Cosmic Reset | 05 Jan 2017 6:13 a.m. PST |
I've stumbled across several references on blogs and forums in recent days where guys mention that they have cut themselves, or are finally getting back to work on miniatures after a hobby injury. I got the impression from a couple, that such injuries are frequent. So, I'm curious, how often do you suffer a hobby related injury? This does not include injury to your pocketbook, or from significant other for spending grocery money on figs. It happens from time to time, but I can't actually remember the last time I cut myself with a hobby knife, or caused other injury as a result of the hobby. More than a year in any event. |
zoneofcontrol | 05 Jan 2017 6:26 a.m. PST |
I've poked myself with various tools or bits and pieces. Nothing ever more serious than that. I do remember a silly video from Dr. Faust Painting Clinic on safety: YouTube link |
willlucv | 05 Jan 2017 6:30 a.m. PST |
I superglued my fingers together quite recently. |
Frederick | 05 Jan 2017 6:46 a.m. PST |
Cut myself scratch building a couple of times but that is over a 30 year span |
freerangeegg | 05 Jan 2017 6:48 a.m. PST |
I regularly either poke myself with a pin drill or cut my thumb with a craft knife, neither of them has resulted in a serious injury though, and have occasionally superglued my fingers together, though less frequently these days as they seem to have reformulated superglue now so it takes 5 minutes to set. |
Joes Shop | 05 Jan 2017 6:54 a.m. PST |
Cuts and scratches on a weekly basis. |
daler240D | 05 Jan 2017 6:56 a.m. PST |
I was bayoneted about 3 months ago, but it was only a flesh wound. |
Pictors Studio | 05 Jan 2017 7:10 a.m. PST |
Everytime I get a new x-acto blade, so something like every three months. But I get a lot of them when I get a new blade because it is sharp. Sometimes, when I have time, I'll do something, like cut foamcore, that dulls the blade deliberately when I pull a new one out. |
whitphoto | 05 Jan 2017 7:26 a.m. PST |
I regularly give myself tiny nicks in the thumb as I'm prepping minis. Rarely do they bleed but add up enough of them and they hurt. Sometimes I have to stop using the xacto but I've never hurt myself to the point of not being able to do something. Most of the injuries that stop my hobby time come from other things. I've cut myself way worse cooking than I think I ever could with an xacto blade. |
Kevin C | 05 Jan 2017 7:28 a.m. PST |
About one time out of every five times that I use an X-acto knife or a drill I poke or cut myself serious enough to draw blood, but I only have one really deep scar on my thumb -- and that is from an injury about 20 years ago. That said, I always wear eye protection when I work with miniatures. I am not taking a chance with my eyes. |
Dynaman8789 | 05 Jan 2017 7:39 a.m. PST |
I've "exacto'd" the top layer of skin off of my fingers twice in 12 years. |
Jakar Nilson | 05 Jan 2017 7:48 a.m. PST |
Lots of blisters every time I need to drill for pinning… |
PJ ONeill | 05 Jan 2017 8:03 a.m. PST |
Whenever anyone asks about working with pink insulation foam (terrain), I always say "Never cut toward you". I often forget that advice with predictable consequences. |
vtsaogames | 05 Jan 2017 8:17 a.m. PST |
Superglue is main issue. I've been stuck by pikes once or twice, haven't cut myself with a hobby knife this century. Once drilled a small hole in my finger, not too deep. |
Flashman14 | 05 Jan 2017 8:17 a.m. PST |
Virtually never. Been poked with a pike on occasion but no damage. |
21eRegt | 05 Jan 2017 9:00 a.m. PST |
Exceptionally rare and never more than a slice. |
Grignotage | 05 Jan 2017 9:08 a.m. PST |
Occasional nick from my exacto knife but pretty rare overall. |
GurKhan | 05 Jan 2017 9:20 a.m. PST |
When I was about twelve or fourteen years old, which would make it in the late 1960s, I was assembling one of the larger Airfix aircraft kits (the Sunderland?). Back then, they supplied glue with the larger kits, in a sort of translucent plastic bulb. I must have started using this but left it long enough for the glue to dry up in the nozzle, because I remember squeezing and squeezing trying to get the glue out, until – BANG – it burst and I got both eyes full of polystyrene cement. It hurt like anything, I cried like a baby till it was all sponged out with warm water, and it put me off plastic kits for a little while. Nothing bar the odd cut since then, though. |
miniMo | 05 Jan 2017 9:34 a.m. PST |
Frequent XActo cuts on the [well-scarred] left fingers. Just need to put down the knife for the rest of the night. Next day it's healed up enough that it won't pop open again while working. For poll purposes, let's guesstimate once or twice a month. |
galvinm | 05 Jan 2017 9:41 a.m. PST |
