What's the dumbest thing you've ever done or seen done with a power tool?

[jhc]

"Nail found embedded in construction worker's skull
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth: a four-inch nail the construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull six days earlier.

A dental office X-ray reveals a four-inch nail embedded in the skull of Patrick Lawler.
The Family Dental Center via KUSA-TV

A nail gun backfired on Lawler, 23, on Jan. 6 while working in Breckenridge, a ski resort town in the central Colorado mountains. The tool sent a nail into a piece of wood nearby, but Lawler didn't realize a second nail had shot through his mouth, said his sister, Lisa Metcalse. "

Plus in 7th grade my homeroom teacher cut off his thumb with a band saw.

[bt1211]

Back in the day, I was putting a 350 into my TR7. I was under the car, on my back with a torch. A large chunk of red-hot metal falls off into my sleeve(same hand as the torch). I couldnt let go of the torch because of all the junk I had around the car. I had to wait until it burned thru my shirt and jacket. I ALWAYS tape my sleeves now.

[LeeH]

Then there was the guy who was masturbating using some sort of belt/pulley at work. When things went wrong he stapled his own wound shut and only went to the doctor when what was left of his scrotum swelled to twice the size of a grapefruit a few days later.

http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/scrotum.htm

[tabs]

Originally posted by LeeH
Then there was the guy who was masturbating using some sort of belt/pulley at work. When things went wrong he stapled his own wound shut and only went to the doctor when what was left of his scrotum swelled to twice the size of a grapefruit a few days later.

http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/scrotum.htm

Well that beats anything I could come up with....I was gona mention something that happened when I attached a big black dildo to my Cordless Power Drill...but I won't now...

[LeeH]

Originally posted by tabs
Well that beats anything I could come up with....I was gona mention something that happened when I attached a big black dildo to my Cordless Power Drill...but I won't now...

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[rcecale]

Randy

[Jim Bremner]

I weed-whacked my barefoot once 13 lashes!

doing some demo once I was told by the boss "be careful"

as he walked away I hit a 2"x4" that was nailed to a frame on the ceiling....it hit him in the back of the head...10 feet away.


Guys, THE WORST POWER TOOL STORY that I have.

A airplane mechanic at la Verne airport {bracket Field?}

he was using a Marketa power tool unscrewing screws out of an airplane wing that housed the fuel tank {wet-wing}. He was standing on top of the wing when the second screw came out a spark from the Marketa drill caused the wing to explode.

d.o.a-- tossed him 20 ft into a concrete wall

[legion]

Originally posted by Jim Bremner
Guys, THE WORST POWER TOOL STORY that I have.

A airplane mechanic at la Verne airport {bracket Field?}

he was using a Marketa power tool unscrewing screws out of an airplane wing that housed the fuel tank {wet-wing}. He was standing on top of the wing when the second screw came out a spark from the Marketa drill caused the wing to explode.

d.o.a-- tossed him 20 ft into a concrete wall

La Verne is Bracket Field. I used to live in LaVerne.

I went to grade school in San Dimas. Party on!

[Jim Bremner]

Dude, where's Waterloo?

[tabs]

Originally posted by LeeH
Not that there's anything wrong with that...

I didn't think so at the time....

[tabs]

Originally posted by legion
La Verne is Bracket Field. I used to live in LaVerne.

I went to grade school in San Dimas. Party on!

Then U know where Glendora is.....

[turbo6bar]

Originally posted by motion
While using a power snake on my pool in-ground plumbing, I splashed some water from the pool into the motor while at full-power. The resulting shock made me throw the 20 pound motor and snake a good 20 feet. My right arm was sore for a week.

Hahahaha. That's hilarious. I'm sorry.

I can't think of any dumb things with power tools. Seriously. I have a warped mind, because when I use dangerous tools, I think "What would this bandsaw do to my arm?" That fear puts me on super-alert.

When I was younger and didn't have any hours on a chainsaw, I always had trouble starting my dad's saw. I didn't pull the cord to find the compression stroke. When I jerked the loose starter cord, the action pulled the bar and chain up into my left leg. The saw wasn't even running, but still managed to put a gash in my leg. I needed stitches, but was too embarassed to go.

Some folks would think running a chainsaw is pure stupidity, and I'd agree to some extent. However, cutting wood helps me release stress.

BTW, the safest and easiest way to start a chainsaw, for me, is grab the chainsaw handle with my thighs, about 4 inches above my knees. Hold tight. Hold the front handle with my left hand, and pull to start with my right hand. Never fails, and it keeps the bar away at all times.

[Nostril Cheese]

Had shop class with a teacher named Mr. Ganser. At the start of the year, he went up to the board and drew a big “A” . “This will be your grade if you follow all safety instruction, follow all the rules and don’t screw off”. “DO NOT WRITE ON THIS BOARD!” “This A will remain up all year to remind you”. This guy was a total authoritarian.

Halfway through the year, he was looking at a girl in the class and managed to take off his thumb on the band saw. He was gone for a few weeks. In that interim, someone had erased the large “A” and put up a large “F” with “Mr. Ganser” below it. He was not amused. We were.

[gassy]

that's great!

[Wrecked944]

Originally posted by jhc
"Nail found embedded in construction worker's skull...

Stupidity hurts.

[id10t]

When I was young, we had a fridge with a auto-open button on the front. Very handy for when you've got 2 arm fulls of stuff to put in... bump hte button, and a little arm on a wheel kicked the fridge open a inch or two. Being young and curious, I noticed it wouldn't work if the fridge lite was on... somehow, I managed to get the push-switch in (as if the door were closed), hit the button to move the kick-arm, and get my thumb caught between the arm and the fridge. I was just tall enough to reach it standing on tiptoe, so I hung there by my thumb for a hour or so until the parents came back in from doing yard work...

There was also this guy who used to shoot IPSC locally - really good too, used a stock 1911. One match, he was much slower than normal, and using his middle finger for the trigger instead of the index. When asked why, he explained he had caught the index finger in his reloading press the night before, and had vented the blood blister under the fingernail with a 1/8" drill bit on his drill press, moving slowly. None of us believed him, claiming he was just a wimp and didn't want to shoot competetively that day... until he took the bandaid off his finger and showed us a very neat 1/8" hole in the nail...

[Willem Fick]

"and had vented the blood blister under the fingernail with a 1/8" drill bit on his drill press, moving slowly."

I have on occasion done this, and can attest to the fact that it really works no matter how crude it sounds.

[gassy]

ouch.

[Moses]

Originally posted by Willem Fick
"and had vented the blood blister under the fingernail with a 1/8" drill bit on his drill press, moving slowly."

I have on occasion done this, and can attest to the fact that it really works no matter how crude it sounds.

Hot nail mo' betta. Melts right through the nail. Pain goes away when you hit the sweet spot. Less chance of infection with cautery.

Disclaimer; DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME. YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HAND, AN EYE, OR YOUR LIFE. (yada yada yada)

[gassy]

double ouch.