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Permalink Reply by jawbone on April 8, 2014 at 11:11am

Ooooowwwwwch!!! I feel your pain - I also have flat spots that should be round!!! As well, I manufacture steel rule dies - very sharp steel - I charge extra if there is blood on the die. If there are actual pieces of flesh missing - I double it!!! 

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on April 8, 2014 at 5:53pm

Oh man. Next time I'd recommend one of these:

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on April 8, 2014 at 6:13pm

Use double sided tape to attach scrap wood to the work piece as a handle, keeps the fingers away from the belt.

Also works well when sanding small objects such as nuts, saddles, bridges, picks and such.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on April 9, 2014 at 2:27am

You also need to be extremely careful that you don't have any loose clothing or other dangly items that could get pulled into a power tool. Something as simple as a drawstring for a hooded sweatshirt could cause serious damage to your body if you leaned over a power tool while it is running.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on April 9, 2014 at 8:47am

Yes, a lesson learned - a bench sander is for the bench, a portable belt sander is for holding! Thanks for posting and hope yer pinky heals up, ouch! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Madrone Candea on April 9, 2014 at 11:20am

Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions.  I heal quick.  The real comedy was when later that same day, after all the peroxide and bandages, I was numb there and didn't notice the appendage, shut it in the door behind myself.  That hurt more than the injury! 

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Permalink Reply by Madrone Candea on April 9, 2014 at 11:22am

Don't wear a neck tie when operating a lathe eh?  Yikes!

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