Accidents with chop saws are VERY rarely minor

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:43 am

I am very very lucky, the address below is a photo of a MINOR chopsaw injury

My blade hit a scew in a piece of timber and the following happened

(i still dont know how to make a long url look like "This is a photo" that is blue and underlined so you just click on it) so you are going to have to copy and paste it

if you are squeemish DO NOT visit this URL

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k64/t ... 230003.jpg

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:52 am

Nasty, hope the nerves are ok?

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:54 am

they are are ok, it hurts

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:56 am

Ahwoo,
Luck man there.

What happened, I mean did the wood flick, causing your hand to go into the saw blade?

Today my finger tips are mighty sensitive, I'm suffering 2 fold the more I work the more I remove skin layers (just wearing it away) and with the nerves already sensitive, they've got less protection.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:31 pm

Although that looks very painful, you were very lucky there DD.

I'll be more careful when I use my chopsaw in future now.

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:52 pm

from full speed saw blade stops dead ONLY MOMENTARILY (in 1 24th of a revolution if the blade has 24 teeth)

all the energy has to go somewhere, the wood ususally, in the same time span. the maths on my saw say the energy transfer took one 6000th of a second.

Once freed the saw continues to spin, my injury clearly shows at least 6 teeth went through my finger

many things can happen your body cant react in that time. you dont get to choose. Broken hand / lost fingers / damaged fingers / smashed timber and flying splinters OR pure luck

this time i got the damaged finger and i feel lucky.

Dont dismiss flying splinters, they kill people (same as they did in naval battles in nelsons time). A carpenter down the road had to organise an ambulance for a mate who had a splinter stuck in his skull from chopsaw (he lived)

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:59 pm

Have you checked your Rottery Ticket?

Glad the luck was with you.

The reaction time is similar when you know your planing your fingers to stop doing it!

Wood Magnet · Post by **Wood Magnet** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:37 pm

Ouch!

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:31 pm

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