Watch those pinch points

[skylarkguy]

I was disassembling a drywall lift to fix a broken cable attacment. In its normal operating position gravity keeps a pair of folding arms open. It was upside down for repair and got me. There was some new creative foul language emanating from my garage that day.

 

[George2615]

Ouch!!!!
Hope it heals quickly with a little pain as possible.
I did something similar last summer. Went to hit a nail with my hammer and hit the wrong nail.

 

[PILOON]

Ouch!!!!
Hope it heals quickly with a little pain as possible.
I did something similar last summer. Went to hit a nail with my hammer and hit the wrong nail.

Speaking of nails----
Snow was sticking to a shovel so I kicked it to clear the snow---well I hit the end of my big toe nail and discovered some new vocabulary.
Just about tore that nail off.
Could not slip on socks much less shoes as the nail would snag.
Ended up wrapping the toe with a strip of plastic sorta like a splint so as to not snag it.


I'm practical DIY type and have the scars to prove that I earned my diploma.
But kicking a shovel ??? (aim is a bit off, need new specs LOL)

 

[George2615]

Speaking of nails----

I'm practical DIY type and have the SCARS to prove that I earned my diploma.
But kicking a shovel ??? (aim is a bit off, need new specs LOL)

Speaking of scars I know exactly what you mean. I do remember a time maybe 30 or 40 years ago when I could tell you when, where, and how I got each one of them. So many scars now I look at them and can't remember the when,where, or how. I've been a DIY all my life. I'm the type that will give the shirt off my back to help someone else but hate to ask for help myself. Maybe I'm just stubborn.
I think there's a lot of us here that think and work the same.

 

[Looking4new]

I was disassembling a drywall lift to fix a broken cable attacment. In its normal operating position gravity keeps a pair of folding arms open. It was upside down for repair and got me. There was some new creative foul language emanating from my garage that day.View attachment 501580

Besides ouch! All I can say is ice!

 

[Looking4new]

Speaking of scars I know exactly what you mean. I do remember a time maybe 30 or 40 years ago when I could tell you when, where, and how I got each one of them. So many scars now I look at them and can't remember the when,where, or how. I've been a DIY all my life. I'm the type that will give the shirt off my back to help someone else but hate to ask for help myself. Maybe I'm just stubborn.
I think there's a lot of us here that think and work the same.

I guess I am not that old. I can tell you where and how I got each one of my scars and tattoos.

 

[square1]

Besides ouch! All I can say is ice!

and drill a hole in that nail to relieve the pressure.
Man, that looks painful.

 

[oosik]

I GUESS that's an ouch!!! That will hurt and be stiff for a while. I was distracted and hit my thumb, full force, with a framing hammer. It broke bones, swelled, hurt and got stiff. That was about 30 years ago. I've never regained full mobility of the thumb. Life goes on and you learn to work around a stiff thumb.

 

[skylarkguy]

Thanks for the sentiment. I didn't puncture the nail for a couple days which was a mistake. After i put a hole in the nail with a hot needle it felt much better.

 

[Thomas]

That's attention getter...dang.
Mine step ladders not paying attention when folding up.

 

[DaveNJ]

Yeah. My problem is my left thumb. I hate it, I guess. Why else would I have crushed it with a flagstone, drilled it a few times, nailed it with an air framing nailer, cut it with all kinds of saws, pinched it in equipment, pounded it, burnt it, and ripped the nail off a few times? I never treat my right thumb that way.

 

[Looking4new]

Yeah. My problem is my left thumb. I hate it, I guess. Why else would I have crushed it with a flagstone, drilled it a few times, nailed it with an air framing nailer, cut it with all kinds of saws, pinched it in equipment, pounded it, burnt it, and ripped the nail off a few times? I never treat my right thumb that way.

You need your right thumb for when your vehicle breaks down.

 

[skylarkguy]

The thumb wasn't healing very quickly and i keep aggrivating it. So i had some x rays done....4 chunks of bone in the tip of my thumb.

 

[mrmikey]

and drill a hole in that nail to relieve the pressure.

Done that. Starting twisting the drill....nothing, pushed a bit harder and twisting....nothing, pushed harder still twisting....nothing, pushed still harder and wham, it felt like it should have been coming out the other side. Felt good after about a minute once my color and heart beat came back....................Mike

 

[kidr]

Done that. Starting twisting the drill....nothing, pushed a bit harder and twisting....nothing, pushed harder still twisting....nothing, pushed still harder and wham, it felt like it should have been coming out the other side. Felt good after about a minute once my color and heart beat came back....................Mike

A red hot paper clip or similar wire works much better. Burns right through the nail.

 

[rd_macgregor]

A red hot paper clip or similar wire works much better. Burns right through the nail.

I don't want to look, but I'm guessing that there are cringe-worthy YouTube videos of that procedure (sort of like the dental torture scene in Marathon Man).

 

[KYErik]

The thumb wasn't healing very quickly and i keep aggrivating it. So i had some x rays done....4 chunks of bone in the tip of my thumb.View attachment 502529

Did they have to remove the chips? Or did it eventually stop hurting?

 

[kidr]

I don't want to look, but I'm guessing that there are cringe-worthy YouTube videos of that procedure (sort of like the dental torture scene in Marathon Man).

I think I left the wrong impression. The paper clip is straightend and the end is bent a a right angle an eighth in. from the end. the angle is heated and the end of the wire is applied to the nail. Leaves a neat little hole and the blood spurting out cools the wire. Much less traumatic than a drill bit.

 

[jimmysisson]

It's the bend that stops the penetration. Works great, and the more your thumb hurts the less courage you need!
Jim

 

[skylarkguy]

Did they have to remove the chips? Or did it eventually stop hurting?

Saw the ortho doc today. The pain is minimal...unless i bump it. Basically the pieces stay in and it heals slowly over time. Several weeks to several months. The key is avoiding re injury and avoiding infection. The hole in the nail from puncturing it can be an infection point. So when you puncture the nail be sure to serilize the needle and the finger to be punctured.