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Kabwe · 10-15-2010, 11:28 PM

Yeah been there before. I was also doing a c-notch and the blade broke and caught me in about the same place as you. I was not wearing gloves (I do now.lol), it was a trip to the emergency room and waiting all night to get stitch up. It was a bunch of stitches and the doctor was finding pieces of the cut-off wheel in the wound. It pays to be careful and not be in such a rush.

foxhole · 10-16-2010, 01:51 AM

a few do not i have experienced

cutting through quarter panel upward when blade on sawzall broke and all the upward force landed the sawzall in the center of my face and broke my nose.result, set it myself, blew some blood out my nose and finished the job and went and laid down.

laid up a carbon fiber gauge panel between two layers of 3mm plate glass with not enough mold release way around edges. resin shrunk as it cured and loaded glass under tension, glass became like giant spring. couldn't separate mold so grabbed a glass cutter , scored and snapped and wore a face full of glass, result 6 inch long piece of glass cut a third of the way around my eye and severed the muscle from the side of the eye. 18 hours of microsurgery.

Straightening frame on 38 Packard holding 5lb cross peen and getting the other guy to drift the cross peen with the 25lb sledge as hard as he could while shouting harder at him. result... crosspeen shatters and get a chunk of hammerhead in the chest, shatters my sternum and comes to rest between my heart and my lung. 3 hours of fluoroscopic surgery to dig it out and multiplke blood transfusions.

lesson learned? don't cut towards yourself, wear safety glasses, don't hit two hammers together. Could havew sworn someone told me all that in grade 9 metalwork?

steppside69 · 10-16-2010, 08:43 AM

All I can say is

daverod · 10-16-2010, 09:52 AM

Here I thought I spent a lot on the doctor.

I bet the chicks dig the hell out of him.

foxhole · 10-17-2010, 09:04 PM

I live in Canada, hospital is free. Good thing too!
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Gobbles · 10-26-2010, 04:28 PM

Damn dude, that is gnarly. Good to see it wasn't finger threatening.

Rdrdave · 10-26-2010, 06:36 PM

I was thinking "wow" then I saw his avatar and thought "FIGURES!" LOL!

SiCk_DiAbLo · 10-27-2010, 07:12 PM

Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark!!!

1BadSS · 10-27-2010, 11:25 PM

Why don't you guys use grinders with anti-kickback limiters?

joe231 · 10-27-2010, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1BadSS

Why don't you guys use grinders with anti-kickback limiters?

no room, the flux capacitors are in the way

grayharville · 10-28-2010, 09:44 PM

thats a gnarly wound. could have been way worse though

ol_skool_chevy · 11-05-2010, 05:01 PM

I feel your pain..I did the same thing..
I sewed mine up myself with sewing thread and drove to the ER for tetanus shot and they said the stitches looked good but they still took them ot and resewed it with real stitching thread...hahaha
welcome to the club

*Shane* · 11-05-2010, 06:53 PM

I did the same thing a few years back but it got the back side of my left hand ... hit one of the veins/arteries and woo wee did we have a gusher! I had a piece in the vise and was holding the Zizz wheel/die grinder with my right hand (no glove) and "bracing" the die grinder on the work piece with my left (glove), the die grinder "grabbed" and the wheel felt like it brushed across the back of my left hand. Funny thing is I didn't even know it till my garage buddy screamed that I was getting blood all over his new Miller Tig rig.

A 3 hour trip to the emergency room & 10-12 stitches later and we were all good and back at the shop.

djracer · 11-06-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by yote1234

ouch! ouch! ouch! thank god it wasnt worse!

agreed

**chevy_man5** · 11-14-2010, 11:46 PM

Always wear your Safety Glasses. Even the shop dog Max has his on!

My daughter couldn't resist putting them on him, and getting a picture!

10-15-2010, 11:28 PM	#26
Kabwe Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inglewood, California Posts: 3,118	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Yeah been there before. I was also doing a c-notch and the blade broke and caught me in about the same place as you. I was not wearing gloves (I do now.lol), it was a trip to the emergency room and waiting all night to get stitch up. It was a bunch of stitches and the doctor was finding pieces of the cut-off wheel in the wound. It pays to be careful and not be in such a rush. Last edited by Kabwe; 10-22-2010 at 07:43 PM.

