Caution reminder

[Jeff in Pa]

Sorry to hear but glad it wasn't worse.

Sounds like it's time to design a holder for the chain hoist. I have 65lb Gilson wheel weights but luckily they have a center hole.

Originally Posted by yettrbomb

I had a pick axe head get loose on a handle once, slid down the handle and broke my thumbnail off. OUCH! Mom wasn’t proud of the words I said. Anything with smashing fingernails and fingers isn’t ever good, but thanks for the safety reminder, and hope for a speedy recovery!

At my previous employer, the two welders were working together tacking a large sheetmetal part together. Adam would tack the part and Jeremy would smack it with a BIG leather end steel hammer.

The head came off the hammer and hit Adam right in the mouth. Knocked two teeth out and broke another one off.

That's the "weapon of choice" right there. Also in the picture is a 6" scale for size reference

[Sam Mac]

This is what I use for the weights on my BX. They are about 110 lbs. I use my engine hoist. The long pin goes into one of the bolt holes in the wheel, the black pipe is the guide and balance handle, then I just slide the weight into place, slap the other bolts in and I'm done.

[DieselDoctor]

Thanks for all the kind words guys.
I was using a hoist to lift the weight off of my workbench having just painted them. As I put the hook of my "weight lifter" into the bolt hole in the weight, the weight slid off of the bench. As the chain came tight, it rolled a loop over my little finger, crushing it between the chain and the weight. I was too busy screaming to think of many bad words. I did manage to verbalize my thoughts when I ran the damage under cold water to clean the wound!
Just to reinforce the reason of this post, Be Careful!

[Dirty Steve]

Holy OUCH, Doc!!! As said, thankfully it was not worse! And thanks for the words on safety .

[Jeff in Pa]

Sounds like it was "chit happens" moment.

Here's what happens when you're just plain stupid
http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php...press-accident)

NOTE!!!! If you're squeamish with open wounds, do NOT click the link. Bob survived with stitches and a world class headache

[Marko141]

I alsmot lost my pinky is the garage, nail fell off and took 6 months to grow back. It's a drawn out process, there are vitamins that a specific for hair, skin, and nail growth, helps speed up the process.

[Jumper]

Whoa Stan! That had to hurt.
Guess you won't be able to use that new mill........

[drglinski]

I was loading Magnum suitcase weights in the bed of my truck last month....it was cold out, and some how when it laid down enough of my finger was under it for it to hurt for a good hour +. Not as extreme as your case however!

[DieselDoctor]

My point exactly! These are tasks that we all do fairly frequently. It's human nature to become complacent. We all need to THINK about what we are doing. I know I'm going to try harder. It takes too long to heal at my age!