Ruined my Farmer

hawkchucker · **on:** December 31, 2008, 12:00:50 AM

Well today i did something very stupid. We had a motor burn out and I went to fix it. I decided to keep the wires longer by cutting it at the motor, so my fat hands could fit into the space to work easier, and cut them with the blade.

But stupid me forgot to kill the power. I got a good zap, and a nice chunk out of the blade. I will post a pic. of it later. I am so bummed

Benner · **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:01:30 AM

Mike will be pleased.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:03:51 AM

I suppose the main thing is your ok

Poor Farmer

max6166 · **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:07:31 AM

Sorry to hear about your Farmer. Can the blade normally handle wires like that though?

hawkchucker · **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:17:39 AM

i guess not. I told ya all I am a user, not a collector. But here is the photo. You can still see copper next to the melt.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:20:08 AM

Quote from: hawkchucker on December 31, 2008, 12:17:39 AM

i guess not. I told ya all I am a user, not a collector. But here is the photo. You can still see copper next to the melt.

(Image removed from quote.)

That's actually not that bad

I mean yeah it's a few years of steel gone, but it's still rescueable

Got to love those tough Farmer's, you can't even fry the buggers

hawkchucker · **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:24:54 AM

Yah i know its not that bad. I jsut cant believe i did that. I know it can cut copper wire nicely and I just pulled a stupid.

I guess I will have to wear the Hockey helmet of shame tommorrow at work.

WhichDawg · **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:40:23 AM

I'm glad your alright. (are we gonna keep saying that!

)

but seriously, I think it looks kinda cool, it's kinda got your signature now!

jzmtl · **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2008, 01:04:21 AM

Hehe, my friend did exactly the same thing with his climber, and got a lot of flak from me.

Good thing you didn't use your D2 griptilian, or you'd really be kicking yourself.

zepla · **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2008, 01:12:19 AM

Good to see you survived! (and the SAK)

I had something like that some years ago. The problem was not so much the electricity but the heartattack I almost got from the surprise of the bang and sparks

I would not be surprised that the surprise of the bang and sparks that come with a "good" shortage kills as much people as the electricity it self.

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2008, 01:30:47 AM

It's not ruined...it just gained more character

Anthony · **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2008, 02:05:26 AM

Hmm...sharpen it up and you've got a nice little serration

Dunc · **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2008, 10:55:20 AM

John I thought you were ment to be taking it easy

Glad your Ok buddy

Dunc

hawkchucker · **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:33:07 AM

Yah I am taking it easy. I still go at my own pace but I am getting more done every day. I jsut got approved last week for heavy equipment, so I am really ok for anything.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2008, 02:16:34 PM

What's the matter John? You enjoy the defibrillator so much you decided to try and recreate the feeling?

And here I thought you were going to look after yourself from here on in...

As everyone else said, I am glad to hear you are ok, but I think you need to watch out a bit more! There comes an age where you have to stop being Wile E Coyote, you know!

Def

Gareth · **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2008, 03:00:45 PM

Almost anyone who has worked with electricity has done that to themselves at some point. I destroyed a very nice pair of Knipex side cutters that way. In my defence someone else told my the supply was off and I took his word for it. $:-\$

Anyway that isn't a "chunk" out of the blade it's a carefully made wire stripping notch.

Glad to hear you're OK.

crls1 · **Reply #16 on:** January 01, 2009, 03:11:54 AM

Hope you are alright. Regarding the Farmer, you can always get a replacement, but your health is another thing

Carlos

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2009, 04:56:22 AM

Quote from: Defender on December 31, 2008, 02:16:34 PM

What's the matter John? You enjoy the defibrillator so much you decided to try and recreate the feeling?

And here I thought you were going to look after yourself from here on in...

As everyone else said, I am glad to hear you are ok, but I think you need to watch out a bit more! There comes an age where you have to stop being Wile E Coyote, you know!

Def

Years ago I actuallly worked with an EMT that was going through paramedic training,and one bright sunny day this paragon,this shining example of medical healers decided he wanted to feel what a defibrillation felt like,so he pulled the defibrillator from our back up squad and started administering himself a shock at low joules..the lowest the model we had in use could deliver....he never did that again.

Poncho65 · **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:05:02 AM

Tough break HC but it doesn't look to bad

Good resharpening and you'll probably hardly notice it

Craig · **Reply #19 on:** January 02, 2009, 07:31:19 PM

In a way, I quite like minor nicks and scratches on tools - shows that they have been used. It's a bonus if they have an interesting story behind them like yours

Dunc · **Reply #20 on:** January 02, 2009, 07:38:57 PM

The Farmer is a very high quality slipjoint which I feel has a very cheap price tag

If something happened to mine or I lost it I'd replace it ASAP .
And craig I also agree , battle scars can be a nice thing

One of my swisstools has been through loads and has an electrical scar too

Dunc

revolvergeek · **Reply #21 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:01:43 PM

Ruined?!?! Bah!! That is just the first step on you super-custom-one-0f-a-kind Recurve Farmer Regrind.

Glad that you didn't fry yourself.

Seriously, I have ground much worse out of used knives before. You should be able to clean that up fine. 'Tis a perfect excuse to buy a DMT x-coarse or xx-coarse stone.

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