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12-09-2016, 08:46 AM
For years I have been trying to convince my son that he should use the proper tools for the job. As recently as two weeks ago when he was down here, I got on his *** about using the wrong tool and told him that we can go get the right tool and not risk screwing up the little part he has working on. Not sure if it is impatience or he's just plain lazy to go get the right tool but he's been lucky, until yesterday. He was mis-using a table saw and trying to make a mitre cut with it On a piece of two inch stock and had his thumb in the wrong spot. Suffice to say that blade grabbed his thumb and cut the crap out of it and now he will probably lose the last third of his thumb. Stupid. I bet I won't have to chime in with the "I told you so", he has a lifelong reminder on the end of his hand.
The pictures are really nasty by the way.
The pictures are really nasty by the way.
Ouch! Learning through discovery can be very painful Russ.
12-09-2016, 08:46 AM
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to bad that doesn't work for the other leg
12-09-2016, 08:46 AM
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What does that mean?
12-09-2016, 08:47 AM
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Sure makes for a well taught lesson though.
12-09-2016, 08:49 AM
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good thing he wasn't leaning over the saw. have a cousin that owned a tree cutting business, until a chainsaw kicked back and it him in the D' and he lost an inch
12-09-2016, 08:50 AM
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Sorry Dan, your attempts at witty repartee' have me baffled this morning. I'm gonna go get more coffee.
12-09-2016, 08:54 AM
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12-09-2016, 08:54 AM
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12-09-2016, 08:55 AM
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Russ, sorry to hear about your son. I think we all have one of those kids.Always in a hurry to do something...not necessarily the right way, though
12-09-2016, 08:57 AM
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For years I have been trying to convince my son that he should use the proper tools for the job. As recently as two weeks ago when he was down here, I got on his *** about using the wrong tool and told him that we can go get the right tool and not risk screwing up the little part he has working on. Not sure if it is impatience or he's just plain lazy to go get the right tool but he's been lucky, until yesterday. He was mis-using a table saw and trying to make a mitre cut with it On a piece of two inch stock and had his thumb in the wrong spot. Suffice to say that blade grabbed his thumb and cut the crap out of it and now he will probably lose the last third of his thumb. Stupid. I bet I won't have to chime in with the "I told you so", he has a lifelong reminder on the end of his hand.
The pictures are really nasty by the way.
The pictures are really nasty by the way.