Hey Guys!


I got a chance to take some shots of my routered finger.
http://tinyurl.com/5wb7rm It's not that bad. It looks like it's
starting to grow out already. Still kinda flat though. The brown stuff
is called betadine (sp?) and it dries hard like lacquer. They said the
nail would fall off but it looks pretty healthy to me.

If you have an accident like this try to see someone who knows
about these injuries. The (low cost) office down the street doesn't
know what to do other than check for infection. These things don't
happen too often percentage wise. They've made great advancements in
the last five years as the article Daniel posted shows, but a lot of
clinics just don't know about it.

Sooo... I put away the modified cove bit and got one of these
http://tinyurl.com/6o8xek #8614 (profile C). $18! It's a half inch
shank so I had to build a table for my brand new 1.75hp router that
I've had for over a year and never used. I estimate that it's about an
18degree cut. I like it but haven't had a chance to test for flight
performance yet. Still it's the best stock bit I've been able to find.

A big THANK YOU!! :) to all my friends here who gave me some
excellent coaching and shared info on their sites and videos on using
routers for booms. I'm getting there. Eventually I'll have three
routers operating for each of the three bits I use. I also got a speed
control which prevents a lot of router anxiety when starting the thing
up haha!


Cheers!

John V.


--- In Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Bower" <RDude15@...>
wrote:
>
> Holy crap John! Consider yourself lucky you were only using
> a "little" router bit. I want to see pics of the carnage. :-) At my
[...]
> Stay Rad and safe everybody!
> Richard Bower
>
> --- In Boomerang_Talk@yahoogroups.com, "johnvboomerangertiltheend"
> <whishhbone@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> >
> > I've been upgrading my shop a little, trying to fine tune my
> > production. I bought another trim router and also some bits from
> this
> > place http://tinyurl.com/394sy3 Incredible variety and prices
> compared
> > to what I've seen elsewhere. Really good service too. Yesterday I
> was
> > using some new bits and one older cove bit that I did a lousy job of
> > modifying for the trailing edge cut. It works but leaves a rougher
> > edge that I have to even out with the sander. I was not being
> careful
> > enough and received a shredded fingertip. DAMN!! I'm okay but
> needed a
> > trip to the emergency room for treatment. Doc says it'll grow back
> and
> > I feel kind of lucky but also very stupid.
> >
> > I've always had an instinctive fear of routers and I used to
> avoid
> > them. But as I've cautiously used them and seen others use them I've
> > become increasingly more comfortable with them. Too comfortable
> > apparently. The more I use them I see how much time they save and
> how
> > evenly they can shape a boom. So I'd have to say I advocate their
> use.
> > I just want to remind everyone to enjoy them as I do but respect the
> > router and keep your fingers.
> >
> > I won't be doing any left handed catches for a while but I'll be
> > back in the shop as soon as I can. They wrapped my finger and it'll
> be
> > looked at tomorrow. I'm still excited about my new router tools and
> > can't wait to get back to using them again.
> >
> >
> > John V.
> >
>