NitroDann's Long Awaited Garage Thread

Shambler · Postby **Shambler** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:42 pm

Damn Dann! Hope the hand is okay!

Want me to hold off dropping the car off this weekend?

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:56 pm

na, just as long as you don't hand it over. :lol:

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:31 pm

Hope it's not too bad and there's no tendon or nerve damage.

Muzdaman · Postby **Muzdaman** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:34 pm

I got myself with a flapper disc a few months ago. Was very lucky it was fairly minor. Hope yours is alright mate.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:39 pm

Agree with being careful with angle grinders, I nicked 2 knuckles on my left hand with a sanding disk last year.
I got away with small cuts that healed into scars, would hate to imagine the result if it was a cutting disk.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:47 pm

Angle grinder and Stanley knife: two most dangerous tools in the toolbox. Hope it's right again soon, Dann.

Veloce · Postby **Veloce** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:40 pm

Would you believe some nutter came in to Bunnings a few weeks ago and was asking for a cutting wheel for timber to fit to his 4 1/2" angle grinder! :shock:

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:59 am

There is a reason 9 inch grinders are banded in the oil and gas industry. Far too dangerous.

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PhilM · Postby **PhilM** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:14 am

Hope the hand heals OK, Ive been hit twice over the last 30 years and that feeling of fear after it happens is never forgotten.

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:15 am

sailaholic wrote:There is a reason 9 inch grinders are banded in the oil and gas industry. Far too dangerous.

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holy sh*t those things are scary.

way too much torque for most people to be able to handle.

if it can't be done with a 100mm grinder....

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:51 am

Here we go fellas.

I chose not to upload the one where they were scrubbing it, however the photo of my face is during that. There is just a LOT of blood in the photo, sprayed everywhere it's not very nice.

This is my 'go on, scrub is harder you woos face', It really did hurt though.

So as you can see it wasn't really that bad in the end and I am back at work today so all good

A young bloke I know was in emergency when I was there who did the EXACT same thing but went in for surgery because he cut through ligaments and nerves for his dominant hand thumb. Thoughts go out to him.

BTW veloce, wood disks exist for angle grinders, sounds like a bad idea to me.

And regarding 9" grinders, I own one, it only gets used as a sander, but yes, the 9" grinder is probably the single worst tool ever invented. But when you have to use one it's the only choice.

Dann

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:14 am

They did a nice job of stitching you up Dann, Hope it heals well. Maybe have a week off to keep it out of the dirt.
Cheers
Dale

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:17 am

Yeah the wound closed really well, it was done by a student, so it took like 2 hours, 2 goes at anaesthetic each (that is the doctor and student both did it twice each, 4 times, not fun) and the stitches were done a bunch of time, a few times went so deep that despite 4 vials of local I had to stop her and say 'you are going to hit bone, please pull it out and go again'.

But the end result was a very thorough job, the wound closed up very nicely.

Dann

Si.G · Postby **Si.G** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:13 pm

Ouch!! Take it easy give it a bit of time to heal

Hose clips are dangerous too. About 2 months ago I reached down be back of the engine for something and pulled my hand out covered in blood. 7 stitches in my little finger - didn't even feel it.

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:26 pm

Hidden cable ties that have not been snipped off level with the zippy block bit always seem to be hiding right where you need to go shoulder deep and out of sight to get to something.