What Did You Do Today (2017)

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Bazyle thinking about it I suppose it would stand on the four castors let you know when next my engine is not on it.

H

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

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What did I do today. ……………… Earned a first class honours degree in stupidity is what I did.!!!!

Left my thumb in the line of fire between the bed plate and the crank web as I tested the spin of the Economy engine I am building. 13 kg of flywheels hanging on the crank Vs my thumb did not end well.

It does not show up as it's not got the colour as yet but the nail is separated from the thumb so I imagine it will be lost at some point.

Full of paracetamol, Nick

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

OUCH !, Makes me feel all squiffy in the groin region just looking at the photo. Hope the pain eases soon so you can get on with the engine.
BobH

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Ouch

[BobH beat me too it]

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 04/04/2017 21:25:12

[MikelkieParticipant @mikelkie]

That looks eina, feel for you.

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

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I have lost any feeling in the tip. Can even jab it with a scalpel.

If it does not come back soon I will go and get it checked out. ……… But really don't fancy sitting in a waiting room for 5 hours.

Nick

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Better get a tetanus jab soon, you say no colour but in a few days it will be black !

Clive

[John RandallParticipant @johnrandall96767]

Drill the Nail to relieve the pressure or get it done by the professsionals ?

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Clumsy bastard…….

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

What I really like about this forum is the sympathy you get when you injure yourself .

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

As we often said in the works "ooh, a pain response was induced "

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Welcome to the club, I did almost exactly the same when trying to get Jo's R&B engine going and that was being turned with a starting handle.

Don't need to ask what part you are going to be making next but it was part of the accessory set

Edited By JasonB on 05/04/2017 08:08:41

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Posted by John Randall on 04/04/2017 22:54:32:

Drill the Nail to relieve the pressure or get it done by the professsionals ?

The way he's going he would go right through the thumb. Red hot sewing needle is the easy way.

regards Martin

PS hope it gets better soon Nick

[Dave SpicerParticipant @davespicer27262]

I think we need a new forum post " Why did I do that Today?"

Thumbs up Dave

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

One of those ones where you can feel every heartbeat in your thumb

ouch

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

Posted by Martin Kyte on 05/04/2017 09:15:04:

Posted by John Randall on 04/04/2017 22:54:32:

Drill the Nail to relieve the pressure or get it done by the professsionals ?

The way he's going he would go right through the thumb. Red hot sewing needle is the easy way.

regards Martin

PS hope it gets better soon Nick

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There is no pressure. The nail is separated so no build up of blood and goo as it can find it's way out.

Nick

[JimmieSParticipant @jimmies]

I can fully sympathise with you. Was once threading a final drive chain on a BSA A10 and asked my friend to push very gently on the k/start. To speed things up he kicked it instead. Can still feel my index finger crushed between the chain and sprocket as it revolved until my wrist hit the shock. Then we had to do it in reverse. NICE!

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Isn't it funny you have these little accidents and they're in slow motion sometimes you can see them coming but powerless to stop them happening

H

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

After months of keeping away from crowded places due to immune system being dodgy was driven to see a local Rally driver a character who is always entertaining then to my PEEMS club to listen to a talk on the repair of musical instruments.

Great to be back into the model World had good news the Chemotherapy seems to have worked at the present time I'm in remission.

There are other problems a possible side effect but will try to sort that out eventually at least back to metal munching.

While in Hospital a couple of my motorcycle speed friends offered to take me to Pendine speed attempts next month but at the moment legs are knackered so doubt if I can go.

**LINK**

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Glad to here that you are no longer confined to barracks Windy and are able to get about a bit.

Brian

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

Now most of the light brown stuff is done I can get on with the metalwork on the rocking horse.
This morning I made 4 round nuts to go on the ends of a rocking horse swing irons.
27mm dia with a 3/8" x 24 thread.
( a cheap source of 3/8" x 48" steel rod; earth rods from screwfix or tool station)
The traditional method is a washer and split pin, with a 'bowler hat' cover.

[Steven VineParticipant @stevenvine79904]

That's great John. The grain seems to be in all the right places.

Steve

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

Harry, I know just what you mean. Can you remember falling off your bike when you were a kid? You seemed to be in the air, hovering over the hard road surface for ages – certainly long enough to think "this is going to hurt." And hurt it always did! I also remember the same phenomenon when falling off a motorbike, and that hurt, too!

[Ed DuffnerParticipant @edduffner79357]

Just browsing ebay I came across this tap follower – must be made of unobtanium!

Ed.

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

ED,

at least it's post free !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clogs

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