Did the same thing.Cut my index finger down to and into the nail.Now I use cut-proof gloves every time I'm sanding a blade.
Did the same thing.Cut my index finger down to and into the nail.Now I use cut-proof gloves every time I'm sanding a blade.
And here is the perpetrator!
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is this the same hand you caught a razor with?
Just epoxy the nail back together - what could go wrong? :)
I bought a rectangular retrieval magnet from Harbor Freight for less than $10. I lay a piece of leather over the edge of the magnet and it makes a shelf just right to hold a razor flat for polishing. The magnet is about 25 pound pull, I think, and is strong enough to keep it from moving at all. (That's not to say I don't find ever newer and more imaginative ways to wound myself!)
Funny you mention the magnet holder. I actually have one. I even know how to do this without chopping my finger off. I was just too careless and determined to remove the small little pit mark that I forgoe all safety precautions I should have taken.
Btw, magnets are useless when polishing the spine unless the edge is dull. But a good thought! :tu
If you want something even stronger, you could get a "Death Magnet" with 100 Kg pull.
The name may be quite accurate if you bring a razor anywhere near it! :eek:
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I've actually done that before. Well, super glue covered up with nail acrylic that my ex-wife had. I used to to construction work, and did some ugly things to my hands along the way.
Gluing the crap out of it will keep you from catching it on things, and encourage the rear portion that is still growing out to push off the cut portion like it should.
Of course, none of the things that have happened to my nails have been as bad as the time I shot myself in the hand with a nail gun......