Injuries, we hate them

QUOTE: My friend was building models and all of a sudden his knife rolled off the table a put a pretty gash in his thy. It happened before he could do anything. Bled like mad and looked like it needed stitches but he did without.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ddayomaha I did that in 2nd grade with a pencil, so now theres a piece of lead in my palm I have one in my shin from a girl in 7th grade who stick me with her pencil. By the way, it is not lead, it is graphite. Mike “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon Reply M1abramsRules Member since June 2003 Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 1, 2004 12:03 AM I have yet to draw blood with an exacto. and for some strange reason, I can't smell my enamel paints (although I can smell my lacquer dullcoat) Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:04 PM Yeah, I got a piece of graphite in my hand still when I gouged my hand with a pencil. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:01 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Peridexion I auto-tatooed myself once. My Rapid-o-Graph drafting pen rolled of the bench and embedded itself in my leg. I now have a permanent blue-black dot in my leg. I did that in 2nd grade with a pencil, so now theres a piece of lead in my palm This is kind of an ionric thread because my broken leg brouht me into modeling Reply Edit scottrc Member since December 2003 From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W Posted by scottrc on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:35 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Peridexion I auto-tatooed myself once. My Rapid-o-Graph drafting pen rolled of the bench and embedded itself in my leg. I now have a permanent blue-black dot in my leg. I have one too! Also have some little black dots on my finger tip where I tend to try to unplug the tip like on a technical pen. Wrong thing to do.[:0] My modeling partner almost circumsized himself with a Exacto knife when it rolled off the table and fell between his legs. If the cut was any deeper, he would have lost his ability to have kids. All he had on was his boxers because he was modeling late at night. He calls me about 2 am and askes me to take him to the emergency room for stitches. He did quite well hiding his embarassment. Walking into the ER with a ball of guaze, a tampon, and an ice pack in his sweatpants looked pretty funny. All it took was that one episode and he replaced all his round handles with square ones. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:11 PM I auto-tatooed myself once. My Rapid-o-Graph drafting pen rolled of the bench and embedded itself in my leg. I now have a permanent blue-black dot in my leg. Reply Edit goldenturtle02 Member since November 2003 From: Western Maryland Posted by goldenturtle02 on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:47 PM I have dropped my knife (unknown at the time) slid my foot straight into the blade my o my I bled a lot Man these blades are sharp....... Where's this red stuff coming from???? Reply gregers Member since February 2003 From: UK Posted by gregers on Sunday, March 28, 2004 1:49 PM Hey Scottrc. thanks, i really needed that laugh. i don't normaly laugh at others getting hurt but that was so funny i had tears in my eyes. heres a (small) laugh at my stupidity, i had just finished reading an article in scale models international about safety whilst modeling. then started attacking my latest project. whilst paring away some plastic i decided to do it the safe way and cut AWAY from my hand (i nomally cut towards it ). the scalpel reverted to type and embeded itself into my left index finger (still got the scar after more than ten years) i still cut towards my hand and havn't cut myself again (yet). Greg Why torture yourself when life will do it for you? Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:12 AM RE rolling hobby Knives: I have Excel brand knives from Hobby Lobby, they have a hex on the end so they can't roll, there is a knurled knob on the butt instead of a collar around the blade end to loosen the blade and the handels are rubber coated. Love these knives. The only straight, roundle I have left is the one with the wide chisel point blade (just wider than the handle) I use for folding PE. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 27, 2004 12:34 AM My friend was building models and all of a sudden his knife rolled off the table a put a pretty gash in his thy. It happened before he could do anything. Bled like mad and looked like it needed stitches but he did without. I had a close encounter with a rolling knife too. the knife rolled not towards me but off to the right side and fell balde down about an inch from my bare foot into the floor! I just took a minute to relax and think about it all and how close it was! Reply Edit FreedomEagle1953 Member since December 2012 Posted by FreedomEagle1953 on Friday, March 26, 2004 11:16 PM aaaahhhh the old rolling xacto knife problem ... not a funny one ... not at all ... That's why my favorite modeling knife ... and I think I have tried them all over the past 44 or so years ... is one that just won't roll ... the old TESTORS MODEL MASTER knife ... the funny looking thing with the storage bin on the end for two or three extra blades ... and the knife blade cover that comes off the business end of the knife and plugs onto the the other end of the knife ... do you know the one I am talking about fellow modelers ??? Sorry to say that I think me and two or three other modelers must have been the only users ... ... the knife is no longer made ... FreedomEagle1953 Chicago, IL area "keep on building 'em ... but don't glue your fingers together" Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Friday, March 26, 2004 6:18 PM Had three stiches in my hand when a then younger me tried to pry open a a large jar of paint and broke it. Bled pretty nicely.  