STUPID acrylic! OUCH!

Fish-Addict said:
How were you cutting it and what were you using to cut it? I have never done that...touch wood...

I hope it heals up soon! :) :)
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I was using a cutting tool just for acrylic from Home Depot.... I was just stupid and didnt wear gloves when breaking it apart. The force from the snap shoved the corner of the acrylic into my hand.

jaysen said:
thats a painful part of the learning process in our hobby. sorry, maybe get it checked out by a doctor.
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Yea- I feel awesome having actually made my own lid! Taking photos of the tank prep. I cleaned the cut well, let it bleed out a bit and used peroxide. I'll watch for redness or signs of infection before I see a doc and spend all sorts of money. LOL.
 
i was cutting acrylic once and had the whole sheet (1/2") shatter in my hand. I had to go to the emergency room to get stitches, they wound up pulling about 16 slivers of acrylic out. look about 6 hours, and rendered my hands useless for about a week. did i mention i did that in finals week?? Now, i wear kevlar work gloves.


Mike
 
rithunder916 said:
i was cutting acrylic once and had the whole sheet (1/2") shatter in my hand. I had to go to the emergency room to get stitches, they wound up pulling about 16 slivers of acrylic out. look about 6 hours, and rendered my hands useless for about a week. did i mention i did that in finals week?? Now, i wear kevlar work gloves.


Mike
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:eek3:

Makes me feel bad for crying over just one slice! That stuff is really sharp!!! I cant imagine it shattering in my hands! I'm not very handy at things anyways so I just had no idea what I was getting into.

I know now!

oh... still shuddering from the idea of it shattering. *shudder shudder*
 
Wow. I've use the score/snap method on acrylic once and nothing like that happened. I was planning to do some more, so I'm glad I saw this thread first! Every once in a while, we get to learn from someone else's misfortune. I'm sorry about your hand. I hope it heals up quickly and well. Thank you for the warning!
 
cellodaisy said:
Every once in a while, we get to learn from someone else's misfortune. Thank you for the warning!
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HAHAHA. I'd say just wear gloves! :)
 
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