an old wives tale

[Wild Dingo]

Id heard about this wives tale a few years back so recently I decided to test the theory

So in my typical way I got the biggest sharpest drill bit I got... BIG forstner bit... well big is good right? so anyways I chose a finger gave it a welt with the mallet to get the blood flowin and buildin up... no worries easy as

So to the method
1) grab chunk of timber
2) load drill bit to power drill
3) set timber to bench... no vice were tuff over here in the west vices are for pussys and east coasters
4) hold timber with affected finger on top
5) start drilling hole in timber to get the feel of it... damned big drill
6) Just when you think maybe now... drill bit will grab in the timber jump and slam into the finger

Worked for me didnt think even once about that bloody under the nail

From now on Im damned if Im gonna listen to them old wives

[Neal]

Used small carby jet drills & a needle before they work well & yes it is instant relief .
Electric drills a bit sus tho , I remember a talk back radio show yonks ago where some guy used a electric drill started out ok but the bit dug in and wound right through his finger so no powered devices for me.

[Article99]

Little centre pop in the mill usually does the job for me. Usually raises an eyebrow or two tho...

[RETIRED]

I use a welders tip drill. #6 does it for me. Holding the patient down takes a little effort though when it is not me.

[PAH1]

A while ago I had this same problem, pain awful and the wife talking about going to the hospital. She was totally offended when I refused to go to the hospital and went and got the smallest drill bit I had. I use the slow hand twist method, safer than trying to use a machine when you are not feeling the best. The wife went absolutely nuts, all sorts of language-nobody had ever told her about the trick-even although her father was a carpenter. My brother was a fitter and turner and my father a mechanic and so I had seen it done on more than one occassion.