Eric  Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 26, 2004 12:40 PM My cats run when I even break out the paint. They seem to hate the smell and they run away when they think I am about to open something up. Reply Edit Jim Barton Member since February 2003 Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, March 26, 2004 11:48 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by scottrc The cat story???? Our cat used to like to annoy me by sleeping on my hobby table while I worked. I was using CA this one night and the dummy kept stretching into my workspace. So, I went to give her a push in the rear with my hand, and when I go to remove my hand, found it was adhered to the butt of my sleeping cat. All was fine until she woke up and felt fur and skin beginning to tear. I had my debonder close by but she went into buzzsaw mode before I had a chance to grab and use it. You should have seen the look on my wife's face when she saw the cat running out from the basement with a bald spot on her butt, and me following her, running into the bathroom bleeding from my arm, and a lump a fur glued to my palm. That's why I don't let my cat sit in my lap or be anywhere near the hobby bench while I'm working. "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!" Reply Jim Barton Member since February 2003 Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, March 26, 2004 11:43 AM This might not work so well for those of you with small workbenches, but when I put the knife down, I try to remember to put it perpendicular with the long edge of my workbench. That way, if it should roll, it would have to go about three feet before it fell. In the unlikely event it does roll that far before I stop it, it would fall harmlessly to the floor. Also (and I don't always remember to do this), when I won't be using the knife for a little while, I'll slip the plastic blade guard over it and that keeps it from rolling at all. "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!" Reply scottrc Member since December 2003 From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W Posted by scottrc on Friday, March 26, 2004 11:38 AM The cat story???? Our cat used to like to annoy me by sleeping on my hobby table while I worked. I was using CA this one night and the dummy kept stretching into my workspace. So, I went to give her a push in the rear with my hand, and when I go to remove my hand, found it was adhered to the butt of my sleeping cat. All was fine until she woke up and felt fur and skin beginning to tear. I had my debonder close by but she went into buzzsaw mode before I had a chance to grab and use it. You should have seen the look on my wife's face when she saw the cat running out from the basement with a bald spot on her butt, and me following her, running into the bathroom bleeding from my arm, and a lump a fur glued to my palm. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 26, 2004 11:03 AM I've had many injuries mostly associated with sports. I've been working with this modeling glue since 62/63and there are no ill effects. At least none that the doctors and shrinks can detect. I'm a good actor.LOL No, health is fine and I'll be building for years to come. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 26, 2004 10:57 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by qmiester <snip!>a 3/4 inch scar just behind my toes, in the middle of my right foot from the time I was 15 and an exacto knife rolled off the desk and attempted to pin my tennis shoe and foot to the floor. Something a lot of modelers don't think about. Those nice, round, solid-feeling X-acto knife handles roll really easily. As a kid/teenager I somehow avoided shishkebabing my foot, but nowadays I keep a flap of tape wrapped around the knife handle so it can't roll. No sense tempting fate, especially after you've reached the age where you're no longer invincible. RE: The Cat Story.....reminds me of an episode in one of G. Gordon Liddy's novels where the hero takes out a (very bad) bad guy by locking him in a closet with a enraged cat. A rather original way to administer justice. Fortunately, scottrc lived to tell his story. [:0] Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:36 PM QUOTE: Did I miss the thread with the full story on that one? Yeah, would you be able to tell us about that one scottrc? That must have been fun! Reply Edit qmiester Member since May 2003 From: Central USA Posted by qmiester on Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:35 PM My body has started cashing the checks I wrote on it when I was much younger and far more immortal than I am now. Got a shoulder that was separated playing college football, lets me know when the smallest rain cloud is any where within a 100 mile radius. Right ear rings constantly and can't really hear someone speaking on that side, thanks to being too close to too many radials running at full power and too many years shooting big bore rifles. Got a disc in my lower back that is about 65 to 70 percent collapsed - and really don't know how I did it. God - getting old is so much fun! Only mementos of modeling I can think of are a 2 inch long scar just below the thumb of my left thumb, courtesy of an exacto knife that got away from me when I was 11. And a 3/4 inch scar just behind my toes, in the middle of my right foot from the time I was 15 and an exacto knife rolled off the desk and attempted to pin my tennis shoe and foot to the floor. Quincy Reply paulnchamp Member since January 2003 From: Warwick, RI Posted by paulnchamp on Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:04 PM So it seems that (so far, anyways. . . ) modeling is only hazardous if you're a cat Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations." Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:32 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by scottrc Other than the scars on my left arm where I glued myself to the cat....<snip!> Did I miss the thread with the full story on that one? Reply Edit fightnjoe Member since September 2011 Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:43 PM my injuries are all non-modeling injuries. some of which (bad knees) will never be 100% again. joe Veterans, Thank You For Your Sacrifices, Never To Be Forgotten Where you can find me: Workbench on FaceBook  Google Plus  YouTube Reply zokissima Member since July 2003 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posted by zokissima on Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:17 PM Been at it for a few years. No ill effects yet, knock on wood :) Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:59 PM QUOTE: Too bad there are dimwits that are using our supplies and tools to get high or to hurt people. Yeah, it's pretty unforntionate. I think every member of this whole forum could agree with me when I say that this hobby couldn't be done well without chemicals and smelly stuff. All we can do is just try to keep ourselves safe from this stuff. QUOTE: ...and other professionals, pay some respect to the tools and chemicals we use. I think thats well said. By the way, did you really glue yourself to your cat?! Reply Edit 12 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy