Posted by tabitha on May 15, 2004, at 19:20:39
I had just put a fresh blade in my rotary cutter, was cutting some binding, then I clumsily dropped the cutter. Jerked my bare feet out of the way, but the iron was plugged in, and the blade hit the cord, slicing through its insulation, shorting out the wires. Shower of sparks and a couple chunks of the steel cutting blade vaporized -poof!-. Everyone, Aunt Tabby says: Respect household current. Now I hafta go to Walmart and get more blades. At least it didn't melt the plastic holder. Maybe I oughtta start wearing safety shoes when I use that thing. Dang.
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