Old Enough To Remember?

dwalby said:
I'm guessing I'm not the only one here that still does that, can't imagine going to urgent care over something that simple.
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I'm guessing that you are right. I just dug a wood splinter out of my finger two days ago.

For wood splinters my tool of choice is usually a razor blade. They are sharp enough to easily cut the skin open to gain access and then the corner is nice and sharp and pointy to go digging to get the splinter out. For metal splinters I usually try a metal file first. Often if you file the skin in the direction opposite to how the splinter entered the teeth of the file will drag the splinter out. If that doesn't work I resort to my trusty razor blade and go digging.

In the case of large splinters it always feel sooooo good when the splinter finally comes out.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
I'm guessing that you are right. I just dug a wood splinter out of my finger two days ago.
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I had a weird one a couple of days ago too.

My big toe somehow picked up what seemed like a very thin metal splinter (you guys know what I'm talking about) but I have no idea how it could have possibly gotten there other than the fact that I frequently walk the garage in bare feet. But it wasn't on the bottom of my toe, which would be totally logical, it was at about 2 o'clock on the toe radius. Seems odd that any stray metal would have arrived at that angle with enough force to imbed itself.

But my main reason for asking, which crossed my mind after I had scraped it out with my fingernail, have you ever tried a strong magnet to pull those kinds of splinters out, and did it work? Not sure if it was ferrous metal to begin with, but I'm curious if a really strong magnet could be utilized in this scenario with success.
 
dwalby said:
I had a weird one a couple of days ago too.



But my main reason for asking, which crossed my mind after I had scraped it out with my fingernail, have you ever tried a strong magnet to pull those kinds of splinters out, and did it work? Not sure if it was ferrous metal to begin with, but I'm curious if a really strong magnet could be utilized in this scenario with success.
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Not enough mass in any metal shavings I had gotten stabbed with to dislodge.
Maybe an MRI would work.

A weekend at the beach gets my hands pristine.
 
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RaYzerman said:
Metal usually stays in and doesn't fester like wood splinters.....
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Over the years, metalworking, I’ve found that steel slivers rust and turn brown. Aluminum slivers turn green, and ooze fluids. Stainless steel slivers just sit under the skin and hurt. Cedar splinters last longer than pine.

John
 
Nashcat said:
Over the years, metalworking, I’ve found that steel slivers rust and turn brown. Aluminum slivers turn green, and ooze fluids. Stainless steel slivers just sit under the skin and hurt. Cedar splinters last longer than pine.
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damn, reading that made me think I really haven't had enough variety of splinters in my lifetime, I'd better try harder. Especially the Aluminum one, that sounds pretty cool.
 
JetRanger said:
Was that you who flew an O1-E?
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Yes, I flew the O-1 Bird Dog during tactical phase of US Army initial, fixed wing flight school. After receiving my Aviator Badge I went straight to advanced training to qualify in the U-21 twin-engine turboprop, which I flew during my second tour in Viet Nam. [got the shrapnel first tour] The L-19/O-1 remains my favorite aircraft. A number of years ago I posted here about Bill Rankin and I visiting an old warbirds gathering at the Muscatine, IA, airport with a number of well cared for Bird Dogs in attendance.

John
 
John OoSTerhuis said:
Yes, I flew the O-1 Bird Dog during tactical phase of US Army initial, fixed wing flight school. After receiving my Aviator Badge I went straight to advanced training to qualify in the U-21 twin-engine turboprop, which I flew during my second tour in Viet Nam. [got the shrapnel first tour] The L-19/O-1 remains my favorite aircraft. A number of years ago I posted here about Bill Rankin and I visiting an old warbirds gathering at the Muscatine, IA, airport with a number of well cared for Bird Dogs in attendance.

John
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My hat is off to you, sir. 🫡

As a kid, I always wanted to fly military aircraft and had memorized the specs of the entire fighter inventory back to WWI. Unfortunately, being a Canadian kid, I knew my options would be limited. I had a particular lust for the F-4.

Partially due to having read Chickenhawk (Robert Mason) I wound up getting commercial rotary and fixed wing licenses. My first season of flying was at Mt St Helen's (I also have a US certificate) where I had an opportunity to fly (and wrench on) a UH-1C (Navy gunship/rescue)... I felt as if I touched history... I found a couple of patched bullet holes in it.

I also had the opportunity to work with many US veterans and have the utmost respect for all of you.

I don't want you to feel old but this was my first model kit in 1970.


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