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Now that was an interesting experience (ouch)

woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
edited July 2002 in General Discussion
I love machines!!!!
Let me clarify that I love anything old and mechanical.
To occupy myself late at night after work I buy old busted stuff and fix it, It's a great way to unwind after a nightsift in a job I hate.
Back in january I got a call from a friend asking me if I'd like an old sewing machine to tinker with. I met him at an old warehouse he was cleaning out, an old clothing factory actually. Ended up buying a 1915 vintage Singer industrial sewing machine for $40.00. After six months of rebuilding it. I'm slowly learning to use the thing. I'm considering setting up at the cowboy action shoots locally fixing leather and maybe custom making some historical clothing. It might make a neat part time business.

Tonight I learned a valuable lesson.

Watch your dang fingers!!!!!!!!

A leather needle powered by a 1/3 horse motor makes short work of sewing your thumb and forefinger together.

OUCH That stings!!!!!!!!!!

Woods

Comments

  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Not to good. I usually keep it simple with the Super Glue.


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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    to much work...

    I prefer high output low drag...

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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  • Judge DreadJudge Dread Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nope ! pulling the string out is the stingy part ,if lodged in bone
    quite an experience ,if in top of nail end and you dont faint and end sweating like a dog ,you have become a man !!!!! That after pulling out the thread.....

    HEHEHE! (No Anesthetics)

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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000
    edited November -1
    And I thought a staple hurt.

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  • SawzSawz Member Posts: 6,049
    edited November -1
    I was putting some stairs together a few years back and was shooting a finish nail gun holding wood with left hand shooting with right. The nail hit some hard grain and turned left coming out of the wood I felt it hit my finger, I pulled away by reflex and grabbed the finger and was sqeezing for some reason only to find blood squirting out both sides of the finger. went all the way through, I feel your pain


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