[upstatedoc]

*feels the need to buy a chainsaw*

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Dude, I'm adding this to my Zombie Apocalypse Kit NOW.

They're great for stump carving and ice sculpture carving. Also great for shaving off zombie faces.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Dude, I'm adding this to my Zombie Apocalypse Kit NOW.

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[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

That's seriously dangerous. Though the chainsaw attachments for angle grinders are seriously cool...





Yikes! Sorry to hear that, dude. I watched my boss chop off 3 fingers in a jointer back when I worked in a custom cabinet shop. Crazy.

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Dude, I'm adding this to my Zombie Apocalypse Kit NOW.

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

They're great for stump carving and ice sculpture carving. Also great for shaving off zombie faces.

Originally Posted by Grumpy Old Man

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We should have a little fun with this today to diffuse the drudgery of the politics and work. I'm going to create The Zombie Apocalypse Thread. Come on over and add what you think needs to be there and tell why.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Sorry to hear about your injury, I am curious as to how you did this though.

If this is a going to be an angle grinder minus a guard story, I'm all ears. I've seen many of these accidents.

I think just about every dude has an angle grinder story, just like they have a tequila story. It's sort of a right of passage into manhood thing.

Mine involved a 7 inch angle grinder with a bad trigger so I had ziptied the trigger to be on all the time, with no way to turn it off if I dropped it, other than unplugging it. I was taking rust out of the bed of a pickup with one of those abrasive dipped nylon scrub pads. I was wearing shorts. I dropped the grinder. There was about 10 seconds of what must have been the funniest scene to watch as the grinder on full blast bounced around inside the bed of the truck while I tried hopelessly to scramble out of there with the cord wrapped all around my legs. Total disaster. The grinder shot over and caught my ankle. Right through my sock and into the thin skin on that bony bump on the outside of the ankle joint. Ouch. I was 17 and learned some lessons that day about tools, safety, and where not to have all your skin scrubbed off.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

I think just about every dude has an angle grinder story, just like they have a tequila story. It's sort of a right of passage into manhood thing.

Mine involved a 7 inch angle grinder with a bad trigger so I had ziptied the trigger to be on all the time, with no way to turn it off if I dropped it, other than unplugging it. I was taking rust out of the bed of a pickup with one of those abrasive dipped nylon scrub pads. I was wearing shorts. I dropped the grinder. There was about 10 seconds of what must have been the funniest scene to watch as the grinder on full blast bounced around inside the bed of the truck while I tried hopelessly to scramble out of there with the cord wrapped all around my legs. Total disaster. The grinder shot over and caught my ankle. Right through my sock and into the thin skin on that bony bump on the outside of the ankle joint. Ouch. I was 17 and learned some lessons that day about tools, safety, and where not to have all your skin scrubbed off.

Yowza!!! My angle grinder story didn't result in much damage but I did have a grinding wheel break on me while cutting some angle iron. A couple of the smaller pieces got my forearm and hands but I was lucky. I worked with a guy who took a broken shard (about half) of a grinding wheel to the face. It was lodged just under his right eye in his cheek and had to be surgically removed. Sadly, every man I know that owns an angle grinder, the first thing we do is remove the guard. Just one of those tools that the practicality of the safe guarding and the practicality of use simply do not coincide.

[Uber Commuter]

I love this thread, always puts a smile on my face!


Well, back to the daily grind

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Yowza!!! My angle grinder story didn't result in much damage but I did have a grinding wheel break on me while cutting some angle iron. A couple of the smaller pieces got my forearm and hands but I was lucky. I worked with a guy who took a broken shard (about half) of a grinding wheel to the face. It was lodged just under his right eye in his cheek and had to be surgically removed. Sadly, every man I know that owns an angle grinder, the first thing we do is remove the guard. Just one of those tools that the practicality of the safe guarding and the practicality of use simply do not coincide.

Same with the table saw. I mean come on. How
Many dudes here actually have their blade guard on their saw?! My old cabinet shop boss swore the blade guards on table saws were dangerous as they could cause binding. Also you can't watch your cut to make sure the work isn't wandering off the fence. Granted, he cut three fingers off in front of me and also swore seatbelts were dangerous so in retrospect maybe he wasn't the authority on personal safety!

[1MOREMOD]

I was using a push stick on my table saw, you know being responsible. Well it kicked shot the push stick up my arm cutting my wrist, looks like I dont like my life too much now.

Also have big zigzag on my head look like a got brained in bar fight.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Same with the table saw. I mean come on. How
Many dudes here actually have their blade guard on their saw?! My old cabinet shop boss swore the blade guards on table saws were dangerous as they could cause binding. Also you can't watch your cut to make sure the work isn't wandering off the fence. Granted, he cut three fingers off in front of me and also swore seatbelts were dangerous so in retrospect maybe he wasn't the authority on personal safety!

That's crazy! Although I agree, I would much rather see my blade making the cut to ensure it isn't wandering I'm in a position at work to where I have to ensure proper safe guarding to machines and equipment. Kinda hard to practice what you preach sometimes.

When I was 4 my father cut his middle finger on his left hand almost completely off making a picture frame on a table saw. The doc at the ER tried to save the finger by sewing it back on. The end result was that for the rest of his life he couldn't move his finger, it was hard as a rock, a different color and cold as ice. Anytime that he made a fist, inadvertently he was flipping you off. Kinda funny but if you said something about it or snickered about it, he would drive it into your chest like a nail.....that shit hurt. It was always off-putting if you ever had to touch that thing. It was much like an ///M emblem on a 328i it was just for show.

There needs to be a "Man-Story/Accident/Scar Story" thread on here.

[1MOREMOD]

My neighbor cut off 2 toes with lawn mower so I put them in a bag of ice for him to take in.

[Banana Hammock]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

My neighbor cut off 2 toes with lawn mower so I put them in a bag of ice for him to take in.

Lmao that's so nonchalant as if you packed a peanut butter jelly for your kids lunch.

[1MOREMOD]

Melted my glove to my hand with cut off wheel was scared to look, just a burn didnt lose anything vital. Also lit my sweatshirt on fire with same angle grinder just as wife opened garage coming home, first thing she sees is me on fire then realizing and putting myself out.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by Banana Hammock

Lmao that's so nonchalant as if you packed a peanut butter jelly for your kids lunch.

Yeah saw him do it. Fell backwards over bushes pulled lawn mower with him lucky wasnt worse. My friend and I were like wow that dude just cut off his feet, my mom thought we wer joking.

[Halid]

Reason enough to avoid flying in a 777.

[StripclubDJ]

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[shay2nak]

Originally Posted by HFW003

It’s a Kookaburra.

lol

[Run Silent]

Originally Posted by Halid

Reason enough to avoid flying in a 777.

Hmmm.....I cannot imagine why it wouldn't keep altitude when the tanks are empty. Perhaps it would have something to do with the engines no longer running?

I swear the news is trying to make us all dumber.

[Run Silent]

I was so excited for a minute, and then...

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by Run Silent

Hmmm.....I cannot imagine why it wouldn't keep altitude when the tanks are empty. Perhaps it would have something to do with the engines no longer running?

I swear the news is making us all dumber.

Fixed that for you

[upstatedoc]

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[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

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If you've done it right, when the mushrooms kick in you don't realize you are at a show.

This man has done it right. Although the exterior looks calm and puzzled, I can assure you this guy is having a WAY better time than anyone else there.