I burned myself with a soldering iron

[nothing101]

i burned my finger on a toaster once

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

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Originally Posted by Eokboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've been doing DIY for a couple of months now and luckily no injuries, yet. Once I burned myself touching a car cigarette lighter. The smell of burnt flesh is kinda nice. Smells like food.

Yikes, burning flesh smells nice? I would rather smell roasted lamb than roasted human flesh. Actually I've never smelled burning human flesh before, don't want to experience it either. :/

 

[Advil]

Ewww.

Pop it!

 

[XxATOLxX]

I've done that twice with my iron. I wasn't paying attention to where I was working and it did burn my finger like that. It hurt like hell for about an hour, then I ended up popping the blister (it was really tempting)

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

Gosh darn it! I did it again! I just burned my left thumb. -_-; I ran the thumb under cold water for 5 minutes. I hope it doesn't swell up like my other fingers. I suck at this. -_-;

 

[looser101]

Congrats! Now that you've burned yourself you are officially a DIYourselfer.

Over the years I've burned myself more times than I care to remember (varying degrees - scars to prove it). It's just part of it I guess.

Not to make light of it though, being in pain just sucks.

Hope you feel better soon,

~Renato

 

[splaz]

I always get minor burns on my hands, I'm just clumsy with hot things.

When I didn't have a good soldering iron stand I went to pick it up once and touched the shaft instead of the handle, that sucked.

Also tried to pick up a piece of iron that had been red hot about a minute before, that hurt alot.

Also when cooking, soldering, doing anything really I'm bound to get tiny little burns from a bit of solder spitting off or just grazing my finger along something hot, things along those lines.

The worst burn I've done to myself was fairly minor but big, a burn about 3/4 the length of my forearm and the thickness of a ruler from a hot plate, just went red though, I packed ice on my arm and the pain stopped after about an hour. Then just put some cream on it and it was fine.

 

[jmmtn4aj]

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Originally Posted by Advil /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ewww. Pop it!

Popping the blister will leave a scar, as I found out with my thigh (bandage pressure did it).

 

[Eokboy]

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Originally Posted by looser101 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Congrats! Now that you've burned yourself you are officially a DIYourselfer. Over the years I've burned myself more times than I care to remember (varying degrees - scars to prove it). It's just part of it I guess. Not to make light of it though, being in pain just sucks. Hope you feel better soon, ~Renato

Aww man, you need to get a soldering iron accident to be an official DIYourselfer?

 

[mr_baseball_08]

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Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice. Don't pop it. It'll hurt even more if you do. -Ed

I agree with Ed. I got a pretty nasty burn as a child when I was playing with a cigarette lighter. I figured I'd pop it to ease some of the pain.. Yeah, right.. Then it started burning twice as bad..

Be a real man, put some ointment on it, and go out and build something.

 

[JahJahBinks]

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Originally Posted by GlorytheWiz825 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Gosh darn it! I did it again! I just burned my left thumb. -_-; I ran the thumb under cold water for 5 minutes. I hope it doesn't swell up like my other fingers. I suck at this. -_-;

CFT.

 

[kingsqueak]

Bad pun...but a quick tip.

For those of you using cheaper irons that plug directly into an outlet...

Setup an outlet strip or similar at the back of your work table so the cord doesn't have any tension on it. The iron is just plugged in and the cord is lying on your work surface. Mount the outlet box or the strip so it stays put while you work.

I've burned myself more often trying to catch an iron that was slipping off the bench than most other ways.

Not that I ever take my own advice. I've soldered more crap sitting at my dining room table or desk than at any real workstation.

A hobby vise is very handy too, gives you that third hand that electronics work constantly needs.

 

[Lazarus Short]

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Originally Posted by GlorytheWiz825 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually I've never smelled burning human flesh before, don't want to experience it either. :/

Um...how hungry are you?

[Could not resist that one.]

Laz

 

[ssblood]

Heh. I use a drop light at work when pulling transmissions and such. I've got scars all over my arms from 2nd degree burns. Don't pop the blisters, it may relieve pain for a minute or two but wait till the loose skins accidently gets ripped off.

 

[splaz]

This also brought back memories of what you shouldn't to do a burn, that someone was doing with some bad sunburn.

Do not pour mineral turpentine, methylated spirits, isopropyl alcohol etc. on a burn. It feels nice and cool but is very, very bad.