Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

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  • mojorolla
    The Wolf

    2,500+ Posts
    • Jan 2010
    • 2569
    #1

    Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

    I don't know about you, but I cannot remember the last time I had a paper cut.

    I went into an account today, and this kid had a total of 6 paper cuts between both of his hands. It was a law office and he had stacks and stacks of reports to look through by hand, or what was left of them. After I suggested scanning to .pdf and using the find feature, he went off on a rant about how much blood he has lost in the past few days, and the owner a cheap ass and blah blah blah.

    But then it got me to thinking about paper cuts and technicians.....

    Is it ,as technicians, we have become experts at handling paper?

    Could it be that the constant roll of our screwdrivers over our fingers have hardened our skin?

    Thoughts or opinions....?


    Failing to plan is planning to fail!!!
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    • BLADE
      former propeller tester

      250+ Posts
      • Dec 2009
      • 478
      #2
      Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

      its probably just a natural pecking order thing .... Copiertech > IT > Paper > User > Machine > Toner.
      this shows that paper dominates user

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        • jonezy999
          just one copy??

          Site Contributor
          500+ Posts
          • Feb 2010
          • 952
          #3
          Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

          My last paper cut was from a Tally-Ho (rolling paper) on my tongue.

          Cuts from burred edges of machine chassis are a different story.
          I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison

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            • mjarbar
              #4
              Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

              Originally posted by jonezy999
              My last paper cut was from a Tally-Ho (rolling paper) on my tongue.

              Cuts from burred edges of machine chassis are a different story.
              The GP215 (GP210) should have been reclassed as an industrial hazzard zone. The thing was leathal for razor sharp edges that you wouldn't know anything about till you wondered why the machine was turning red!!!

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                • fixthecopier
                  ALIEN OVERLORD

                  2,500+ Posts
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 4714
                  #5
                  Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                  Originally posted by jonezy999
                  My last paper cut was from a Tally-Ho (rolling paper) on my tongue.

                  Cuts from burred edges of machine chassis are a different story.

                  You should switch brands my friend. Those must be too thick. Probably taste a lot of paper.
                  The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                    • Akitu
                      Legendary Frost Spec Tech

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                      • Oct 2010
                      • 2595
                      #6
                      Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                      I likewise don't remember the last time I had a paper cut now. Must be a new found respect for the sheer lethality of micro-thin tree pulp.

                      On the topic of machines with razor sharp edges, working with Ricoh and Sharp I've never had a problem with machines cutting myself, and then we acquired a bunch of Canons from Ricoh National... I had no idea these things were so blood thirsty. I'm now sporting a nice big 3" scar going up my arm just below the elbow...
                      Cthulhu for president! Why settle for the lesser evil?

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                        • Kidaver
                          Ghoulscout

                          500+ Posts
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 912
                          #7
                          Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                          I think I've burned my fingers on enough fusers to toughen them up and making them impervious to paper cuts.
                          "In a cruel and evil world, being cynical can allow you to get some entertainment out of it."

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                            • Jules Winfield
                              Senior Tech

                              500+ Posts
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 821
                              #8
                              Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                              It's the alcohol, solvents, and other cleaning liquids that we use. It dries out the skin on our hands to the point where paper cuts only cut the dead skin and never make it through to where it would start bleeding.
                              But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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                                • ZOOTECH
                                  Senior member of CRS

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                                  • Jul 2007
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                                  #9
                                  Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                  Very few cuts now on the front of the hands/fingers, but the thin skin on the back is constantly getting cuts and bruises. (They don't call them Sharps for nothing)
                                  "You can't trust your eyes, if your mind is out of focus" --

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                                    • Ollie1981
                                      Toner Monkey

                                      250+ Posts
                                      • Mar 2008
                                      • 418
                                      #10
                                      Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                      Sometimes you don't notice the cut... until you start using IPA solvent or something similar and THEN you feel it.

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                                        • TheOwl
                                          Service Manager

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                                          • Nov 2008
                                          • 1732
                                          #11
                                          Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                          I was only just giving my partner shit about her papercut last night. She came home and was like "Look at this"... Naturally, I just pissed myself laughing but now that you say that you can't remember your last papercut, well neither can I after thinking about it.

                                          Yeah, the machine chassis on the other hand has given me a variety of cuts over the years with the worst one being a Pi6501 External Fiery where I tried to open it up and the centre wouldn't slide out, so I pushed the power supply socket with my thumb and tore the side of my thumb out when the centre let go. lol
                                          Please don't ask me for firmware or service manuals as refusal often offends.

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                                            • Shadow1
                                              Service Manager

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                                              • Sep 2008
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                                              #12
                                              Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                              Might be we just don't notice them mixed in with all the other cuts and scrapes we get from the machine.
                                              73 DE W5SSJ

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                                                • blackcat4866
                                                  Master Of The Obvious

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                                                  • Jul 2007
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                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                                  I think my worst came from a Mita 900D. Back then I'd just spit on my finger and wipe down the primary wire. I was a bit surprised when the 900D had a razor scorotron. Half way down the scorotron my fingertip cut to the bone, spurting blood all over the place.

                                                  That was the last day I did that. But few paper cuts. =^..^=
                                                  If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                                  1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                                  2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                                  3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                                  4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                                  5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                                  blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                                    • Jules Winfield
                                                      Senior Tech

                                                      500+ Posts
                                                      • Jul 2009
                                                      • 821
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                                      Speaking of paper cuts, does anyone still make field band-aids out of strips of those blue shop towels and electrical tape?
                                                      But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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                                                        • blackcat4866
                                                          Master Of The Obvious

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                                                          • Jul 2007
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                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Are We Impervious To Paper Cuts?

                                                          As much as it stings, I usually reach for the alcohol and the black tape. Any Orange-Sol or Grease will infect it for weeks. =^..^=
                                                          If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                                          1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                                          2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                                          3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                                          4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                                          5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                                          blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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