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Down at A&E, only gone and cut myself.

Posted by Daniel Evans on 19 July 2016 at 11:40

Ok so I know many of you have done this but I always thought it would never happen to me.

Just went to trim some graphics and gone right through my finger, my own stupid fault for not using a safety ruler, from now on, no graphic will be cut unless with a safety ruler from now on.

If you’re using a standard ruler, you have been warned, go buy one now.

Sitting down a&e for I’m guessing all afternoon, it would of easily paid for itself.

Vince Francis replied 9 years, 5 months ago 12 Members · 15 Replies
15 Replies

David Mitchell

Member
19 July 2016 at 12:04

and you never posted a photo :O

hope yer alright 🙂
Tahsin Niyazi

Member
19 July 2016 at 12:49

I did this not long ago tip of my thumb.
It has not started to feel normal again after 3 months.

Bad part is I was trimming excess vinyl from a piece of composite 8(.

Plasters were to small so some tissue and vinyl wrapped up did the job till I could get it looked at.
Daniel Evans

Member
19 July 2016 at 12:53

Turns out that it wasn’t that bad.

New blade and just took a massive bit of skin.

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Derek Heron

Member
19 July 2016 at 13:54

nice
dip in isoprop to clean

😉
John Thomson

Member
19 July 2016 at 15:56

when using blades it is not if but when! Been there and done that………..glad it wasn’t too bad.

safety rulers all the time for me.

John
David Hammond

Member
19 July 2016 at 16:50

Ouch! Done it myself. After waiting hours they glued mine back together, could have done it myself! 😆
Daniel Evans

Member
19 July 2016 at 17:43

Once I got back to work, I started trimming again without a safety ruler, 2 minutes later I said **** this and literally went an bought a safety ruler, will never look back now.
Martin Pearson

Member
19 July 2016 at 19:36

quote Daniel Evans:

Once I got back to work, I started trimming again without a safety ruler, 2 minutes later I said **** this and literally went an bought a safety ruler, will never look back now.

Give it a couple of months & it will be all forgotten about & the safety rule will be stashed away somewhere 😆 😆 😆 😆
David Rogers

Member
19 July 2016 at 21:48

Nippy sore.

Done that a couple of times years ago when rushing and a normal steel ruler…worst was new blade, hard and fast through the finger nail too – I don’t recommend having your finger nail pulled out so they can stitch the bits of finger together.

It’ll heal well though …give it a couple of weeks… don’t be too tempted to pick it when it gets itchy!

These days I’m either freehand cutting along weed boxes or using a selection of 100 to 200mm wide 6mm acrylic straight edges to trim with. Stops the blade jumping up and you can see through them!

Safety(ish) first
Robert Lambie

Member
20 July 2016 at 01:15

ever wished you hadn’t clicked on a post and looked? :awkward: 😆
NeilRoss

Member
20 July 2016 at 07:19

Always cut towards your friend! 😆
Daniel Evans

Member
20 July 2016 at 07:22

quote Robert Lambie:

ever wished you hadn’t clicked on a post and looked? :awkward: 😆

Always happy to bring a little blood and gore to the boards. :smiles:
Simon Worrall

Member
20 July 2016 at 08:56

Been there, cut that!
I always keep some superglue in the first aid box, for temporary fix.
Instant bond, no sting :smiles:
Simon.
Daniel Evans

Member
20 July 2016 at 08:58

Haha Dr Simon
Vince Francis

Member
21 July 2016 at 08:53

I done something similar the other day. First real hot day of the year & I decide to wear shorts…..but did not notice someone had left a stainless sheet hanging out a rack, so I walked into it. At first I thought I had scrapped the back of my leg. 1.5" gash & several stitches later as it was so deep.