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11-21-2010, 09:06 AM
#51
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Lakeland, Fl.
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Hi, my name is Jean and I also live in Lakeland. I have had near misses with the rotary cutter, but once actually sewed over my index finger and had to go to the hospital to have it looked at, just wanted you to know and also my birthday is September 19th although I am probably older than you
11-21-2010, 09:47 AM
#54
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: California, USA
Posts: 1,318
Glad it was only a few stitches that you needed and not a replacement thumb (we can't do without our thumbs). Hope you heal quickly.
Rotary cutters should be changed a lot more often than most of us change them. I've been buying the Harbor Freight Tools rotary cutters and at $1.00 each you can afford to change them a lot more often.
With the lady that almost stuck the seam ripper in her eye and now this with the rotary cutter, it is a great reminder that we work with extremely dangerous tools and need to be very careful with them. I know that sometimes I get distracted and have had a few near misses myself. It is always such a sobering feeling when it happens.
Take care...
Rotary cutters should be changed a lot more often than most of us change them. I've been buying the Harbor Freight Tools rotary cutters and at $1.00 each you can afford to change them a lot more often.
With the lady that almost stuck the seam ripper in her eye and now this with the rotary cutter, it is a great reminder that we work with extremely dangerous tools and need to be very careful with them. I know that sometimes I get distracted and have had a few near misses myself. It is always such a sobering feeling when it happens.
Take care...
11-21-2010, 09:52 AM
#56
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CA & NM
Posts: 1,120
Originally Posted by ginnie6
wow! I cut mine a few years ago with a buck knife...index finger and laid it open from first knuckle to end of nail on the side. Bled like crazy. I superglued it, splinted it to keep from bending it and after about an hour of sitting I was back in the kitchen.....I did NOT use that knife anymore though!
11-21-2010, 10:13 AM
#57
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: McLoud, OK
Posts: 13,264
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Oh geez!! Get well soon
Get to healing, you have work to do. :)
I did the same thing with one of those Mandaline slicers used in the kitchen. Soon as I stopped bleeding all over my newly redone kitchen I threw that thing in the trash. So now I use a food processor.
Get to healing, you have work to do. :)
I did the same thing with one of those Mandaline slicers used in the kitchen. Soon as I stopped bleeding all over my newly redone kitchen I threw that thing in the trash. So now I use a food processor.
+Glad you will heal. I did the same thing with one of those slicers--it too went into the garbage!!!
11-21-2010, 10:21 AM
#59
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: MN
Posts: 2,411
oh no..... thats terrible.. ( sounds like soemthing I would do... I HATE changing blades!)
I'm thankful ur thumb will be ok..
and
I"m even more thankful that DH does nto read this board!! I'd never hear the end of it! he would try to take away my cutters.... altho I have NEVER cut my self with the rotatries or a razor blade.. I cut my self with dumb stuff like.. the finger nail clippers or the letter opener..* ... sigh....don't ask*......
I'm thankful ur thumb will be ok..
and
I"m even more thankful that DH does nto read this board!! I'd never hear the end of it! he would try to take away my cutters.... altho I have NEVER cut my self with the rotatries or a razor blade.. I cut my self with dumb stuff like.. the finger nail clippers or the letter opener..* ... sigh....don't ask*......
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