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07-30-2013, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Watauga, TX
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Building injury...
My worst injury during the build was near the end of the build. While unloading the plane parts from the truck used to move it to the airport. I fell off of the ramp at the back of the truck and tried to catch myself and broke my thumb. I was in a cast for six weeks, the worst part was having all that time off work and not being able to much work on the plane with just one hand!!
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07-30-2013, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Dunnellon Fl
Posts: 174
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If my 9a were ever a location for a CSI investigation my blood (DNA) would be everywhere. Nothing like cutting the tip of my finger off during my wood working days. If there's no blood residue in an RV at final inspection the DAR should run. The builder isn't human.
Let's keep it to as few and inconsequential as possible. 
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07-31-2013, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 2,125
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Some gutsy stories out there...so its not just me, and my thought that RV building & modifying is sometimes a tough sport is true after all!
We've had drilling through the fingerprint and drilling through the nail; I'll meet ya in the middle. Drilling the holes in the baffle left inlet ramp lower-outer corner. Clecos in, but holding the material together for security and line-up, fingers on top pointed down, drill bit going up...right between the nail and the finger, parallel to the nail bed. Three laps of the hangar, speaking jibberish because my sons were there, and couldn't scream what I wanted to! Shop towel and masking tape bandaid, and press on! Made a cool tunnel that took a while to heal.
I've also discovered that timing is everything when removing side-grip clecos. Keep the free hand clear until the cleco is off the material and fully closed! Don't go for the grab early! That one may have hurt more than the drill, but didn't bleed.
I think it was Paul Dye that told me to try not to bleed on the plane, but that the plane isn't truly yours till you bleed on it. By that metric, though I bought mine, its truly mine!
Cheers,
Bob
(Trying not to bleed on it, one day at a time!)
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07-31-2013, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 45G, Brighton, MI
Posts: 1,867
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Originally Posted by rvmills
...I've also discovered that timing is everything when removing side-grip clecos. Keep the free hand clear until the cleco is off the material and fully closed! Don't go for the grab early! That one may have hurt more than the drill, but didn't bleed....
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I'd laugh if that weren't one of the first lessons I learned when I started building...
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07-31-2013, 09:54 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Stow MA
Posts: 174
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07-31-2013, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 240
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Originally Posted by WingsOnWheels
The most painful one was when I was building the wings. My wing assembly fixture had angle-iron horizontal members. Work space in the shop was tight. One time I was too close to the fixture and stood up under the angle (not deburred of course). It caught me across the back leaving two deep scrapes (from the corners) all the way down my back.
After I cussed about that for a while I went back to work on the same bit. Next time I stood up I caught the angle again.....@#$%^$##%%
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I did that, but I stood up and caught it with the top of my head. Flapped my scalp open, and blood sheeted down my face. Not a good day 
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08-01-2013, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ione, California
Posts: 254
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Iodine
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My country bumpkin Grandmother (who was wonderful) used full strength Iodine on our cuts when we were kids, watched my brother pass out one time. LOL!! She said that if medicine didn't taste bad or hurt It couldn't be workIng.
OUCH!
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Originally Posted by pierre smith
An old logger once told me to ask your pharmacist to make up some "Ghost of iodine" and put a drop or two on a deep scratch or small cut and it will seriously expedite healing.
I took his advice 20 years ago and still use it occasionally...stings like H@#$ for a minute but it's well worth it.
Best,
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Last edited by Mike S : 08-01-2013 at 11:15 AM.
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08-01-2013, 05:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Snohomish, Washington
Posts: 699
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Hmmmm,
Does a broken wallet count as an injury??? 
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08-01-2013, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Shreveport, LA
Posts: 1,002
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drilled in finger for me too
I too have drilled so deeply into my finger I had to reverse the drill to get the bit out of my finger. My knees buckled a bit when it happened. I cant believe the bit didn't come out through my fingernail on the other side. I still have big drops of blood on my workshop (garage) floor from the incident. Needless to say, I have learned my lesson.
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08-02-2013, 05:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cumming, Georgia
Posts: 873
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This is so cool, if your bald like me, no explanation is necessary you've already be diced and sliced. I think some Indian spirit has tried to scalp me
Smilin' Jack
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