Every time I am cleaning new miniatures. Between the drill, blade, sandpaper, I always hit gold. Red gold. A frequent question from the wife is "do you need stitches for that"? My fingers are so beaten up and scared, I usually only notice if the blood starts running down my hand. Whenever I replace the blade, the kids bring me band aids. They know what is going to happen. |
Virtualscratchbuilder | 05 Jan 2017 9:44 a.m. PST |
Back in '83 I splashed a bunch of molten metal on one hand and a leg while casting Prince August 28's. Still have the scars. Before that I split an index finger to the bone through the finger nail when a razor knife broke. Since then, just assorted cuts, bruises and punctures. |
Wackmole9 | 05 Jan 2017 9:56 a.m. PST |
MY fingers split open when I go in the water from all my lack of xacto Knife safety. I just cant learn that valuable lesson to always cut away from yourself. |
Timmo uk | 05 Jan 2017 10:38 a.m. PST |
Only a couple in about 35 years. Worst one was using a hot glue gun wearing shorts. The excess glue dribbled and landed on a leg burning it, made worse by the instinctive reaction to the instant pain – grabbing at it with fingers which also got burnt. |
durecell | 05 Jan 2017 10:42 a.m. PST |
Nothing major but I almost always cut my fingers or glue them together when assembling models. My least favourite part of the hobby. |
Thomas O | 05 Jan 2017 10:43 a.m. PST |
I have drilled into a finger with a dremel tool, cut myself several times and can't count how many time I glued my fingers together. Oh and getting jabbed by a tiny guy's spear on a regular basis too! |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Jan 2017 11:11 a.m. PST |
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KarlBergman | 05 Jan 2017 11:25 a.m. PST |
No real injuries in the last 40+ years, wish I could say the same about some of my other hobbies. Most recent injury was Tennis Elbow from mucking out horse pastures. Maybe I should just stay with miniatures. |
etotheipi | 05 Jan 2017 11:33 a.m. PST |
All the time, but never anything that led to a hiatus from building and painting while I recovered. I do remember a silly video from Dr. Faust Painting Clinic on safety: Unfortunately, I have seen people who take the attitude of the narrator. You know, I hate it when that happens: Tell me about it. |
attilathepun47 | 05 Jan 2017 1:24 p.m. PST |
It could be argued that getting into wargaming constitutes a self-inflicted wound. Apart from that, no serious injuries, but I do recall the odd jab from the points of bayonets and one rather painful one on a lance made from a length of brass rod. |
getback | 05 Jan 2017 2:50 p.m. PST |
Once impaled myself on a block of 28mm spears, you know the realistic ones from North Star. Four spear points stuck in the fleshy part of the hand below the thumb. Managed to pick up the metal carthaginians this way. Extracted over the sink in case of splatter! |
JMcCarroll | 05 Jan 2017 5:47 p.m. PST |
Wait, you are supposed to cut away from yourself! That does explain a lot. Almost always it occurs when something gives away unexpectedly. |
TheWarStoreMan | 05 Jan 2017 6:26 p.m. PST |
I'm with virtual, the worst hobby injury I ever got was from melting metal for my Prince August molds. Had to sleep with my hand immersed in cold water – not an easy trick! I don't remember it stopping me tho. |
basileus66 | 06 Jan 2017 2:47 a.m. PST |
My worst was trying to clean up some mold lines using a new blade for my x-acto. It broke, unexpectedly. Long story short: four stitches in the ing finger. |
Mako11 | 06 Jan 2017 3:15 a.m. PST |
Very infrequent now. Presumably, some of that is from learning thru experience, but I also spend less time working on projects of late too, so…… X-Acto blades are sharp, and dangerous. Four stitches for me in my thigh from an X-Acto blade that suddenly slipped thru the material I was cutting (plastic sprue), while sitting indian style on the floor and watching TV at the same time [don't do this at home, unless you need to keep your local doctor, or ER personnel employed]. Also, I recommend wearing protective eyewear when using power tools, or force, with Dremels, says, drills, sharp blades that can snap easily and unexpectedly, etc., etc.. Having bandages, or a first aid kit on hand is probably a good idea too. Far more blood related injuries when doing auto repairs. I find the auto-repair god must be appeased in order to complete most projects successfully. |
JMcCarroll | 06 Jan 2017 4:39 p.m. PST |
Many " projects " require blood sacrifice. Some more than others. |
tkdguy | 06 Jan 2017 8:48 p.m. PST |
Rare, but they do happen. Last week I impaled my finger with my hobby knife while rebasing a Heroclix figure. |