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...injury, that is! It finally happened for me! I drew blood! No, I still have not drilled in to my finger...that ain't gonna happen :roll:

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This thing HURTS like a SOB!! Doesn't look that bad, but here's why it really stings. This is the result of the edge deburring tool...not once, but TWICE! I sliced it when the tool slipped off the edge. I didn't do anything about it (yes it was bleeding already), and about 10 seconds later, it slipped off the edge again, and sliced even DEEPER through the same freakin' cut!!! :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Ouch man, WAY ouch! :cry:
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Chad, I feel your pain! Really I do! :cry:

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Now put a shop bandaid on it like this and get back to work. Don't bleed on the airplane! :wink:

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OUCH!!! Nice war wounds guys!

OK let's not turn this in to a contest or we'll end up with pictures from INSIDE the ER!

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Good Golly! Code Blue!

Bob said he was looking for pics of the week, but I don't think these are it :o
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No way this is great I think Bob should do a piece on "your worst injury so far" It would be a great safety article I think. In fact I just emailed Bob and he is on it!
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Put some M.E.K on it! ;-)

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EEWWW! That stings just thinking about it!! :o
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I knew a fellow model builder who would keep CA glue (cyanoacrylate - basically super glue) handy so that he could CA his skin back together in the shop if he cut himself. I just shook my head when I heard this.

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CA is good stuff for putting skin back together with. I think it's a common use for it.

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Wondering what Dr. Short's take is going to be on this thread.
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Was wondering that myself, Bill...Where you at T??
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Cyanoacrylate glues work good, though it is difficult to apply without a helper. We have used them for years now in the ER and my family practice clinic, but they are not too popular due to the time to apply and difficulty with applying to a dry surface. Our "medical" glue is the same as what you can find in Home Depot, just 10X the cost.
Technique is as follows:
Laceration needs to be cleaned, then sides held together so there is no gap. Surface needs to be dry, which is a big problem since many of these bleed and folks don't want to hang around the clinic for an hour or two until it stops. While a helper holds the sides together, the glue is 'painted' in layers longitudinally over the wound, allowing each to dry before the next is applied. That's it. Eventually, the glue comes off since your skin slowly 'sheds' the outer epidermal layer microscopically.
Sutures still are common, as are steristrips (little tape strips).
I usually slap on a bandaid and move on, or use steristrips for a deeper laceration along with a splint if a finger (uhh, like the one I had where a utility knife skipped the straight edge while cutting drywall and went across the thumb, to the bone baby). I've never had the balls to suture myself Rambo style. And Chad, don't forget to embellish your story a bit around the guys at Image Air (a pitbull attack, dueling cut, martial arts incident etc sounds better than a metal burr :evil: )
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:lol: :lol: :lol: HA! So far, I've kept it under wraps (literally) at work!

Glad you were able to explain that Carl...and I actually understood most of it! :P
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When this sort of thing happens to me; after I collect myself (and my tools) I comfort myself with the knowledge that my skin heals much faster than the aluminium does. 

On 11/15/06, RB Lists - Screwup Chronicles <support@rivetbangers.com (support@rivetbangers.com)> wrote:

HA! So far, I've kept it under wraps (literally) at work!

Glad you were able to explain that Carl...and I actually understood most of it!



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:welcome: to Rivetbangers Randy!! Stick around and bring a friend!!

Whatcha buildin'??
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Ouch Chad! Be well.
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Howdy.
My brother and I are building an RV9A in my shop.  Working on the the empennage in my "spare" time.
Hoping the pace will pick up as we are both getting close to retirement and I want to fly...


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