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Re: Sorry to hear that :(
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 1/29/2000, 7:18 pm
In Response To: I've lost my fingertip :( (Marcelo)

> 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).

Marcelo,

That's gotta hurt. Hope you heal up quickly.

I know a cabnet maker who had to cut his thumb twice in the same table saw in one year for him to learn, requiring plastic surgery both times. Hopefully we can all learn from your painful lesson.

Get well soon, Mike

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