Re: watch those fingers

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: watch those fingers
From: "Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:52:55 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Cabbott Sanders <cabbott-at-cyberis-dot-net>
> 
>  i got so much done on my 15 kw tesla coil tonight!!!  i built the entire
> base cabinet, base/coil junction, and wired 100' of 4 awg to my breaker
> box.. all was going well... until about 11 pm when i decided (against my
> conscience) to go ahead and start on my primary coil mounts.  as i just
> finished the last cut of plexi, my left hand got sucked into the blade!!!
> (low light conditions, foggy safety glasses) . i lost my left pinki finger
> (half of it) and lasserated my ring man pretty bad.  after it was cut off i
> scrambled to find the cut off piece of finger, and there it lay atop of a
> 2x4, three feet off the ground. (rather a forboding sequence of events). i
> just got back from the hospital they tried to re-attach the stump but it was
> too ground up.  :-(  Now i am on pain killers but when i heal i cant wait to
> fire my big bruiser coil up! (no pun intended!!)
> 
> Losing limbs in the name of tesla,
> --
> Cabbott Sanders
> Salem Oregon
> Website: http://members.aol-dot-com/cabbotttt
> Phone 503-390-8992
> Cel   503-930-9173
> 
> "And things were going so good too!"

Cabbott,

Ouch!!! Sorry to hear about the serious unexpected cost increase in your
large TC project.  This only underscores the value of a well lit work
area and safety goggles that don't fog up (if anyone knows of such
animals I'd love to hear about them myself!).  Jewelry, even a watch
(which I wear none of...ever) can also be a hazard in the workshop,
however, in this case it appears that your ring luckily saved the rest
of your fingers.

Be careful doing any further work while on those painkillers.

Once you are recovered from this setback I'm certain there are a large
group on this list, myself included, eager to see your impressive coil
project completed.  Good luck.

Robert W. Stephens