Nice forstner bit,,, graphic

[silentC]

Hand-held tool OR hand-held workpiece, BUT NOT BOTH!

That's a good rule to live by. I use forstners in my hand drill all the time but only on things that don't need to be held with one hand. Both hands on the drill, keep the meaty bits away, no problems.

[Andy Mac]

Ouch Wild Dingo, that's making me wince just thinking about it Won't do that again in a hurry....

Hand-held tool OR hand-held workpiece, BUT NOT BOTH!

Good advice Joe, more polite than the old "Never put your finger where you wouldn't put your d*ck first", advice I got as a diesel fitter in the mines (but it sure made you think before switching on a machine!! )

Get better quickly,

[DavidG]

Wild Dingo
Ouch

It is not often that someone has the presence of mind to capture photographic evidence of their miss deeds BEFORE going to hospital.

Your fortitude is duly recognised.

[TassieKiwi]

Owww. Maybe the d'uh check we should all ask ourselves is 'would we do this (insert dodgy task) if everyone on the BB was watching on the webcam?

Hope it feels better soon - that throb is awful.

[Black Ned]

Your mind was on your shed signs and not on the job!!............Bad Dingo!

I guess if you was a really truely wild dingo, you would have been put down by the trapper.

[Wild Dingo]

Your mind was on your shed signs and not on the job!!............Bad Dingo!

I guess if you was a really truely wild dingo, you would have been put down by the trapper.

Well I cant say as that particular thought hadnt crossed her mind lately but I saluted her so benny hill like she turned to putty in me hand

[zenwood]

Makes me feel faint just looking at the pics. Amazed that you had the intestinal fortitude to snap off a pic with that chuck of meat hanging loose.

Thanks for the safety reminder. And hope it gets better soon. Have a medicinal ale or two, eh?

[Felder]

Ouch, dammit oh wow. Cripes Ding!

Look on the bright side though. You still have your thumb exposed from all that bandaging. No hassles hitting the space-bar, eh?

[Harry72]

Ouch

[MajorPanic]

When I cut me thumb off they wouldn't give me morphine until they had taken & replaced the cut-off-bit of the thumb about a dozen times I kept saying "this really hurts here!!!" as the blood ran down my arm & dripped off my elbow into a bucket.
It wasn't until I finally grabbed the doctor by the throat & reminded him through clenched teeth that it really did hurt, that he thought it prudent to administer morphine.............

God I love morphine!!


I hope it heals well & soon Wild Dingo!

[bsrlee]

Commiserations on the damage.

I too am amazed at the people who seem to keep a camera on hand to record the damage, and then manage to record the whole thing in such clarity & detail.

I'm usually too busy trying to stem the flow of blood, plus I don't have dust proof covers for any of my cameras.

[soundman]

It good to learn from your mistakes. ......It's even better to learn from someone else's mistakes.

Thanks dingo you have saved me the effort and discomfort of drilling my finger with a forstener bit

So we are all in agreement that forstener bits arent the sweet and innocent little item we all thaught they were.


OH no the horor show continues

cheers

[Wild Dingo]

Strewth!! Jeez Dingo your having a shocker of a month. I hope the finger heals quick and it's back to 100% functionality. You might want to consider wearing armour, helmet and gauntlets next time you enter your shed

Cheers,

Evan

shocker of a year more like mate First the phnumonia then the pluisy, them the busitis then the celusitus them the knee and now just as everying seems to be getting sorted and Im thinkin "you bloody little ripper finally I can get back to work and try to recoup some of the lost $$$" I go an drill me flamin finga!

but although it still hurts like buggary it will come good just have to get through a few more weeks is all

and mates an matesses? glad I could offer this safety lesson just wish it was some other wallys finga instead of mine

[Bob38S]

...........
glad I could offer this safety lesson just wish it was some other wallys finga instead of mine

And so say all of us - and the answer is --- "some other wallys finga".

Thanks for the lesson, mate.

and


"Don't do it again!"

[soundman]

Dingo mate.. I feel your pain ........ Te He... no I don't

cheers