a grinder in the knee one time.not too bad.it also never bled.just burned a groove.dang that hurt.take care brad c.geezer69
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Whew! Glad to hear you're on the mend. Machines should be treated as if they are out to get you, I think. I've been cut, ground, sawed, burned, and banged so many times, I can't remember all of them. When I read your first post, the first thing that came to mind, after the "OW-ITCH!", was a set of chainsaw chaps; safety clothing has come a long way in the last few years, and one cannot be too safe. Affording "safe" is a different story, though.
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Rrumbler hit it on the head, those tools are out to get you.
Anyone remember a "Maul Grinder" a bodyshop standard circa 1950? The motor set in a gimble mounted on a wheeled stand. The grinder head was attached to the motor with 6' or 8' of heavy flex cable wrapped in a flexible armoured casing.
The on/off switch was conviently located on the motor, so if the grinder head hit a snag, it would fly & wrap around the operator like a flying straight razor from hell :eek: These were real death machines.