10-16-2010, 01:51 AM	#27
foxhole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: victoria BC Posts: 226	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. a few do not i have experienced cutting through quarter panel upward when blade on sawzall broke and all the upward force landed the sawzall in the center of my face and broke my nose.result, set it myself, blew some blood out my nose and finished the job and went and laid down. laid up a carbon fiber gauge panel between two layers of 3mm plate glass with not enough mold release way around edges. resin shrunk as it cured and loaded glass under tension, glass became like giant spring. couldn't separate mold so grabbed a glass cutter , scored and snapped and wore a face full of glass, result 6 inch long piece of glass cut a third of the way around my eye and severed the muscle from the side of the eye. 18 hours of microsurgery. Straightening frame on 38 Packard holding 5lb cross peen and getting the other guy to drift the cross peen with the 25lb sledge as hard as he could while shouting harder at him. result... crosspeen shatters and get a chunk of hammerhead in the chest, shatters my sternum and comes to rest between my heart and my lung. 3 hours of fluoroscopic surgery to dig it out and multiplke blood transfusions. lesson learned? don't cut towards yourself, wear safety glasses, don't hit two hammers together. Could havew sworn someone told me all that in grade 9 metalwork? Last edited by foxhole; 10-17-2010 at 09:02 PM.

10-16-2010, 08:43 AM	#28
steppside69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossford,Ohio Posts: 291	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. All I can say is __________________ 69 chevy stepside (project) 2006 Silverado Z71 Ext. cab 2005 Saturn VUE (wifes dd)

10-16-2010, 09:52 AM	#29
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Here I thought I spent a lot on the doctor. I bet the chicks dig the hell out of him. __________________ Daverods 64 C10 Daily driver 292 3 speed "Driver" Daverods 66 Build C10 Bags 350/350(On Hold) Daverods 52 Build 3100 S10 chassis,Bags, 350/700r4 "Click it" Last edited by daverod; 10-16-2010 at 09:53 AM.

10-17-2010, 09:04 PM	#30
foxhole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: victoria BC Posts: 226	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. I live in Canada, hospital is free. Good thing too! Posted via Mobile Device

10-26-2010, 04:28 PM	#31
Gobbles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 484	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Damn dude, that is gnarly. Good to see it wasn't finger threatening. __________________ Trevor "You already said spite"

10-26-2010, 06:36 PM	#32
Rdrdave Broke and still trying Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 562	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. I was thinking "wow" then I saw his avatar and thought "FIGURES!" LOL!

10-27-2010, 07:12 PM	#33
SiCk_DiAbLo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk,Va Posts: 354	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark!!! __________________ 1993 Chevy Silverado. 1984 Chevy Z28. 1972 Chevy Custom 10. 1965 Custom 10..FOR SALE

10-27-2010, 11:25 PM	#34
1BadSS NOT REALLY BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,072	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Why don't you guys use grinders with anti-kickback limiters? __________________ 1987 Mustang Coupe - 2.7 Stroker, 78mm turbo, Stainless header, 3" Exh, FMIC, 160lb/hr Injectors, MS3, twin walbro 255's, 34psi. Eating V8's daily. 04 Pontiac GTO 04 Ford Mustang GT 68 C20 LWB stripper truck 73 K5 Cheyenne 76 C20 Sierra Crew SRW 88 K20 Suburban I'm not hammering on metal just to hammer, i'm creating a piece of art.

10-28-2010, 09:44 PM	#36
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. thats a gnarly wound. could have been way worse though __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

11-05-2010, 05:01 PM	#37
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. I feel your pain..I did the same thing.. I sewed mine up myself with sewing thread and drove to the ER for tetanus shot and they said the stitches looked good but they still took them ot and resewed it with real stitching thread...hahaha welcome to the club __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

11-05-2010, 06:53 PM	#38
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. I did the same thing a few years back but it got the back side of my left hand ... hit one of the veins/arteries and woo wee did we have a gusher! I had a piece in the vise and was holding the Zizz wheel/die grinder with my right hand (no glove) and "bracing" the die grinder on the work piece with my left (glove), the die grinder "grabbed" and the wheel felt like it brushed across the back of my left hand. Funny thing is I didn't even know it till my garage buddy screamed that I was getting blood all over his new Miller Tig rig. A 3 hour trip to the emergency room & 10-12 stitches later and we were all good and back at the shop.

11-14-2010, 11:46 PM	#40
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH! Got cut by a cut off wheel tonight. Always wear your Safety Glasses. Even the shop dog Max has his on! My daughter couldn't resist putting them on him, and getting a picture! Attached Images



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