collinb Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 ... and the router won. Fortunately I didn't lose much. More pride than skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Your fault or the router's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Your fault or the router's?Can't blame the tool if I'm going to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingturtle Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Can't blame the tool if I'm going to use it.Determining the cause of the injury important, and if it a failure in the tool then it should not be used again if it can not be used safely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Determining the cause of the injury important, and if it a failure in the tool then it should not be used again if it can not be used safely.There were/are no problems with the power tool.Still, unless the bit flies out at me or breaks or something else abnormal, the fault lies with my mental capacities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm glad it wasn't worse.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Cute Band-Aid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Cute Band-Aid!that's a MAN-daid.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Cute Band-Aid!LOL....Sometimes I have used a napkin and tape myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Glad you still have your finger Collin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Fun fact... super glue was invented to seal minor wounds on the battlefield.If you use this method, be sure to apply your glue 90* to the wound. Do not fill the wound in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Even though you hear about so many tablesaw injuries, I think routers are much more dangerous. They can be so unpredictable. I am glad it is just a minor injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I am glad it is just a minor injury. Ditto. Cute Band-Aid!Out of the box. Don't know what's so special about it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Your band-Aid sir looked like a homemade one we all use from time to time...No offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I always add a complete wrap of cloth tape around a bandaid or gauze to keep it from falling off during the day in the shop.i hope you heal well and learn some caution and respect for the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Your band-Aid sir looked like a homemade one we all use from time to time...No offense.None taken. Just being curious. I always add a complete wrap of cloth tape around a bandaid or gauze to keep it from falling off during the day in the shop.i hope you heal well and learn some caution and respect for the machine.If you'll make that "learned" yes. It's not a major issue. But it certainly got my attention. Hence ...I suspect most people respect the power of their equipment, but perhaps not sufficiently. Once one feels the power personally then the respect is raised to the level it deserves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 "Look, I came here for an argument."'No you didn't.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingturtle Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 This is abuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prov163 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Glad you're okay. I had a couple of close calls recently. I've gotten to the point I now take an extra few seconds to mentally list my options for a particular process then ask which one is safest. Especially for cutting small parts. It used to be "quickest" but as I've gotten older I've learned the value of "slow and steady wins the race." Except during tool sales, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Glad you made it out ok. I hope the machine was winding down, or at least turned off when you made contact. Having my finger off of the trigger was the only thing that saved my palm when I dropped a still very spinning bit into it a few years ago. I've switched every router I can to a trigger operated one since. I wish they had motor breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Triggers are a good idea for that reason. Also, when using a hand held router I always clamp down my work. I don't trust those non-skid pads and even if the stock seems heavy enough to stay stable on its own, I still clamp it. I see a lot of people routing with one hand and holding stock with the other (especially with those small palm routers) and I think that is a recipe for disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I also have a trigger-in-the-handle router. Its an incredible feature!Routers are dangerous, like all wood working tools. I try to be doubly careful with routers, as the hospital cannot reattach hamburger if something should go terribly wrong.Glad you were not seriously hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I saw a guy let a little router, basically a dremel made by porter cable for trimming openings in drywall, get his hand. That 1/8" spiral bit all but cut his fingers off! It was fast and disgusting! Nothing about a router should be trusted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nothing about a router should be trusted!agreed. Out of all the tools in the shop, I respect/fear the hand held router the most. I had making a final cleanup pass on a 1" deep mortise in 8/4 red oak. The bit caught, threw the router with my 200lbs body attached about 10" to the side, out the mortise wall and into the plastic work surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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