[dazmond]

anyone else had them?.....i got a fine shard about  half  inch long inbedded in my thumb on friday.....its still in there...i cant get it out......ive replaced the offending section too(a split lengthways down the section)......i must have had 5 or 6 of them in the last few years.....one of the down sides of carbon poles!

[SB Cleaning]

Yes they are hard to get out too

[Shrek]

No , I wear 2 pairs of gloves all the time

[zesty]

Part of the job mate!

[Smudger]

My understanding is that CF will not work its way out of the body like a metal or wood splinter - it can then cause abnormal growths around the injury site as the body attacks the invader - try your best to remove it

Darran

[Pete Thompson]

You need to re-lacquer your pole sections.

As soon as the lacquer wears off you get the dreaded black hand syndrome. If you don’t re-lacquer them right away you get carbon splinters.

Re-lacquering takes about 30 minutes, and once it’s done it’s like a new pole. I do my poles approx every 6 weeks.

[Don Kee]

Hot water should sort it out.

[windowswashed]

I had one go under my thumb nail, didn't realise it was there but my thumb went infectious.
Doctor said she had to pull my nail off or I could do it, so I stuck a hot skewer in my nail and lifted it off, it was the only way to remove it.
Took a year to grow back and was very sensitive all that time. Don't recommend leaving a carbon splinter inside at all, nothing like a metal or wooden splinter.

[Shrek]

I had one go under my thumb nail, didn't realise it was there but my thumb went infectious.
Doctor said she had to pull my nail off or I could do it, so I stuck a hot skewer in my nail and lifted it off, it was the only way to remove it.
Took a year to grow back and was very sensitive all that time. Don't recommend leaving a carbon splinter inside at all, nothing like a metal or wooden splinter.

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[dazmond]

You need to re-lacquer your pole sections.

As soon as the lacquer wears off you get the dreaded black hand syndrome. If you don’t re-lacquer them right away you get carbon splinters.

Re-lacquering takes about 30 minutes, and once it’s done it’s like a new pole. I do my poles approx every 6 weeks.

It's nothing to do with lacquering.....its section 2 that had a small split in it....anyway I've replaced the section now...I couldn't be bothered lacquering a pole every 6 weeks......

[Jonny 87]

I’ve never understood guys not wearing gloves.

Even in summer I wear gloves. Nothing worse than eating your lunch and remembering what’s been on your hands. 

Just wear gloves and job done. Warrior gloves are good. They are breathable and light weight. Just a Pvc palm.

[Splash & dash]

Yes I had to have a piece removed in hospital under local anersetick   the doctor said it’s like Velcro with lots of little barbs on each strand , I kept getting it swell up and surrounded the piece with a clear liquid it took over a year to get the operation done , it’s evil stuff if you get it in your flesh .

[Splash & dash]

I’ve never understood guys not wearing gloves.

Even in summer I wear gloves. Nothing worse than eating your lunch and remembering what’s been on your hands. 

Just wear gloves and job done. Warrior gloves are good. They are breathable and light weight. Just a Pvc palm.

Shards of carbon fibre will go straight through any glove and still penetrate the skin if long enough

[Dave Willis]

Get Mummy to pull it out Dazmond

[brianbarber]

Had one in my finger a few times, usually a shard off a dodgy worn section.
Bout 10 mm the last one.
I use a sterilised very thin  razor blade  and gradually scrape skin away until it’s exposed, then grab with tweezers once there’s a tiny bit poking out.
 Horrible barstewards

That is all.

Mr B

[Rob.Hall]

One thing I have noticed when the poles start to ware.
As you extend them you get fine particles being released.
Only seen when the light is right.
Are we all going to get lung conditionds like when asbestos was first recognised as a problem?

[zesty]

One thing I have noticed when the poles start to ware.
As you extend them you get fine particles being released.
Only seen when the light is right.
Are we all going to get lung conditionds like when asbestos was first recognised as a problem?

I don’t think so, it’s unlikely enough carbon is being flung into the air from repeated use...

To be fair, this could be negated if we all kept our poles lacquered 👍🏼

[dazmond]

I’ve never understood guys not wearing gloves.

Even in summer I wear gloves. Nothing worse than eating your lunch and remembering what’s been on your hands. 

Just wear gloves and job done. Warrior gloves are good. They are breathable and light weight. Just a Pvc palm.

I did have gloves on mate....only nitrile disposable ones though.....I just cant wear thick gloves in the summertime....

[SB Cleaning]

 

Get Mummy to pull it out Dazmond

[G Griffin]

If all Daz's band got them, would it make them a splinter group?