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I gave myself first prize yesterday!
After everything else that has gone on with my health this year, yesterday afternoon I completely ignored my own safety advice. Bit like "do as I say, not as I do" I am still so Pi$$ed off with myself. So the story (and some clues) I was asked to fix and reinforce some holes in a bit of ally, I will photograph the finished article later, when I am back from the hospital, and so a couple of bushes were required. Bit of 303 stainless and off we go:
![bush01.jpg bush01.jpg](https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/421/421763-1b909d0b381b014e68db1403d513b2b0.jpg)
![bush02.jpg bush02.jpg](https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/421/421764-4e57526fd60648d8fb21172875ae46be.jpg)
Turned out well, no pun intended. Did require me getting out the Carbide drill to bat a hole in it nice and clean. Anyhow, you see that lovely birds nest of swarf down there in the first pic, well it was bird nesting and obscuring my view to the cut so what do you do? Well I tell everybody, GET a PAIR OF PLIERS DO NOT touch, so I grabbed it with my left hand and pulled. It went straight through to the bone!! REALLY bad, bad enough that I hit the emergency foot stop, with my shoulder as I went down friggin hell, the shock was terrific. Gripped my hand closed (I knew I would bleed all over the place, blood thinners see) ran up to the house and got a big dressing. Then reluctantly allowed my missus to take me to A&E. I don't mind the cut but I know from experience that I have severed a nerve. Anyhow got to A&E to be greeted by a sign saying "wait time 3.5 hours" this is my worst nightmare.
Gave all my details to reception and we settled down to wait. In fairness to the Hospital we waited about half an hour and without seeing anyone we were sent straight up to orthopaedics where the lovely Melissa took charge and within an hour X-rayed and cleaned and dressed and an appointment made for the specialist nerve unit this morning at 9.30. Can't fault it really.
After everything else that has gone on with my health this year, yesterday afternoon I completely ignored my own safety advice. Bit like "do as I say, not as I do" I am still so Pi$$ed off with myself. So the story (and some clues) I was asked to fix and reinforce some holes in a bit of ally, I will photograph the finished article later, when I am back from the hospital, and so a couple of bushes were required. Bit of 303 stainless and off we go:
![bush01.jpg bush01.jpg](https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/421/421763-1b909d0b381b014e68db1403d513b2b0.jpg)
![bush02.jpg bush02.jpg](https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/421/421764-4e57526fd60648d8fb21172875ae46be.jpg)
Turned out well, no pun intended. Did require me getting out the Carbide drill to bat a hole in it nice and clean. Anyhow, you see that lovely birds nest of swarf down there in the first pic, well it was bird nesting and obscuring my view to the cut so what do you do? Well I tell everybody, GET a PAIR OF PLIERS DO NOT touch, so I grabbed it with my left hand and pulled. It went straight through to the bone!! REALLY bad, bad enough that I hit the emergency foot stop, with my shoulder as I went down friggin hell, the shock was terrific. Gripped my hand closed (I knew I would bleed all over the place, blood thinners see) ran up to the house and got a big dressing. Then reluctantly allowed my missus to take me to A&E. I don't mind the cut but I know from experience that I have severed a nerve. Anyhow got to A&E to be greeted by a sign saying "wait time 3.5 hours" this is my worst nightmare.
Gave all my details to reception and we settled down to wait. In fairness to the Hospital we waited about half an hour and without seeing anyone we were sent straight up to orthopaedics where the lovely Melissa took charge and within an hour X-rayed and cleaned and dressed and an appointment made for the specialist nerve unit this morning at 9.30. Can't fault it really.