FabSwingers.com mobile

Join us FREE, we're FREE to use

Web's largest swingers site since 2006.

Already registered?
Login here

Back to forum list
Back to The Lounge

DIY tools you fear using

Jump to newest
 

By *yron69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Had the burner out earlier with a new cartridge. I like using it but know it’s easy to start an inferno.

What tools have you got that you use with extreme caution?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Power drill. A great tool but it's a loud beast! I prefer the battery drill where possible. You'd be suprised how powerful it can be.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tablesaw is a fearsome beast.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *estmids71Man
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Any lol.

DIY = Destroy It Yourself

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

12in cutting discs on angle grinders are a bit dicey if they are damaged and let go, if you've ever seen any grinding wheel split while at full speed you'd know that your body is just another thing thing for it to pass through on its few hundred mph journey

Nothing scares me though as I've been used to multi £million machinery and workpieces and never had a serious accident yet, its all about common sense.

Cheap spring compressors though....lethal things

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Electric chain saw. It sort of gives me the buzz of power, but at the same time scares the living crap out of me.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Stihl saws are not much fun on a frosty morning on site!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I stay clear from any of those power tools lol cos I know I’m an accident waiting to happen …

So I’m gonna have to say a sharp knife lol

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Always hate using my router.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *asterandGenieCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

Angle grinder and table saw

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

SDS drill.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Got to be a chainsaw.

Scary stuff.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You never forget your first chainsaw kickback.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *LiamMan
over a year ago

Midlands


"Tablesaw is a fearsome beast."
I use one all the time and I'm still wary of slicing a finger off

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester


"Always hate using my router."

That damned broadband & wi fi

Deadly.

Oh not that kind of router.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *igtatsMan
over a year ago

gravesend

Electrical screwdrivers had a few belts of the mains and can’t stand doing that work now

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

My jigsaw. I may as well try and hit the shape out of the wood with a hammer instead.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very weary of my 9” electric angle grinder still have the slight scar to remind me of how they can bite.

Other than that nothing bothers me after 30 years in construction.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Electrical screwdrivers had a few belts of the mains and can’t stand doing that work now "

Big tats that’s why they say never work live unless doing live testing then you can’t help it lol.

I treat everything I do as being live so as not to be surprised, still happens though.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not scare me necessarily but I have a great deal of respect for all my power tools. Occasionally, if I'm doing a lot of repetitive stuff, I'll drop a bollock and it wakes me up pretty smartish.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chain saw. I'd end up cutting a leg off.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby


"Chain saw. I'd end up cutting a leg off."

Yeah but who's leg, that's when it becomes a good or bad thing

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

All of them!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use most if not all these tools and not scared of any. Had a few accidents but part of the job. Chainsaw in a tree nothing better. Angle grinder love using it. Yes have put it through my leg lol. Still no tools scare me

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im not a fan of the Iron - Ive seen what it does to my shirts

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

A saw after slicing my finger with one at school

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tablesaw is a fearsome beast."

I came a cropper with mine many years ago.

Clipped my fingernail on the blade, ripped the nail out and shattered the bone in the end of my finger.

Had to have reconstructive surgery on it.

Don't think there are any power tools I'd say I was necessarily afraid of.

One tool that does strike fear into me though, wether it qualifies as technically it's a garage tool, are those manual suspension spring compressors.

You know the ones?

They're used in pairs and generally, you cross your legs, look away and whince while using them.

I've invested in a proper hydraulic tool now. Much quicker and a lot safer

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im not keen on anything that needs plugging in. I got a trusty plane out today that took much longer than a quick buzz on the tablesaw would have done. But I still have my fingers and wood that fitted.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Chain saw. I'd end up cutting a leg off.

Yeah but who's leg, that's when it becomes a good or bad thing "

Haha I'll be keeping clear of you during DIY I think

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iron

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Abercynon-ish

Most of my injuries (not many BTW) have come from non power tools like Stanley knives.

