So, I'm in the basement back in my dad's tool room port matching my brand new pretty weiand stealth intake I got last week. My dremel got slow and I went to pep boys and bought a cheap $20 nikota rotary tool. I thought it would last for at least this intake, and it wouldn't matter if it died later, but it died after 20 mins! Pissed off now that I can't get anything done I figured maybe the contact points in the old dremel were dirty which might cause it to run slow. I got some of that electronic cleaner that you spray on sensitive electronic parts which dries fast to clean it up. I sprayed all in and around it and black dirty cleaner started to drip on the floor. I thought, "Maybe if I turn it on it will help get everything moving and cleaned off." I turned it on and POOF!! The whole thing burst into flames in my hand!!! I just about sh*t myself because 1 1/2 foot flames where coming out of all the vent holes. I waved it back and forth trying to put it out and finally dropped it on the floor with a semi-burnt hand. Looking at it trying to figure out what to do I finally stomped out the flames with a rag. I though to myself you dumb@ss! I won't do that again.. It didn't hurt anything I don't think. Anyway I cleaned it up some more and hung it up for the night. I'm not turning it on again until tomorrow in case there are any fumes... Well I guess I learned something.
Something never to do with a dremel...
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HEY 79: I wonder if that little fire will void your warranty
It was probably a "Lifetime" warranty and it's life time is up. When we first got married my wife plugged in toaster with instruction book inside. It was a hot time We had to have sex with no toast:thumbup: Three kids and five GRANDSONS latter it was okay.....DAVE
It was probably a "Lifetime" warranty and it's life time is up. When we first got married my wife plugged in toaster with instruction book inside. It was a hot time We had to have sex with no toast:thumbup: Three kids and five GRANDSONS latter it was okay.....DAVEMALC!!! I have worked on some things that do require the abstance of clothing, but this particular time I did have on clothes. those wire fragments are sharp , I didn't even know it had happened untill Homer decided to let me know about it, and what a surprise it was,
Yeah Beaverton is actually the name of this city, its a surburb of Portland, oregon, we have lots of beavers in oregon, some even have flat tails,
Yeah Beaverton is actually the name of this city, its a surburb of Portland, oregon, we have lots of beavers in oregon, some even have flat tails,
Bill ...I can relate with those wire filaments from wire brushes. I had bought a number of bargain wire wheels. The wires would come off the wheel faster then the rust would of the part I was trying to clean! Sometimes they would embed in my forehead or arm as they came off the wire (I was smart enough to wear safety glasses!) AND days later I would be rolling around on the garage floor and have them embed themselves in the back of my head, back, arms, and even my butt! *G* ...But I really felt bad when the kids started showing up with them in their feet. I was lucky enough NOT to have any "Mr. Johnson embedements"! *L* ...Mark
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I can also relate to those wire bush filaments. I have some in my neck from that same shipyard twentyfive years ago. At the time I felt a stinging sensation in my neck, but couldn't figure out what it was. My neck hurt for a couple weeks, but never got infected, then the pain gradually disappeared. Never occurred to me to go to the doctor.
Here's where it gets funny. A couple years ago, I had to have my head and neck X-rayed for a concussion. This X-ray technician had this puzzled look on her face and asked me if I've ever had any "missing time incidents". I had no idea what she was talking about. She actually asked me if I'd ever seen anything unusual. I finally asked her, "What are you talking about?" She said, "You have strange metallic objects imbedded in your neck."
I said "really"? It took me a minute or so, but I finally remembered about the wires, and assured her that I hadn't been abducted by aliens.
Here's where it gets funny. A couple years ago, I had to have my head and neck X-rayed for a concussion. This X-ray technician had this puzzled look on her face and asked me if I've ever had any "missing time incidents". I had no idea what she was talking about. She actually asked me if I'd ever seen anything unusual. I finally asked her, "What are you talking about?" She said, "You have strange metallic objects imbedded in your neck."
I said "really"? It took me a minute or so, but I finally remembered about the wires, and assured her that I hadn't been abducted by aliens.
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lots of years ago, when I was working construction, I was making some window mullion fillers, [ for you folks that aren't familer with const. termalogy, a mullion is where a wall meets a window.and the filler takes up the gap between the 2 DUHHH!!!] anyway, these fillers had to be cut at a angle, so we were making them from several layers of mdf board with plastic laminate on the out side, then cutting them down on a big panel saw, we had a bunch of these things to make. so I got some of the guys that didn't have a job to go to for a couple days to make up these things so I could get started cutting, they were nailing them together with a power nailer with 11/2 finish nails,
I was busy cutting these down , but went outside to have a smoke, I carried my smokes in my shirt pocket, but this time I couldn't get then out of my pocket, after tugging a few times I found out that I had hit one of the nails in these panels with the saw blade and it flew back and went through 4 layers of a paper recipt and stuck in my pack of cigarettes nailing them to my pocket, thats the only time I was ever glad that I was a smoker, that would have been a mean wakeup call. By the way I quit smoking right after that, 14 years ago, BILL:sweat:
lots of years ago, when I was working construction, I was making some window mullion fillers, [ for you folks that aren't familer with const. termalogy, a mullion is where a wall meets a window.and the filler takes up the gap between the 2 DUHHH!!!] anyway, these fillers had to be cut at a angle, so we were making them from several layers of mdf board with plastic laminate on the out side, then cutting them down on a big panel saw, we had a bunch of these things to make. so I got some of the guys that didn't have a job to go to for a couple days to make up these things so I could get started cutting, they were nailing them together with a power nailer with 11/2 finish nails,
I was busy cutting these down , but went outside to have a smoke, I carried my smokes in my shirt pocket, but this time I couldn't get then out of my pocket, after tugging a few times I found out that I had hit one of the nails in these panels with the saw blade and it flew back and went through 4 layers of a paper recipt and stuck in my pack of cigarettes nailing them to my pocket, thats the only time I was ever glad that I was a smoker, that would have been a mean wakeup call. By the way I quit smoking right after that, 14 years ago, BILL:sweat:
I shot a 16d nail through my finger one time when I worked condtruction. I was framing up a 1/2 wall to fill space between a closet and cathedral ceiling, and the nail hit a knot and shot out the side of the wood and into my finger.
