/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[OP WRISTY No.858841]

So /DIY/ I broke my wrist at work in a fall. just had a surgery done today (pic related and timestamped.) what can i do now? im off work the next 6 weeks and i cant lift anything above 10 lbs with it. what can i build and what tools should i use? please help fellas

[OP WRISTY No.858844]

side view of surgery. 10 screws and plates 5 inches long,

[Anonymous No.858846]

masturbate.

[OP WRISTY No.858848]

>>858846
bro i tried thats a no go it sucks :(

[Anonymous No.858849]

>>858848
play video games

[OP WRISTY No.858850]

>>858849
i can only move my right hand :/ dont know if i can

[OP WRISTY No.858852]

see cant move it

[Anonymous No.858853]

Just watch movies any movie all the time. It sucks but that's about it.

[OP WRISTY No.858854]

>>858853
alright dang. see man im a very productive person and i hate just sittin hear not building anything. at least im on some painkillers for now at least. any movies you suggest?

[Anonymous No.858858]

>>858854
human centipede 2

[Anonymous No.858861]

you can learn japanese lel

[OP WRISTY No.858862]

>>858858
lol alright. ill try and fid a torrent for it. hey do you think using a miter saw would shake my arm? like if i use my good arm?

[OP WRISTY No.858863]

>>858861
lol bro i could but i dont think that would be helpful to me lol i can barely speak english correctly

[Anonymous No.858868]

Learn Programming

[Anonymous No.858874]

>>858868
that doesnt sound like a bad idea. i know python is fairly easy to learn. what do you think ?

[Anonymous No.859385]

Learn to draw.

[Anonymous No.859460]

>>858874

CS grad here: If you really like building things you already have the correct mindset for programming. Python is good to start with, don't bother with C for now. Find a book with decent number of exercises, the more involved the better. You'll fail badly at them, probably multiple times, and only then you'll get it.

Good luck, OP.

[None !STR4WB0SlE No.859474]

>>858850
Atari games

[Anonymous No.861002]

Legos, lots and lots of legos

[Anonymous No.861007]

>>858841
why did they install a razor in your wrist?

[OPP No.861032]

>>859460
thanks fellas. Ill keep everything in mind. im trying python out now. >>861007
thats what i asked the doctor lol. but its holding tight so im ok with it

[Anonymous No.861046]

>>858848
Only got one arm?

Work on your off hand technique.

Also get of the pain killers as fast as possible.


Read books. Dont work on anything, physical, just your mind.


I broke my right arm in 6 places in an industrial accident. I have plates on bothe bones, elbow to wrist.

[Anonymous No.861054]

>>861046
dang man. that sucks bad. I broke my non dominate wrist this time around so its not to bad, I dont think ill have an issue with the pain killers i dont think i mean they make it hard for me to properly function so i dont really want to be on them but as you know when that pain comes it comes hard! the only physical thing ive been doing is modding my pc case. so do you still feel the plates?

[Anonymous No.861057]

>>858841
Netflix angry birds kobo...

[Anonymous No.861058]

>>861057
lol will do man. most def will do

[Anonymous No.861088]

>>858841
Collies or boxers fracture , had the same fracture and same plate in my wrist , physical therapy will be a motherfucker but well worth it so don't skip or Jew out and not go you'll regret it

[Anonymous No.861114]

>>858854
>im a very productive person and i hate just sittin hear not building anything

Sweet memories. Thats how I got hernia #2 right after walking out of the hospital for the op of hernia #1

OP: you could still plan and draw your next projects. I mean, your fingers still could hold a ruler, couldnt they?

Just make drawings of all the shit you ever wanted to make for your home, family, friends. So when your arm is good again, you have sheets for the next years to come.

[Anonymous No.861264]

>>861054
The plates close to the wrist , yep i feel them.


The deep plates, nope.

[Anonymous No.861353]

>>861057
that's what is on my cell lol

[Anonymous No.861943]

Teach yourself AutoCAD, Torrent, install (need not be newest version, many shops use one several years old, can be in a VM if your host is not Windows) and you can learn a lot about how to properly think in CAD during your downtime.

