Most stoopid use of power tools?

[Superman]

Originally Posted by masraum

I can't wait until Johnco checks in.

No kidding. I'd like to find that thread where Johnco regaled us with stories of him and his brother. I think we were discussing stoopid stuff we've done that we should not have survived but did.

[crustychief]

I guess the "unusal vibration" would be a down gripe.

[cgarr]

I forgot about this one: You can always stick your finger in the V-belt of the lathe just to see how fast its turning! Should have cut it right off!

[dependencies]

I confess,
In an attempt at mimicing my ability to loosen the drill chuck on an 18V drill,
My brave but foolhardy attempt with the 240V version ended badly.


and yes it was my 'writing' hand

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by dependencies

Us lot are amateurs compared with this


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8b5_1232883824

lol, i would like to hear an audio recording, of the pilot calling the base to report the problem

CO? well, the thing is, there was this walking tree, and , like, it walked right into the LZ!! Go figure !

[johnco]

I've been reading! name a tool and I probably have a story. or just a body part and I could name the tool, although I never really needed a tool to get blood flowing. sometimes I have no idea how or why I'm dripping blood. don't always even notice until someone tells me. soft, thin skin and high pain threshold

[kang]

I heard a story from a fairly reputable source about a guy who took his chain saw, climbed up a tree and sat on the branch he wanted to cut off.

Yes, you just guessed what he did.

He actually cut off the branch between himself and the tree. No, it wasn't a cartoon character, it was real life.

Plus, he had pressed the lock button on the chain saw's on/off switch, so when he fell, the power stayed on. The saw hit him in the back and cut his spinal cord.

He sued the chain saw company. I heard this story from someone who worked for the insurance company that covered the chain saw company, which is why I believe it to be fairly reputable. He sued on the grounds of "failure to warn" and the locking on/off switch being dangerous.

He won.

[poorsche930]

Originally Posted by dipso

I use a sawzall to trim my trees. Too lazy to get a chainsaw.

That doesnt count. I've done that too. It's safer...

[Schumi]

Originally Posted by johnco

sometimes I have no idea how or why I'm dripping blood. don't always even notice until someone tells me. soft, thin skin and high pain threshold

I hear you on that. I'll be working on something and won't know I've hurt something until I start seeing red spots on the floor and bench. Then I have to check myself over to find where it is coming from. I don't feel a lot of them. Most of the time it's busted knuckles or razor blade cuts from cutting composite fabrics.

[dependencies]

Inadvertantly cutting yourself sounds nasty,

Must be strange to not notice actually.

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by Schumi

I hear you on that. I'll be working on something and won't know I've hurt something until I start seeing red spots on the floor and bench. Then I have to check myself over to find where it is coming from. I don't feel a lot of them. Most of the time it's busted knuckles or razor blade cuts from cutting composite fabrics.

Same deal here... I will often take a chunk out of a finger when wrenching and will not realize I am bleeding. On more than one occasion I have become alarmed by the fresh red paint splattered onto the black lacquer finish of my '38 Buick, only to realize that I'm the one doing the painting.

[masraum]

I found our old thread. It's pretty much exactly the same as this one only much longer with better stories.

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

[red-beard]

Recently, one of my neightbors needed to cut a 4x4. So, his buddy from work brings over a circular saw.

The 4x4 was imbeded in concrete in has deck. He ended up cutting his finger, length wise. My neightbor got him to the ER. And they asked him to come into the room. He fainted. They had to give my neighbor oxygen!

[dipso]

Originally Posted by poorsche930

That doesnt count. I've done that too. It's safer...

You're right. Once i braced a 2x4 upon my thigh as I cut it with a circular saw.
Didn't have the depth set right.

Whoops. Still have the scar.

[dependencies]

Oops,
Sorry for duplicating threads


Best get a coffee and settle to read the original subject then

Thanks for link

[DanielDudley]

SOme of you guys are freaking me.

[dependencies]

Right then, I agree the original is superb,
It contains original use of both
Dremels and saws
& I even noticed a 911 fan in there!

'Are there any, WOMEN here'?

[slakjaw]

I went to school with a guy who had his car in drive with the back wheels off the ground. He got his sleeve caught in the drive shaft and it wrapped him up.