Crankshaft 1- Big Toe 0
 

Dropped a Corvair crank shaft on my big toe this morning. I'm considering myself lucky to have a toe left although I may end up losing the nail.
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Did you swear?

How is the crankshaft?

Machine shop said the crank was unharmed. The Dr. couldn't make the same claim regarding the toe.

And YES........some profanities were muttered........repeatedly.

Uggghhh. Brings back memories of dropping a big 911 battery squarely on my big toe. Damn thing hit so hard that blood and goo actually squirted out from underneath the nail. Weirdest thing, it never really hurt. I think it was because the bleeding didn't get trapped under the nail, causing that painful pressure/swelling. Definitely lost that nail but everything grew back in just fine.

That will certainly be tender for a few days! I am glad to hear the crank is ok.

Ouch! That's painful to look at.

My brother did that once. :eek:
Me? I just burn and put screwdrivers through my hands. :rolleyes:

It looks like open toe shoes will be all the rage in Sun Valley for a few days.

I know how you feel. A few years ago I was driving joist hanger nails into a laminated beam and hit my thumb. Later in the afternoon I did it again because apparently I didn't learn my lesson the first time!

I could feel the throbbing for days after.

You've got my sympathy. That looks nasty.

I guess you have an excuse to watch tv all day

(Was it forged or cast?)

ouch. Yep update us in a few days when it turns black. Then again when it falls off.

Ouchies ! Bet you are glad you were not building a big block...
I smashed my middle finger so good this pas fall splitting wood, that I changed the shape of it. My finger nail fell off, but it has just started to grow back. I must have fractured the bones in my finger tip, because it is now wider and flatter than it used to be .
That's gonna hurt for a few days. At least the crank is o.k.
The mechanic at the truck garage down the street from me dropped a big Mopar intake on his foot , and lost a couple of toes .

Meh, lawnmower injury is much more dramatic.

You may want to take some antibiotics as a prophylactic measure. There is a good chance it is broken, and if you lacerate the nail bed you essentially have an open fracture.

Crushed the three little toes on my left foot, when I dropped a 727 torqueflite off my workbench bench when I was 19. Wasn't a nice feeling. :eek: The pinky toe still looks mangled.


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That toe looks drop forged to me....




Too soon? ;)

No it's not. Funniest thing I've heard so far.
No pain at all today, great meds................

Whaaa no crankshaft p@rn?

The aggressor and the victim a couple days later.
 

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The toe is remarkably pain free although it does look like the nail has a bleak future ahead.

It will fall off in a few months, but a new one will grow. When the nail starts getting floppy, try not to catch it on your sock and snatch it off of there prematurely. Nail might come back a bit funky looking too. It was fixing to get ingrown on the second toe side anyway.

Dropped a 15" CRT on my big toe... they gave me the day off...
Lost the toenail but it grew back.