Thumb punch trick

I use this

I like it! What a great tip.

Lynne

Yeah, I figured there must already be a product out there, I just wanted something, you know, right in the moment.

Cool! I'm developing some arthritis in my hands and have a dickens of a time with the punches sometimes--this looks like the perfect solution! Thanks for the link! :-)

Carolyne in TX

LOL! This sounds like it could be an episode of a scrapping soap opera or something. :-)

"You'll put your eye out with that!!" :-)

Glad you rigged something together that finally worked! Sometimes you need something RIGHT NOW!!! and it's amazing what you can come up with sometimes that actually works. May not be pretty, LOL, but as long as it works, hey, who cares? ;-)

Carolyne in TX

I just thought I might be able to save your table from further abuse in the future!

Thanks! That shelf paper cushion worked out great though. Now, if that device were five dollars instead of twenty, and if I could get it at the store instead of paying shipping . . . then maybe.

I bought mine at Michael's with a 40% off coupon.

ROTF!!

Sorry Luna, but I could picture myself doing that, but the punch would not have lasted after whizzing away!!

Something I discovered is regular punches where you punch the middle of them down, well I just turn them upside down where you can see the placement of the paper better, then i put a piece of cardboard over it and press the whole punch down. Also that way if the thing sticks you can also easier use whatever and push it back open.

TFS your tip too!!

OKC Dave

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My husband has same doctor and he's being treated for his arthritis although his is way worse and started when he was 30. And yes the first thing they said was wish you would have come in sooner so we could have slowed down the deteriation of the bones. Me, ahh you look fine. I will push it further. Doctors have time limits now and they have to get you out the door. Though I've never heard of limits on how many times you can go and pester them.

Lynne

Lynne

Lynne you should see a rheumatologist. He/She will be able to help you more than a regular doctor.

That's the trick to convince my regular doctor to give me a referral to the rheumatologist. We'll see how hard or easy that is going to be. I woke up this morning and after using tongs yesterday on 4 dozen tamales I had made my hand hurt SO bad.

Lynne