That was close

[fishon217]

Almost cut my junk off a minute ago. I was workin the edge of the belt and the blade caught the edge of the rubber wheel and that was that. Man im shakin.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I had a similar experience once with a ScotchBrite pad on a 7" angle grinder when I did metal fab work (mostly grinding/polishing) at a yacht company. Hit the slab of stainless at an odd angle and the grinder skipped off and sliced neatly through both layers of my pants pockets close to the inside of the thigh. Miraculously it stopped there and didn't damage my boxers in the slightest. Gave me a good case of the shakes!

 

[De Plano]

Shopping for codpieces now? Would love to see folks faces walking into your shop and seeing that, in fact now you have two reasons to do it!

 

[SamuraiDave]

Respirator... check

Air handling system... check

Fire extinguisher... check

cell phone in pocket, just in case... check

no loose clothing... check

... I feel like i'm missing something... oh yeah, my custom made and differentially hardened steel cup!

 

[jimnolimit]

Almost cut my junk off a minute ago. I was workin the edge of the belt and the blade caught the edge of the rubber wheel and that was that. Man im shakin.

were you holding the knife edge leading?

 

[CWL]

Glad you're safe!

Happened to me once while sharpeneing with paper wheels, wasn't paying attention and caught the edge... just really lucky that the knife was launched sideways and not directly backwards.

 

[fishon217]

I was touching up the plunge a little with the edge up. Yes. I know i know.

 

[jimnolimit]

I was touching up the plunge a little with the edge up. Yes. I know i know.

i'm glad it was a cheap life lesson

 

[Dorito Monk]

Jesus, glad to hear you weren't hurt. That'd scare the living refuse out of me.

 

[fishon217]

Cheap nothin. That knife was almost finished an those 10 in. Wheels are like 80.00.

 

[jimnolimit]

Cheap nothin. That knife was almost finished an those 10 in. Wheels are like 80.00.

$80 and a few more hours to fix up that knife, that was a cheap life lesson. you still have all 10 fingers, right

 

[Dorito Monk]

that was a cheap life lesson. you still have all 10 fingers, right

+1 :thumbup:

Not to mention the fact that you didn't end up cutting your...uh...Finger off.

 

[EarthboundV1]

Close call. I had a close call to but i would have split my gut open. So I've been wearing my mnandi around my neck with the CRK pouch. I went to sharpen one of my kitchen knives on the wicked edge. When I was done I went to loosen the blade and the wieght on the handle made the knife swing towards me. I pushed back to get out of the way and it sliced a good ways into my CRK pouch before falling to the floor. If i hadnt been neck carrying my Mnandi, I don't would not have been good.

 

[JuJu-]

Very crazy. Very lucky!