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DIY & Home Improvement

marble falls

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3. My 94 yr old dad got a skill saw from Amazon (we sold all his tools as he was in assisted living), laid ...

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 06:47 AM

Jul 2024

... a cabinet door on his lap to "trim it" and put a 4" gash on his leg that took all night in the ER to stop bleeding and managed somehow to miss nerves, bone and major artery. We've caught him with two more before he got to use them, since.

Simple rule for self repairers: "Skill saw: no gloves. Gloves: no skill saw. Otherwise you'll be ordering a round of ten drinks with only eight or nine fingers.

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I don't do DIY. I do DIMEIIKM (Do it myself, even if it kills me.) [View all] Siwsan Jul 2024 OP

oh goodness,,,, KarenS Jul 2024 #1

It should have been an easy project Siwsan Jul 2024 #2

aren't those famous last words or something? KarenS Jul 2024 #4

So true!! Siwsan Jul 2024 #5

The on/off switch is always your friend. bluescribbler Jul 2024 #6

My 94 yr old dad got a skill saw from Amazon (we sold all his tools as he was in assisted living), laid ... marble falls Jul 2024 #3

Hubs lost part of a thumb doing something just as dumb with a skill saw. slightlv Jul 2024 #7

I caught the fleshy side of my thrumb in a table saw in my late twenties. I took a piece of wood ... marble falls Jul 2024 #8