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07-29-2013, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sandwich, MA
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Building Injuries....
Accidents aside, what is the worst injury you have suffered during the building process?
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07-29-2013, 10:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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Running my thumb knuckle into a bandsaw while carving on a chunk of Delrin stock to make a spacer for an RV-8 baggage door holder.
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Neal Howard
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07-29-2013, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
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aren't they all accidents?
Who here has purposely inflicted injury upon themselves?...and is now ready to brag about it. 
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07-29-2013, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I swear all my injuries were accidents, honestly I didn't cause them on purpose. 
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RV-8 finished (sold)
RV-10 Flyer 600 plus hours
Running on E10 mogas
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07-29-2013, 10:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Omaha, NE (KMLE)
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So far? A couple of scraped/dinged knuckles, and a few "OUCH!! Found that rivet... with my knee" instances. So far no blood. The worst looking was from riveting bottom wing skins. Looked like I got in a fight with a weed whacker.

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Omaha, NE
RV-12 # 222 N980KM "Screamin' Canary" (bought flying)
Fisher Celebrity (under construction)
Previous RV-7 project (sold)
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07-29-2013, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sandwich, MA
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Of course I meant flying accidents....
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07-29-2013, 10:43 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 649PF
Of course I meant flying accidents....
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Well that piece of plastic I was carving on went flying across the hanger a millisecond before my thumb engaged the blade... does that count? 
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Neal Howard
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07-30-2013, 03:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Delaware, OH (KDLZ)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaleB
So far? A couple of scraped/dinged knuckles, and a few "OUCH!! Found that rivet... with my knee" instances. So far no blood. The worst looking was from riveting bottom wing skins. Looked like I got in a fight with a weed whacker.
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When I was at this stage, my son came up with a good idea to prevent this rash. Cut the toes out of a tube sock and wear it on your arm. It works great!
Bob
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07-30-2013, 04:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cumming, Georgia
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I had never held a rivet gun before and I hooked it up to my air compressor which was set up way to high and set it against my left hand and yes I pulled the trigger..... My thumb immediately closed as it tore up a tendon at the base of my thumb requiring surgery to correct and 6 weeks of healing.
Can someone say Stupid
All I said was $!/@
Smilin Jack
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Last edited by Smilin' Jack : 07-30-2013 at 04:04 AM.
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07-30-2013, 04:06 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Molalla, Oregon
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See that gnarly-looking scar on my left thumb's knuckle? Wanna know how that happened? Let's just say that scotchbrite wheels are meant for metal, NOT SKIN! They will take your skin off in a hurry, and healing takes a long time for some reason.
I had a few of these, too, by the way.
All I can say in conclusion is, at least I never drilled a hole in my finger, like a lot of other builders have done.
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