Thread: am i the only one

Yeah, hit your funny bone on it and it's no laughing matter.

I've learned to take the rest out of the banjo and put it away when sanding etc.

Only once! I take both out now.

Me too. Take the rest out of the 'banjo' when sanding. Some experience pays off.

Same as ... if I am not using the rest or tail stock I take them out. You almost have to on a midi lathe anyway if you are turning a bowl.


But then there was the matter of a small block of wood that flew out of the jaws and hit me right between the eyes.... no stitches they used super glue to hold it together! As they say it missed my Eye by "that much"!!!!!!!!!

Now I always use my face shield

Also watch out for chuck jaws and trying to sand "square turnings" best thing is to use sacrificial strips... safer and stops the edges splintering/chipping out. Sometimes I will run tape over the jaws if I HAVE to get close to them.



Cheers,

Chipman

Nah, yer not alone. How about puncturing the back of yer arm or elbow on the sharp point of the live-center which is still in the tailstock quill. Hurts.

Blood helps clean the tip though {

Now what kind of turner would you be if you didn't have any battle scars?!

nasty little buggas those tailstocks eh

welcome to the club

Originally Posted by Manuka Jock

nasty little buggas those tailstocks eh

Recently put a good scratch in my arm with the new and very sharp live center point. I do move everything out of the way out of habit, sadly this time just not quite far enough...

with the blood pressure tabs i take ,bash the live centre or toolrest i bleed like a stuck pig for hours,whats good on the chuck is those sweatbands that tennis players put around their wrists works like a charm ,bashed my arm again this afternoon,much better now i rounded the edge off only took a bit of skin off................bob

Originally Posted by robyn2839

with the blood pressure tabs i take ,bash the live centre or toolrest i bleed like a stuck pig for hours,whats good on the chuck is those sweatbands that tennis players put around their wrists works like a charm ,bashed my arm again this afternoon,much better now i rounded the edge off only took a bit of skin off................bob

Nifty idea , what colours do they come in ?

Originally Posted by Manuka Jock

Nifty idea , what colours do they come in ?

I prefer red then you can't see the blood!

Bob, you need to ask your doc for low blood pressure pills, not high ;-}