I did mess up loading a blade onto a drop saw once and it span off when I fired it up. Luckily it embedded in the plastic guard otherwise it would have probably taken my arm off.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *orning Wood !Man
over a year ago

Ewell

Petrol chainsaw

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Chain saw

Table saw

Nail Gun

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *rad670Man
over a year ago

South Lakes

9" grinder/cutter, happy with everything else but them things have some bite when they grab.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *armupartistMan
over a year ago

York

When I got my ticket for a proper chainsaw, we were shown a vid about chainsaw injuries with a surgeon describing how difficult it was to put you back together if you were careless and the saw bit you!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ookingfun82Man
over a year ago

Enniskillen

Google Sawstop and sausage, cool in a good way if power tools are your thing

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chainsaw...i hate using it (mrs).

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was younger my dad was doing something with an electric saw and i accidently stood on it with one foot and as I hopped my other foot hit the trigger! It turned on and saw went into my sole!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh and fuck power tools, I've got chisels that would take your finger off like it was butter.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I,m not keen to use my nail gun and jigsaw..

X

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it."

I'd love one of those. I have lots of tall trees that need bits slicing off

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing


"Chainsaw...i hate using it (mrs)."

The only chainsaw I've ever used is the one in Doom!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be angle grinder and Paslode.

An ex partner managed to fire a nail into his face and it lodged into his jaw between 2 teeth.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it."

This is innuendo heaven....a telescopic pole.....that you need to be careful of where you stick it

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *irginieWoman
over a year ago

Near Marlborough

Any!!!!!!!

Power tools are not my job.

V x

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Electric planer

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *yron69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Some of the replies make my toes curl!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it.

I'd love one of those. I have lots of tall trees that need bits slicing off "

You can borrow it I have run out out of trees that need lopping. It will actually cut through @5-6" boughs. It's pretty awesome.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"My jigsaw. I may as well try and hit the shape out of the wood with a hammer instead. "

That made me laugh too much

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it.

I'd love one of those. I have lots of tall trees that need bits slicing off "

There was a guy who posted a thread a few years back who wanted advice on how to chop down a Conifer in his garden, after loads of advice on chainsaws etc, he finally revealed that said tree was only about 9ft tall , ma Grandmother could have taken that down with a hacksaw

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

I mastered a drill this year. I felt chuffed.

I’m good with most electric tools but things like petrol lawnmowers scare me.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Had the burner out earlier with a new cartridge. I like using it but know it’s easy to start an inferno.

What tools have you got that you use with extreme caution?"

My cock

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have an electric tree lopper on a telescopic pole (like a mini chainsaw). I can wreak havoc with it but I do need to be careful where I stick it.

I'd love one of those. I have lots of tall trees that need bits slicing off

There was a guy who posted a thread a few years back who wanted advice on how to chop down a Conifer in his garden, after loads of advice on chainsaws etc, he finally revealed that said tree was only about 9ft tall , ma Grandmother could have taken that down with a hacksaw "

Im quite a dab hand with loppers

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *his_Kitty_ScratchesWoman
over a year ago

WSM

I don’t! I get a man in

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Power drill. A great tool but it's a loud beast! I prefer the battery drill where possible. You'd be suprised how powerful it can be."

I had a drill bit bind and snap once when using a power drill; the recoil sent the power drill straight into my face. Was expecting a broken nose but got away with it. So careful rather than scared now.

Not a fan of powered cutting equipment, e.g. circular saws, angle grinders/cutters, but will use them if necessary.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

Chop saw, they're leathal. First time using one was to cut through metsec and I was warned to go slowly. A while later I went too fast while cutting and the off cut of the stud went absolutely flying up the site

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"12in cutting discs on angle grinders are a bit dicey if they are damaged and let go, if you've ever seen any grinding wheel split while at full speed you'd know that your body is just another thing thing for it to pass through on its few hundred mph journey

Nothing scares me though as I've been used to multi £million machinery and workpieces and never had a serious accident yet, its all about common sense.

