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navihawk said:
A friend of mine just lost two digits from pulling chips out from undeneath a lathe.Everyone does it too.
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Oh man, never, ever, pull chips with the machine running!!!

I knew a guy who did just that while he was turning some 303 stainless, and the long stringy chips were piling up. Some of us older guys had told him not to do that, I guess he didn't believe us. He went to pull it out, and the stuff cought on the still turning stock, and it was like the wire in a cheese cutter! Filleted his fingers right down to the bone.

Machines are dangerous, never loose your fear of what they can do if you relax too much.

Now back to the normal program!:D
 
JK,
Sorry to hear about your hand. Our Daddys were right, "It's hell to get old".
Anyway, I have a similar problem with my right hand. I had carpal tunnel surgery because of numbness in my hand/fingers. The surgery relieved the numbness in the fingers but left the palm of my hand in bad shape. I can't snap open the "Tactical" one handed knives like I used to. Fortunately my right thumb is still strong and can open nearly any slipjoint. I have returned to the knives of my youth. I now carry a Case Gunstock that was my Grandfathers and a Case Peanut that my Dad carried for 38 years.
Jack Knife thank for sharing your past. Hopefully your writings will show our younger folks our rich American heritage.
 
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Hope you get to feeling better. But hey, what about a Case Russlock? You can open and close it with one hand after some quick practice. Something to think about maybe. :thumbup:
 
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