First Bad Encounter with a Jointer

[SHADOWFOX]

I was jointing the edge of a piece this morning and even with a dust collector the surface of the jointer before the blade had build up so I cleared some of it with my hand instead of blowing to it and i had nip the tip of my ring finger did not hurt just saw blood gushing out of it.. Me and blood do not get along, i thought i was going to pass out. immediately grab the roll of shop towel and wrapped my finger. i probably went through 4 sheets of towel shop. I learned a huge lesson, never ever use ur hand to clean the surface of machine with a balde nearby. Hopefully this would be the worst injury i will ever have with woodworking.. I am just thankful it did not cutoff my ring finger..

[newbie2wood]

Good thing it was not a bad injury.

I rarely use my compressor to blow away wood chips (too dusty and too much trouble to setup and drain). I just use a simple bench brush.

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[Ken Massingale]

I'm very happy it isn't worse. But, I don't see how this happened with the guard on. Now, surely yuou don't use the jointer with no guard, do you? ;-D
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[gary]

Glad you're not hurt worst. I lost 1/4: off my left index finger years ago and it's still a permanent barometer.

I saw the Maloof video a while back and most of his injuries were caused by cleaning scraps from running equipment (mostly waiting for it to spin down after being switched off). I try to learn from my and others "lessons" and try to keep from doing that now.

[MilDoc]

Keep one in the shop. Saves time so I can get back to work. Need to replenish it

Glad it wasn't worse!

[kwgeorge]

Kind of reminds me of the guy at work whose grass shoot clogged on his lawnmower so he kicked the grass out with his foot. He limped and wore funny shoes until his toes healed.

Al I can say is, DUDE! There are spinning blades up there! Like you normally I use my compressor to clear that dust port when it clogs. Normally it is only with harder more dense woods that it happens with.

I am glad you are not hurt bad but be reminded like I was not to long ago that if you are in a hurry you are better off finding something else to do for awhile as at best you will ruin a piece of wood but at worst, well you know.

Ken

[just4funsies]

Get some PVC pipe and put together an overhead shop air system to hook to your compressor. I'm never far from one of those coily nylon hoses with a blower nozzle hooked up. It's very cheap (much cheaper than finger reattachment surgery).

[lcm1947]

Glad it wasn't worst. Good in a way though. I look at any non-serious injury as a good thing. It should keep you on your toes and good learning experience.

[Ken Weaver]

Whew!!! Hope the lesson was learned. So glad it wasn't worse!

[gmack5]

Get some PVC pipe and put together an overhead shop air system to hook to your compressor. I'm never far from one of those coily nylon hoses with a blower nozzle hooked up. It's very cheap (much cheaper than finger reattachment surgery).

Somewhere I remember reading that you should NEVER use PVC piping in a "High Pressure" situation, IOW, Do NOT use PVC for Air Pressure Lines.

PVC Pipe can shatter with a small scratch and "cool" ambient Air when used to carry Air under pressure.

[Pappy]

Still have a flat fingertip from a jointer knife. Guy tapped me on the shoulder as I was running a board over the tables. Lesson that is hard to forget.

[Turaj]

I am glad it was not any worse. Just mark it down as a lesson!! and thanks for the reminder. (it is just too bad that the reminder comes with a price)

[JSUPreston]

Still have a flat fingertip from a jointer knife. Guy tapped me on the shoulder as I was running a board over the tables. Lesson that is hard to forget.

Pappy, that is exactly why my wife follows my main rule when she comes to the shop. She doesn't yell or even come up to me when a tool is running. She stands by the doors and waits for me to stop and/or see her before talking to me. It's kept me out of trouble so far.

Now, if she'd just follow my other rules, you know: T-Bone and taters for dinner, cold drinks without my asking, foot massages, etc.

[germdoc]

I was at a birthday party yesterday and chatting with a neighbor about woodworking. He held up his left 1st finger--1/4" shorter than it should have been because of an accident with a jointer. Ouch--makes me queasy just to think about it...