G'day all, Yesterday I spilt both, A lot of blood and quite a bit of sweat. Was cutting mitres on the sliding compound saw to fit edging to some school desks I was doing up for the young fellows' school. The edging was 12mm x 16mm pine. Still not sure what exactly happened but I mitred the end of my left index finger. All's still intact, although at the time I wasn't quite sure. A quick walk up to house, a patch up with what ever I could find in the medicine box, and blood all over the laundry, into the ute and a short drive to local hospital. Along wait, and then lots of sweat when they ex rayed the pinky to see if I had hit the bone. Lucky, lucky Mort---- Nothing permanent, but no skin left to stitch so a bloody big bandage, lots of padding and sent home to lick my wounds.
Them bloody machines, never give warning and never apologise ;)
have fun and keep the bloody didgets away from spinning blades.
regards John
To rub salt into the wound 4 new tungsten blades turned up today, 2 60 and 2 80 th, and I can't use em for a few days :(. They were freebies as I did some minor warranty repairs on the new table saw, which saved the supplier, Timbecon, a few bob in freight. Blades are marked at $89.99 each.