no modelling for me

im going to warn you why not to use electric saws at high speed (37,000rpm) on thick plastic.
have a picture:http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p551c297f54074b5ef46a7c9c9cfad4a8/f68ebbca.jpg

after the saw skipped it ran along the side of my thumb. it created a very bad cut in its wake. at around two inches long it doesn't sound serious but it was, it cut right through a nerve, tenden,ligement and 20% of the artery. i just though that you might be careful (no, im not implying that you're not careful !) but to warn you that it meant three days in hospital and microsurgery, plastic surgery and hand therapy not to mention a three inch cut. (it had to be enlarged for surgery) so all you dremel (or similar) users beware. i would post a pic of the thumb but it scares me. so if you dont want a manky thumb surgery and stitces be careful.
(no sympahy needed, cutting through the nerve meant i fel no pain)
thanks for reading
Chris
(typed one-handed!)

Hey man i simphasize with you. I cut my right thumb off about 8yrs ago. They put it back on, and it hasnt been the same since. I mean its a little numb still and it hurts when I write with it. it took me about 8months to gain about 65% use of it so hang in there buddy

i cut my thunb off to with a hobby knife... i geuss thats y the package says "surgicaly sharp"!

Geez!! I hope you [all] heal well! :eek:

Note to other modelers: SAFETY FIRST!!!

lol

Geez I've cut and stabbed myself quite a few times, but nothing like you guys! :D

to the poor guys that cut their thumbs off, ouch. sorry it would have been cut off the the cut was lengthways and was also bone-deep. initially they (hospital people) thought it was just a cut and were going to stitch it up there and then but thankfully one of them said they thought it was deeper and worse than it appeared. if they hadn't id have hardly and feeling (there are two nerves in your thumb, i only cut one) and practically no use with it.

Jesus, Take care guys :(

I had a similar incident with the same tool a while ago (not as serious as yours, but could have been). Good luck with the reeducation man :bigthumb:

Modeling is a dangerous hobby sometimes.

ok sorry but the little "thumbs up" smiley just isnt fair. i can't do that !!! im only 15 and i've cut up my thumb and about 2/3 years ago i cut my left index finger knucke open, at hospital they superglued it.

Sorry it was a (poor) attempt at raising your mood. I truly sympatize with you.

Oh I am very sorry to hear this. Hope you will recover soon. :D

Sorry to hear that and I hope you'll recover soon. Take it easy. :)

Very sorry to hear about you misfortune Chris, I hope you can properly and quickly recover.

EDIT: Just noticed your avatar, is it ment to be something witty? Or is it just the obvious and therefore not appropriate? :dunno:

gee....you guys take good care ok...my prayers are with you.

gee....you guys take good care ok...my prayers are with you.


:iagree: safty first.

avatar has left the building...

ive cut myself...but literally cutting a finger or thumb off?

Posts like this make ya think how easy it is to do something like this with the hobby we love :eek7:

ok sorry but the little "thumbs up" smiley just isnt fair. i can't do that !!! im only 15 and i've cut up my thumb and about 2/3 years ago i cut my left index finger knucke open, at hospital they superglued it.

superglued??? :sly: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I have different experience but still very hurt and pain. When I was 13yrs old, I heated the cutter(blade) with the oven fire for cutting the the R/C car clear plastic body. I thought it is the best way to heat it.

Once the cutter was heated, I tried to cut the clear plastic, then the blade melted and dropped on my knee. The melted metal sticked to my skin, and feeling damn pain, now it has a big mark on my knee now which keeps reminding me to be careful with those tools.

take care man!

superglued??? :sly: :eek: :eek: :eek:


Super glue is becoming widely used as a first aid treatment to close wounds. There is a medical version called "DermaBond" ("Derma" means skin) which is supposedly just about the same as the cyanoacrylate that we use in our model making. As anyone who has superglued their fingers together will attest, super glue is very good for glueing skin :smile: It is less painful than stitches and the wound heals better without a scar.

[/end of medical lesson]

And I thought slipping with a red hot exacto blade into my finger was bad!
At least you have neat stories if anyone laughs at you for making plastic replicas of cars.

freakin hell guys....it really makes you wonder why a 'safe' hobby such as modelling causes so much pain...lol
i think most people have cut themselves at least once.
hope the thumb get better dude
laters, WIDE