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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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01-29-2016, 09:43 PM
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Did you swear?
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01-29-2016, 10:22 PM
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How is the crankshaft?
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01-29-2016, 10:28 PM
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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.
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01-29-2016, 11:23 PM
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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. |
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01-30-2016, 12:26 AM
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Ouch! That's painful to look at.
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01-30-2016, 03:57 AM
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My brother did that once.
 Me? I just burn and put screwdrivers through my hands. 
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01-30-2016, 04:58 AM
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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.
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01-30-2016, 05:34 AM
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You've got my sympathy. That looks nasty.
I guess you have an excuse to watch tv all day (Was it forged or cast?) |
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01-30-2016, 06:02 AM
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ouch. Yep update us in a few days when it turns black. Then again when it falls off.
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01-30-2016, 09:33 AM
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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 .
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01-30-2016, 09:51 AM
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01-30-2016, 10:36 AM
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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.
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01-30-2016, 12:11 PM
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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.
The pinky toe still looks mangled..
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01-30-2016, 12:58 PM
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That toe looks drop forged to me.... Too soon? 
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01-30-2016, 04:52 PM
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No pain at all today, great meds................
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01-30-2016, 07:06 PM
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Whaaa no crankshaft p@rn?
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01-30-2016, 11:53 PM
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1.367m later
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The aggressor and the victim a couple days later.
  The toe is remarkably pain free although it does look like the nail has a bleak future ahead.
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02-02-2016, 10:05 PM
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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.
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Dropped a 15" CRT on my big toe... they gave me the day off...
Lost the toenail but it grew back.
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1983 Porsche SC
2004 Mazda Miata
1986 Porsche 944 2.5l
