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I just can't do power tools. They always fly out of control and end up embedded somewhere they shouldn't. I've no idea how I've still got all the appendages I was born with.

Add to that the fact that nothing ends up square, able to support weight or free of sticking-out sharp bits and you can see why I try to avoid DIY.

Tell us of your own DIY disasters.

(, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 17:19)
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There seem to be an awful lot of amputation stories under this question. My grandad lost two fingers but not exactly in DIY... he worked in a factory and put his hand on a conveyor belt to see if it was still warm just as his mate switched the machine on for some kind of test. His hand happened to be under a large blade...
(, Fri 4 Apr 2008, 8:47, Reply)

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