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20100129-17.25.46
I was grinding masonry along the edge of this window
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.26.10
Damaged fiberglas after the grindstone flew apart and scraped it
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.29.19
After flying apart, half of the grindstone flew straight up and got embedded in the eaves
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.31.51
Hole where the grindstone embedded itself
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.34.59
I found most of the pieces. As you can see it was held together by steel teeth, but one of them broke off and stayed with the stone. I think the stone itself got my finger as it flew by, but it's also possible my finger came in contact with these steel
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.41.30
I have a bit more respect for the power of "10,000 RPM" now. Hard to believe a common angle grinder actually spins that fast.
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100129-17.43.21
The stone came with this 8" Milwaukee grinder, which spins at only 6500 RPM (slower but with waaay more torque). Maybe it would have been safe enough at that speed, but I don't enjoy using it as much because it's so heavy, and so powerful, it takes
Date: 01/29/2010
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20100205-19.00.16
I didn't take any pictures of my finger right after the accident but this is the earliest one after I'd been home from the hospital for several days, had my followup visit and they took off the bandage. The doctor had detached the nail and then glued it
Date: 02/05/2010
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20100221-01.08.25
This day reminded me of a certain scene in The Fly... the old dead nail finally popped off and exposed the new one growing underneath.
Date: 02/21/2010
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