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I've lost my fingertip :(
By:Marcelo
Date: 1/29/2000, 6:28 pm

Today, while I was ripping some accent strips in pine for my Guillemot's deck, I pushed the strip with my bare hand and ... whoops! my 10 inch table saw blade got my left index fingertip.

I am quite well. I'll get some plastic surgery in a near future and I'll be able to use my 9 7/8 fingers again.

Folks: You can learn a lot from a dummy. Please take care of yourselves and ALWAYS use push sticks, featherboards, guards and every protection you can get, OK?

Sorry, no JPGs this time. :)

Marcelo (learning the hard way).

Messages In This Thread

I've lost my fingertip :(
Marcelo -- 1/29/2000, 6:28 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Brian T. Cunningham -- 1/31/2000, 6:18 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Bill Heuser -- 2/25/2000, 9:02 pm
Re: Power tools are very scary
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/30/2000, 3:09 pm
An important safety message
Shawn Baker -- 1/30/2000, 4:31 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Hank -- 1/30/2000, 9:28 am
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Spidey -- 1/29/2000, 11:06 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Tony -- 1/31/2000, 9:20 pm
Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Jack -- 2/1/2000, 2:28 pm
Re: Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Tony -- 2/1/2000, 6:36 pm
Re: Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Larry C. -- 2/1/2000, 9:22 pm
Re: Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Dale Frolander -- 2/1/2000, 3:45 pm
Re: Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Nolan -- 2/1/2000, 2:59 pm
Re: Never use the guard either
Hank -- 2/1/2000, 4:06 pm
Re: Never use the guard. Am I crazy?
Ross Leidy -- 2/1/2000, 2:44 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
lee -- 1/29/2000, 10:20 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Ian Johnston -- 1/29/2000, 8:01 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Dennis -- 1/29/2000, 7:49 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Dean Trexel -- 1/29/2000, 8:09 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Dennis -- 1/29/2000, 10:20 pm
Re: no kidding
lee -- 1/29/2000, 10:34 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Doug Bauer -- 1/29/2000, 7:26 pm
Re: Sorry to hear that :(
Mike Hanks -- 1/29/2000, 7:18 pm
Re: I've lost my fingertip :(
Dean Trexel -- 1/29/2000, 6:34 pm