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I'm making a 6" deep box frame to house a scene made from art metalwork.
To ensure the sides are square I decided to use 2 Stanley corded frame clamps one at the top and one at the bottom.
I obviously don't know my own strength 'cos as I pulled the 2nd one tight it decided to 'let go', lumps of plastic under great tension are not the kind of thing to get your digits in the way of I have found out, please see attached photo for result, the point of impact was right in the cuticle, judging by the colour of the nail and the flesh around it this evening I think I may have broken my thumb and will lose the nail at some stage.
Be careful if using one of these, you have been warned!!!
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I'll raise you my 'Nielsen box with a sticker that says "do not open with a knife or sharp instrument" - to cover their arse' ........ opened-in-anger-with--a-Stanley-knife photo ....
So how am I supposed to open this thing that is banded and covered in copious amounts of tape?
Reminds me of something I did once.
NEVER wear gloves while operating power tools. One day I had some surgical rubber gloves on and stupidly neglected to remove them while I used a power screwdriver. A glove snagged on the chuck and wrapped around really tight. I intinctively yanked my arm away which resulted in the screwdriver bit been catapulted across the workshop straight to the screen of a nice little portable TV. Luckily it didn't explode but it left an ugly little dint in the glass. Of all the things it could have hit..... It did take my mind off my throbbing finger though.
Stanley used to do some strap clamps that used webbing rather than string. I have used them regularly for years. You cinch them up with a spanner, so you can get enormous pressure on and no way are thay going to break. The best alternative I have found since are the tie-downs that are meant for car roof-racks or whatever.
The nurse that put the stitches in (Worthing A&E) with a tiny curved needle and a tiny pair of pliers was/is a customer and we chatted about her last (framed) and current (yet to be framed) X stitch/embroidery projects.
The nurse that removed them - at the local surgery, was/is also a customer as well as a neighbour of both our shop and our home.
Mutual respect was gained - I should gash and slash other body parts on more regular occasions in order to put our trade in to perspective.
Oh my gosh, some warning would have been nice! A super-squeamish girlie like me should not look at pics of injuries like that
It's becoming more and more apparent that I really need to develop a stronger stomach for such things if I am to carry on in framing as these kinds of injuries don't seem to be as rare as I would have liked
