Home DIY

I would have drawn a little face on the nail but I'm resting my left hand!

It's not that bad but look away if you are squeamish :-

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It looks worse on the internet

Not ideal! But glad it wasn’t any worse.

I did bring up superglue. The doctor was not against it. If you were an hour or more from A&E it would be a good idea.
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Can't type looking at that finger...

It's a warning for sure. I'm going to get a band saw to do the really small stuff. I'm getting into to some really small projects during this lockdown. I was trying to cut some really short stock and kickback dragged my finger into the saw. I won't go into the setup but I've been using it that way for 10 years. It just goes to show you, a small change in use and you have to reassess the safety procedures.

I did bring up superglue

The old stuff, though, not the new slow curing stuff.

The No Nonsense stuff is good.
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(To push the picture up the thread)

Yeah I juts buy the pack of dewalt ones and do the same.

The old ones are still available but the tubes have shrunk. I'm using the gorilla glue ones atm, I use fast, slow and a 2 part epoxy. The slow is a new one in the toolbox, it's useful if you are fixing broken door frames with London bars. Otherwise it's completely useless, I spent 30 minutes trying unsuccessfully to glue acrylic glasses frames together.

It seems to be finger day! I have no idea how I did that to mine - got blood on my new drill box though!
Hope yours recovers without much pain.

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Thank you, you too.

p.s. that looks like a paper cut, are you sure your hands aren't a bit soft for manual labour :)

25 years ago I took a similar chunk off my little finger using a mandoline. Right down to the bone. 2 nights in hospital after I had a small skin graft to cover it back up again. It's the only plastic surgery I've had.

Haven't had any problems with it and it all healed up nicely. The nail does hang over the side/end of the finger a bit though. Non-gory photo:-

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Mandolins are lethal. I have a literal chain mail glove for mine.

I had one with my ring finger in that hand 10 years ago, looks a lot like yours. Today I found myself telling the doctor in A&E 'Last time this happened.....'. Makes me feel old and accident prone.

I panicked at first, it will be ok I'm sure but I've had to cancel a lot of stuff for a few days because it's painful if I bash it. I did get back home and finished cutting the wood after I'd examined safety protocols and made appropriate material changes :)

I would get a set of mixed bits but then a multipack of PZ2 bits, as that is what I seem to see most commonly. So nice to just switch to a fresh bit when you notice a bit of slip/cam out. Also, go for the longer bits like the below unless you are using a bit holder/extender. As has been said, the 25mm long bits will be too stubby.

https://www.toolstation.com/milwaukee-shockwave-impact-screwdriver-bits/p90378

Be sure to do your research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-xOHQTT5tw

I’ve broken my ring finger below the ring and the ring won’t come off anymore. Don’t want to comment on how that affects me. Lol. But I’m still married so less said is maybe best! Broke it tripping running up our stairs and landed with my full body weight on the finger! Rather uncomfortable.
Broke it again playing five a side - playing out I got my big toe burst by a large chap and had to go into nets. Dived to save a shot - finger broke again! Old age is shit!!!

I have a multipack or two of pz2 so I’m good there. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for that. Milwaukee wins again but I have to be realistic with price hence my DeWalt purchase. DIY vs professional. Saying that bits may cost a little extra and that won’t break the bank - the difference in price between the tools has to make a difference to me and flexibility with batteries swayed my decision.

I’m too embarrassed to say how I got that! 😁😁
But I will say that I THINK (so I am not sure as I was bleeding for a while before I noticed) that the clips on my new DeWalt drill case may have sharpish edges! 😁😁😁

I can attest to that, same clips for my new angle grinder

I'll admit to having watched that video, but the lack of any real world testing makes his reviews a bit infuriating for me. Testing tools to failure and their max power output doesn't tell you if it's a good tool or not. /rant.

And just to be a hypocritical knob, I have been on the lookout for those Makita bits getting a release in the UK.

Thank God I’m not alone! 😁 I love DIY - last weeks injury - trim attached to roof space hatch. Walked into the bloody hatch door one I had finished. Almost knocked out!
Anyone looking for an apprentice??😂

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This one from just over a year ago has healed ok, considering.

Do be safe, take care of your digits (eyes, ears, lungs, loved ones etc).

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That looks nasty. I really suffer with my hands. It's only because I've taken it easy in lockdown that I'm not bandaging my fingers or hands or both daily.

That does look memorable though.

Fuuuuuuuuck!