Cheap spring compressors though....lethal things "

A man I worked with once ended up with a piece from a metal cutting disc from a still saw in his leg. Daft bugger was told to change it because it had started to crack and shatter. He thought he knew better.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

Is it completely wrong that I'm ignoring all the tales of doom and just imagining all you people wielding your power tools?

Also... to answer the question, I'm respectful of all my tools, but not scared to use them

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

I always use caution while using power tools. I've had Nick's and scrapes but nothing serious.

One that sticks in my mind. I was in a hole fixing a botch job on some piping. I was in a bit of a mood, grabbed the grinder to cut through a pipe. It bounced off the pipe and cut a hole through my glove along the index finger but barely scratched my finger.

Never been so thankful of gloves in my life.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"Is it completely wrong that I'm ignoring all the tales of doom and just imagining all you people wielding your power tools?

Also... to answer the question, I'm respectful of all my tools, but not scared to use them "

Not wrong at all in my opinion

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chainsaws make me nervous anything else I’m pretty good with although I’ve had many grinder discs blow up in my face

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon


"Is it completely wrong that I'm ignoring all the tales of doom and just imagining all you people wielding your power tools?

Also... to answer the question, I'm respectful of all my tools, but not scared to use them

Not wrong at all in my opinion "

Pervert

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"Is it completely wrong that I'm ignoring all the tales of doom and just imagining all you people wielding your power tools?

Also... to answer the question, I'm respectful of all my tools, but not scared to use them

Not wrong at all in my opinion

Pervert "

Guilty as charged

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Any…

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stanley knives and angle grinders

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hoover and that iron thing fooking hate it hissing at me

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"Chainsaws make me nervous anything else I’m pretty good with although I’ve had many grinder discs blow up in my face "

I remember the first time I felled a tree with a chainsaw. Big two to three storey tall job.

I'd read up on the physics of how to do it safely but it's equal parts exhilarating and terrifying.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m not scare of any tools, DIY or pro, doesn’t matter.

And I’m happy to give you a hand dear ladies, just drop me a message

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disc cutter

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"I’m not scare of any tools, DIY or pro, doesn’t matter.

And I’m happy to give you a hand dear ladies, just drop me a message "

As an old digger driver once said "tools and machinery only become dangerous when you stop respecting them"

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Chainsaws make me nervous anything else I’m pretty good with although I’ve had many grinder discs blow up in my face

I remember the first time I felled a tree with a chainsaw. Big two to three storey tall job.

I'd read up on the physics of how to do it safely but it's equal parts exhilarating and terrifying. "

I’m good with it once it’s on the ground, waiting for it to drop makes my ass twitch

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London


"I’m not scare of any tools, DIY or pro, doesn’t matter.

And I’m happy to give you a hand dear ladies, just drop me a message

As an old digger driver once said "tools and machinery only become dangerous when you stop respecting them""

Good advice

It's also the dust the tool creates to be wary of too. Years of breathing in wood and silica dust will fuck up your lungs.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"Chainsaws make me nervous anything else I’m pretty good with although I’ve had many grinder discs blow up in my face

I remember the first time I felled a tree with a chainsaw. Big two to three storey tall job.

I'd read up on the physics of how to do it safely but it's equal parts exhilarating and terrifying.

I’m good with it once it’s on the ground, waiting for it to drop makes my ass twitch "

Agreed, the instinct is to haul ass when hearing that almighty crack but Safety is standing still

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 
 

By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout


"I’m not scare of any tools, DIY or pro, doesn’t matter.

And I’m happy to give you a hand dear ladies, just drop me a message

As an old digger driver once said "tools and machinery only become dangerous when you stop respecting them"

Good advice

It's also the dust the tool creates to be wary of too. Years of breathing in wood and silica dust will fuck up your lungs."

It will, I once refused to cut through an inspection chamber ring until I was provided a dust mask, though you see idiots cutting through rebar without goggles now and again.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
Post new Message to Thread
back to top