Crushed Fingernail? Harbor Freight To The Rescue
Last week I was helping another driver pull a landing gear crank handle down that has gotten jammed against the frame and caught my finger between the handle and frame. It instantly turned black so not good. I put up with it the rest of the day but by the time I got home it throbbed like crazy. I figured it needed fixing and not having someone to put a finish nail in vice grips, hold it over a flame till red hot then melt a hole, yes did that with the help of Hans who showed me "how they did it on the Russian Front" no kidding as he was at Stalingrad, I needed a plan.
Thinking about it got out the Harbor Freight drill press. Put a 1/64 bit in then doused with alcohol. Thinking I might need some drill lube I put some Ballistol on it then put my finger on the shelf and fired it up. Going slow I drilled a hole in the fingernail until blood came out and let it sit. Not all came out so drilled a second closer to the quick.
During that the wife pulled into the yard.
"Now what are you doing"?
" Nothing"?
She stood and watched in case 911 was needed, lol
Much relief and when the pressure builds blood comes out the holes just a little. Still pink and doesn't look like I'll lose the nail afterall. Harbor Freight for the win!