After this post, maybe it will be clearer not to waste your time breaking down certain tedious items such as some tightly wound motors and so on. Your hands have certain nerves in them and over use and excess use can lead to carpal tunnel. Say for example a motor from an a.c. After cutting away the twines, a nice piece of copper awaits but you are going to put your hands through hell to get it. It's not worth it. When you look at how much that item scrapping value is compare to the time it takes to process, you are wasting time and worst of all, over using your hands. Check out this definition: Carpal tunnel syndrome
Consult a doctor if you have a medical concern.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which there is excessive pressure on the median nerve. This is the nerve in the wrist that allows feeling and movement to parts of the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers.
Keep this definition in mind the next time you plan on tearing away at some little pain in the butt item. No piece of scrap item is worth your health at any time. I welcome all your responses. One last thing, for those of you who elect to use a power tool instead, the issue of cuts and slicing body parts is a matter of when, not if. I guess I will leave that for the next post.
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