Top ten (or more) dangerous tools and anecdotes thereof
Discussion
No, not that kind of tool, get your mind out of the gutter.
Inspired by the recent angle grinder discs thread, we must collectively be able to list and rank what dangers lurk in the tool box / shed / garage. Obviously there are likely to be some sombre tales but most I'd say will be down to pure idiocracy.
I'll start but only with a list, anecdotes will follow when I have more time.
Key to terms;
NM - near miss, it came close to ending in tears
AGH - actually got hurt
SB - s
tting bricks
AOK - have not got hurt using one as yet but makes you wince using one
IDDQD (degrealessness mode) - God mode, I ain't scared of no tool
1, 4"-5" Mini grinder AGH / SB - two visits to A&E to have lumps of metal removed from eyeball with needles.
2, Car jack (with no secondary support) NM
3, Electric DIY chainsaw AOK / SB
4, 9" electric ginder AOK / SB
5, Dremmel SB
6, Stanley knife IDDQDAGH - load of cuts even some you don't notice at first until you notice your hand is wet and then you look down and notice there is blood, then the stinging starts...
7, Electric Plane SB
8, The "yankee" screwdriver AGH / SB - rare these days what with leccy drill/drivers but in days of old the Yankee and a slotted screw was guaranteed to end in slippage and a cut hand.
9, Arc / MiG welding AGH / SB / IDDQD - weld spatter, down your shirt, in your boots or anywhere else. Nuff said.
10, ....
Inspired by the recent angle grinder discs thread, we must collectively be able to list and rank what dangers lurk in the tool box / shed / garage. Obviously there are likely to be some sombre tales but most I'd say will be down to pure idiocracy.
I'll start but only with a list, anecdotes will follow when I have more time.
Key to terms;
NM - near miss, it came close to ending in tears
AGH - actually got hurt
SB - s
tting bricksAOK - have not got hurt using one as yet but makes you wince using one
IDDQD (degrealessness mode) - God mode, I ain't scared of no tool
1, 4"-5" Mini grinder AGH / SB - two visits to A&E to have lumps of metal removed from eyeball with needles.
2, Car jack (with no secondary support) NM
3, Electric DIY chainsaw AOK / SB
4, 9" electric ginder AOK / SB
5, Dremmel SB
6, Stanley knife IDDQDAGH - load of cuts even some you don't notice at first until you notice your hand is wet and then you look down and notice there is blood, then the stinging starts...
7, Electric Plane SB
8, The "yankee" screwdriver AGH / SB - rare these days what with leccy drill/drivers but in days of old the Yankee and a slotted screw was guaranteed to end in slippage and a cut hand.
9, Arc / MiG welding AGH / SB / IDDQD - weld spatter, down your shirt, in your boots or anywhere else. Nuff said.
10, ....
kiethton said:
Wired hammer drill, attempting to drill a hole for a spotlight - caught a baton behind with a c.40mm hole saw bit.
Saw gripped, kicked the drill and dislocated the finger, couldn’t dislocate it anymore so snapped it in quite a messy way
AGH
Arrghhhhh !Saw gripped, kicked the drill and dislocated the finger, couldn’t dislocate it anymore so snapped it in quite a messy way
AGH
Yes forgot about the 'ole drill catchy - arm - ripper - offer - roony
Been close a few times - SB / NM
How long did you have to wait in A&E ?
phumy said:
K50 DEL said:
Don't think I've still got the photos sadly but a standard, cordless power drill...
trying to drill a rusted screw out from a car wing mirror, with the mirror laying on my nice, new, solid walnut kitchen worktop....
One slip and the drill bit went straight through my thumb nail, through my thumb, out the other side and a good 15mm into the worktop.
Reflex action made me pull it straight back out before I even truly realised what I'd done.
Was slightly unnerving watching the blood spurt from both sides of my thumb at the same time though!
Aaaghhh that made my toes curl and my nuts sucked up into my stomach FFS.....Is the hole still there, can you whistle through it trying to drill a rusted screw out from a car wing mirror, with the mirror laying on my nice, new, solid walnut kitchen worktop....
One slip and the drill bit went straight through my thumb nail, through my thumb, out the other side and a good 15mm into the worktop.
Reflex action made me pull it straight back out before I even truly realised what I'd done.
Was slightly unnerving watching the blood spurt from both sides of my thumb at the same time though!
And the cheak staple gun incident. I'm an amatuer by comparison.
This whole thread is going to be like the bit in Jaws where they talk about scars!
Top work Gents, nice "character building" stuff and plenty to talk about at the pub.
The gruesome quotient is ramping up to teeth itching and ball twitching levels.
So the top 10, and I stand to be corrected or you can provide your own / add to it.
1, Arc welding - because of Mr Wolf's ear and an earlier report of arc-eye blindness. The EAR picture FFS!
2, Angle grinder - because of eyeball needle gouging (me included, having has this done twice over the years)
3, Blunt force trauma i.e. hitting fingers howsoever caused - because sticking red hot paper clips etc through the nail to "relieve the pressure".
4, Chainsaws - because we have all read the stories and seen the films.
5, Ladders - good call, and also a big hand to gravity in general.
6, Angle grinder again - because the first cut is the deepest.
7, Drills (see also finger nails)
8, Bladed objects and sharp things in general - "Ooo what is that warm sticky stuff -looks down- oh, my claret is leaking out".
9, (New entry) Coil spring compressors. Always makes me wince when winding them up.
10, The tool holding the tool.
Feel free to add / subtract and adjust.
The gruesome quotient is ramping up to teeth itching and ball twitching levels.
So the top 10, and I stand to be corrected or you can provide your own / add to it.
1, Arc welding - because of Mr Wolf's ear and an earlier report of arc-eye blindness. The EAR picture FFS!
2, Angle grinder - because of eyeball needle gouging (me included, having has this done twice over the years)
3, Blunt force trauma i.e. hitting fingers howsoever caused - because sticking red hot paper clips etc through the nail to "relieve the pressure".
4, Chainsaws - because we have all read the stories and seen the films.
5, Ladders - good call, and also a big hand to gravity in general.
6, Angle grinder again - because the first cut is the deepest.
7, Drills (see also finger nails)
8, Bladed objects and sharp things in general - "Ooo what is that warm sticky stuff -looks down- oh, my claret is leaking out".
9, (New entry) Coil spring compressors. Always makes me wince when winding them up.
10, The tool holding the tool.
Feel free to add / subtract and adjust.
Another from me and an ode to gravity.
Due to the great rigger boot weld spatter burn saga of '92, I took to wearing carpet slippers whilst in the garage.
One day an inner CV joint rolled off the bench and landed on my toes which was protected only by tarten carpet slipper cloth. Oh, how it hurt!
Due to the great rigger boot weld spatter burn saga of '92, I took to wearing carpet slippers whilst in the garage.
One day an inner CV joint rolled off the bench and landed on my toes which was protected only by tarten carpet slipper cloth. Oh, how it hurt!
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