I have plenty more war stories from the garage/shop....I gotta go right now, but I'll be back later to share:thumbup:
Later,
WEIMER
I have plenty more war stories from the garage/shop....I gotta go right now, but I'll be back later to share:thumbup:
Later,
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Got another one. When I used to work aircraft structures me and this fella were working away and he says to me, "Hey Woody" (my usual nickname), Come here and look at this and tell me if I did what I think I just did." I looked up and sure enough, he'd drilled through the acft structure and through his finger. I told him, "yep, you sure did". He was just stuck there and couldn't move. I carefully unhooked his air hose, then VERY carefully unchucked the drill bit from the drill motor. We then carefully worked the drill bit through the structure. He received quite a few cheers as he proudly walked to the medical facility, showing off that six inch drill bit through his finger.
That is actually a fairly common boo boo in this industry. Mostly just newbies do it, but once in a while a journeyman will do it too. I've been lucky. One time I dropped a drill with a #40 bit chucked in it right on my foot. The bit went through my shoe and through the sole of the shoe, but luckily it went between my toes.
And who hasn't run through a construction site and picked up a board with a nail in it with their foot. That one happened to me.
That is actually a fairly common boo boo in this industry. Mostly just newbies do it, but once in a while a journeyman will do it too. I've been lucky. One time I dropped a drill with a #40 bit chucked in it right on my foot. The bit went through my shoe and through the sole of the shoe, but luckily it went between my toes.
And who hasn't run through a construction site and picked up a board with a nail in it with their foot. That one happened to me.
Yep,, did that too,, I stepped out of a building under const, into a formed up section that was ready to be poured with concrete, it had the squre shaped # 9 reinforcement wire laying there, I stepped on it and thje sharp end went clear through my boot into the instep of my foot and out the top of my boot. I was stuck there, untill I just yanked on it and pulled it free, I didn't dare take my boot off, so I just walked to my truck and drove myself to the hospital, there was a big puddle of blood in the floorboard when I got to the hospital, It didn't really hurt much till I pulled my boot off, Bill
This is such a great thread. Thanx all. I love the stories. I too do construction for a living. My boss once nailed not one, but two (index and middle) finger to a wall accidentally. We had to break out the cat's claw (prybar for those not savvy to the terms) and hammer to remove the nail from the wall. Two months later, he had a skill saw kick back, removing the top half of his index finger. Oops. Talk about bad luck. I personally had a close one w/ a nail gun once. I was installing skirting on a trailer and nailing up studs for ply to attach to. Anyways, we were using full 16d nails 3.5 inches long at 120 psi. I was holding a stud and nailing. Being the ******* I can be at times, I failed to notice that the stud was directly in front of an iron I-beam. The nail went through the stud, hit the I-Beam, did a full U-turn and came back through the stud and into my thumb. Fortunately I skated through. How? well, 1.5 inches in the stud, .25 inches U-turn, 1.5 inches back through the stud left only .25 (quarter inch) of nail!! (1.5+.25+1.5=3.25 inches) I only got a quarter inch ***** in my thumb. ( and some dirty shorts and lack of breath) A real eye opener!! LMAO!!:nono:
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Thats funny as hell, figuring up on your toes, how much of the nail went in your finger, don't really matter does it ?? it still hurt like hell I bet, WE use to use hilti ramsets to shoot at prarie dogs, setting on top of their little hills, got pretty close a few times , enough to make them run for cover, you could see where the dust was kicking up from the pin hitting the ground, I would probably have fired somebody for doing this if I would have caught them after I went in business for myself, wasting shots 'pins and for being stupid enough to do something like that, geezzz what dumb *****, but we enjoyed it at the time, Kept the dogs on their toes anyway, Keep em comming guys this brings back some tearful memories, I worked const. for 43 years, mostly on hirise buildings, Bill
Thats funny as hell, figuring up on your toes, how much of the nail went in your finger, don't really matter does it ?? it still hurt like hell I bet, WE use to use hilti ramsets to shoot at prarie dogs, setting on top of their little hills, got pretty close a few times , enough to make them run for cover, you could see where the dust was kicking up from the pin hitting the ground, I would probably have fired somebody for doing this if I would have caught them after I went in business for myself, wasting shots 'pins and for being stupid enough to do something like that, geezzz what dumb *****, but we enjoyed it at the time, Kept the dogs on their toes anyway, Keep em comming guys this brings back some tearful memories, I worked const. for 43 years, mostly on hirise buildings, Bill
Yeah, we often "open fire" with the nail guns (I frame now) on whatever moves around the job site. Our current site has numerous quails (small, standing about 6" high) running around. My partner last week saw one sitting still and decided to let loose with a few 16d nails at it from about 60 ft away. Well, the 3rd one tagged the poor bird dead in the head with the back of the nail. Knocked the poor critter out cold. Needless to say, it went home w/ my partner and became lunch for his dog I believe. We are such a cruel species...we otta be ashamed of ourselves!!
Shooting the ole Hilti sounds kinda pricy to me these days!!
Shooting the ole Hilti sounds kinda pricy to me these days!!
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