If you really like being productive there is endless quality reading on the internet. Welding and machinist forums are worth lurking so you can understand those processes. Ditto electronics.

Do you work on your own vehicles? If so see maker-specific forums.

[Anonymous No.862011]

Sorry about your unfortunate accident . Have any extra Percocet ?

[Anonymous No.862033]

>>858841
build a robot that can scale large buildings and clean windows, you will need a screwdriver, some wire and loads of electronic shit and metal, and possibly a hammer

[Anonymous No.862047]

That's a metacarpal. Looks like you broke your hand, not your wrist per se. Second metacarpal fracture, I reckon.

If that's the case, I'd avoid any grasping or twisting motions of that digit, lest you risk deformity or further damage while it heals. Since the pincer grip is so crucial in human grasping tasks, I'd consider the hand to be pretty much useless right now.

Are you a lefty?

[Anonymous No.862078]

>>858850
Play turn based games like civ 5.

Also, did you get compensated for the accident?

[Anonymous No.862176]

Hmm. you could get into stencilling, especially since it's your left wrist (assuming righty). A lot of projects can be improved if you have a nice decorative stencil lying around to spray/paint on a few hearts or vine corners or gear designs or w/e in 30 seconds.

[OP WRISTY No.862237]

Thanks guys for the ideas. A little update on this i got my cast off already its been one week today since the surgery. got 12 stitches and i shattered my wrist in 4 places. at least acccording to the docor. i can move fingers good thumb hurts still lol but the hydros are workin well lol. Im giving alot of thoughts to the ideas here and im saving this page as a pdf to look back on. >>861088
ya man i broke that on my right hand theropy is most def a must.>>861114
ive already started drawing lol >>861943
any specific version of cad? i have a low end computer>>862011
nope lol I snort the ones i get>>862078
yeah i get 66 % of my normal income after two straight weeks of being off after 3 i get paid for the first two, its kinda complicated.

Heres my current project hope you guys like it. did this all with one hand. its my computer mod transformed it into a stereo transformer/amplifier

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[Anonymous No.862457]

>>858841
I spend most of my childhood in a casp(right word?) ,broken arms fingers every summer..
Never broken my wrist, but i used my fingers without a problem. Id buy a cheap 2stroke. You might need a hand when it comes to the flywheel and ur casp(bandage, band-aid. Fuckmyenglish.) will get dirty. But youll learn, time will fly, its fun, and if u restore it totally you'll have something to show for it. I'd show you a before and after pic of my moped, but on my phone rn.
Dont know ur age, but Id reccomend it to a 15 yo aswell as a 35yo.

[Anonymous No.862460]

>>862241
Is that cheeto dust on the controller?

[OP WRISTY No.862464]

>>862457
right on man i might just do that. and its cast buddy. :) and ill be 24 sunday

>>862460
LOL no thats actually a controller i painted 5 years ago with florescent orange paint. its just really worn offf, heres nmy wrist now

[Anonymous No.862980]

>>862464
you're gonna be rolling in emo chicks now

[Anonymous No.863045]

>>858841

Try a few electronics projects. Learn to solder.

[OP WRISTY No.863297]

>>862980
fuck ya man! love them girls lol. now i gotta find them any ideas where?>>863045
good idea, ni just bought a butane torch/ soldering iron. im tryin its hard to do with one hand though

[OP WRISTY No.863928]

I just bought a RC plane. VMAR discovery trainer. this fucker is hugh, i can actually control it with my hand

[Anonymous No.864775]

Got run over by a car while on my motorcycle. Crushed all the bones in my lower body, had a leg half torn off, broke my spine, elbow, and some fingers.2 weeks in a coma, 2 1/2 months in the hospital, 12 surgeries, 6 months in a wheelchair.
Find SOMETHING, ANYTHING to learn. I picked up a guitar and I must say I'm not too bad now.
Take a class, learn a new trade but do something.
And as has already been said ditch the pills ASAP.
Good Luck.

[Anonymous No.864778]

>>858841
diy your own robot prosthesis