No Gore - Just Embarrassment

[watson]

I wobble a bit - even sober!
I have a new tool that I'm just learning the "ins & outs" of - a combination 250m disc and 150mm belt sander.
Great machine.
When I first tried it - due to the wobble factor - I could put a box or board about 3mm out of square when using the belt. I've since fixed that with an attached "square board".
Today - whilst sanding the mitre keys of a box - I wobbled and lost control of the workpiece.
The box shot forward - at a great rate of knots - hit the wall - and rebounded with enough force to wedge itself between the wall and the frame of the sanding machine.
It wedged with enough force to tilt the sanding machine towards me - by about 50mm.
Straight into my gut.
There are no photos - never will be (embarrassment prevails)
But I have a very nice sanded guts wound (straight through the shirt) roughly 150mm by 50mm.
Actions taken:

Moved the machine another 300mm from the wall.
Amended the design of the machine guard and fitted the amendment at my end
Applied appropriate Ointment.

Not sleeping inverted tonight.

[DJ’s Timber]

Sorry but couldn't stop myself, it was the way you put it that tickled my funny bone

But in all seriousness, yoewch hope it heals well

[Pat]

Probably hurts as much as my forearm atm, someone, whom shall remain nameless, turned off the wire wheel, but did not allow sufficient time for it to come to a full and complete stop before reaching over the aforementioned wire wheel

[Groggy]

Noel, I think you are lucky your shirt did not got wrapped up in the wheels or you may not have been able to tell about it for a while. Glad you are ok mate

[Lignin]

I say, Watson, you very nearly became "Member without Bowels" What!!??
Not funny at all, but I couldn't resist it. Sorry,
Holmes

[Woodwould]

Granny/tits/mangle springs to mind. You're lucky you didn't cause yourself an injury that Viagra wouldn't be able to fix!

[Gra]

Applied appropriate Ointment.

orally I presume

Thats a new version of dermabrasion, but don't they use that for wrinkles on the face

In all seriousness ouch, apply ointment orally regularly and all will be right with he world

[jow104]

Naturally sorry to hear of the injury.
In my opinion the sander is underated, it causes many injuries to workers and damage to work pieces and needs constant reminders how dangerous this insignificant machine can be.

(Must bolt mine down this coming season, (only another 10 weeks togo) )

[m2c1Iw]

Noel,
My daughter talks about buff blokes with sculptured abs is she referring to you

I am assuming the sander was not loaded with 80 grit, now that would make your eyes water.

Hope the wounded pride is more painful than the injury.

Cheers
Mike

[watson]

Well, a few hours later, its all just starting to settle in.
OOOO! - Oral ointment is being applied as we speak!!

I can't Imagine what Pat felt like ..that would hurt.
And I've thought about what Groggy said.....luckily...I'm a bit too broad and use a hell of a lot of T-shirt myself.....which left bugger all for the machine to grab..
Luckily, or not, it took the shirt upwards. Hence ....sanded gut......and it removed a mole I'd been meaning to get seen to.
Mmbr without bowells is funny too Lignin
And Woodwould....Tee Hee.......in the nano-second that this little episode took.....all that stuff was actually up in my throat. Well protected.
It was actually 80 grit...and Mike you can tell your daughter I don't have six-pack ABS - more like a slab.

So, the upshoot .....as Jow says, its an under-rated machine as far as accidents are concerned.
I have a new respect for it.....and I don't want to exfoliate or do my nails using it......but I will certainly test its new guard system in the morning.....or maybe Thursday.
Thanks for your replies..and yes...I do feel like a goose....but, maybe no-one else will get caught.

[floody_85]

LOL!!
sorry but it was just only a week before xmas when by boss snagged his shirt in a belt sander. luckily he stopped it before it hit his skin but he had to walk around for the rest of the day with a ripped shirt.

[Waldo]

I'd just simply pull off the offending shed wall.

[rgum]

Is the beer ok?

You need a gut protector.

Seriously...hope the graze is healing. I could only imagine your shirt getting pulled in. Phew! Glad you're ok!

Cheers.

[The_Fixer]

We had a really stupid 1st year apprentice with us. We are steelworkers.
The lad had to buff steel sections in prep for painting with a cup wire brush attached to a 5" grinder. His shirt got caught up in it 3 times in 3 months. Each time the effect was slightly worse, but not much more than grazed skin and a some bruising.

Eventually, we had to tell him if we caught him buffing without his leather apron on, his ar*e would be introduced to our steel toecaps, with extreme prejuidice. Just wouldn't listen.

He wouldn't tuck his shirt in, had his stupid shorts in that 'show the undies' style and was usually feeling the effects from the previous night. We couldn't teach him anything. It was all the worse for his dad being the foreman and the owner who saw him as not being able to do anything wrong.

After the last time, I pulled him aside and told him that there were going to be no more warnings, because I was convinced he wouldn't survive the next grinder attack. He left about 2 weeks later and cancelled his apprenticeship, much to our relief.

His Dad hired his older son after that as the replacement. This kid can do a few more things, but I think his maximum output is no more than 15 watts. Makes me spit really, as there are so many more kids out there with far more potential and the boss just keeps putting the losers in there. This boy did a year as an apprentice cabinet maker and quit. He reckons you can learn that trade in less than a year. None of believe him either, if that's what you're thinking. I hope he lasts less than that here.

[wheelinround]

Now the Wax on Wax off session after sanding Grass Hopper must make it shine

hate the wobbles or hands that loose grip Noel next time more water less Scotch



The_Fixer

A fellow when I was doing my apprenticeship always used his boot to stop 9" grinders spinning when he'd put it on the floor...........one day he wore sneakers as his boots had got sopping wet lucky he felt the vibration more and was stopped by an other fellow never did he do it again.