Thread: Extra Curricula Work

No probs ..Terry no offence taken. I thought it was funny. As for the washing well We are pretty much a family affair washing here too though. I have 5 kids and we all together keep it up. Even my eldest are pretty competent with the washer. Actually at the moment they are doing it for pocket money So I am not argueing.

Terry I am only learning too. I got my lathe in April. Together we are having fun. Amy actually taught me something I never thought of. It cool.
Toni

Toni,

Great to see the kids getting involved.

I will, however, second what Al said. Long hair should always be tied back so that it can't get anywhere near moving machinery parts, not just on the lathe. I have personally seen somone remove a 50c piece size bit of their scalp and it bled a lot and was very unsightly when it finally healed. Not to mention the pain. Loose clothing is the same. Tuck in shirts if they dangle and long loose sleeves can be restrained with a rubber band. Better to not wear clothing that is too loose or the cuffs on your sleeves undone.

Not having a go at you, most people don't consider these things when starting out.

Dan

Originally Posted by DanP

. Loose clothing is the same. Tuck in shirts if they dangle and long loose sleeves can be restrained with a rubber band. Better to not wear clothing that is too loose or the cuffs on your sleeves undone.


Dan

HI Dan, Yes I did think of loose clothing and I made them all go and get shirts on with cuffs. I did think of that one thanks.
Toni

This is Amy turn on the lathe She made a vase. Zoe turn is still coming. the lathe may need a doctor. Hubby going to have a look after work. I hope it something simple. The tailstock gone really slack so here Amy anyway
TOni
PS like our version of hair nets. I had them in the house..>

Toni, look beneath the bed at the bottom of the tailstock. Roll the lathe onto it's back if it's easier. (I love the little Leda lathes! )

There'll be a nylock nut & thread under there, the problem's probably just the nut has worked a bit loose. It should only take a fraction of a turn to get things working properly again. Be warned; it's fiddly... bit too much and the tailstock's too hard to move, not quite enough and it'll be too loose.

Love the hair-nets BTW.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

There'll be a nylock nut & thread under there, the problem's probably just the nut has worked a bit loose. It should only take a fraction of a turn to get things working properly again. Be warned; it's fiddly... bit too much and the tailstock's too hard to move, not quite enough and it'll be too loose.


Love the hair-nets BTW.

Hi Skew, I wish it was that simple for some reason inside the tail stock when we pulled her down it full of metal files. The back for some reason has nearly worn through. We got on Jim and sent him a photo and he is going to look after us. I love my little girl too (the leda) she is being good to me this is just a minor hitch. Should I been oiling in there or is it something I may of done. I hope not.
bye Toni

Good onya Toni for the hair restraint, your youngens will appreciate it, maybe not now, but later on in life.

Al

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Should I been oiling in there or is it something I may of done. I hope not.

Sorry to hear that! Jim'll see you right, although I imagine the freight's gonna be a pain.

I doubt it's your fault; there's nothing there to oil, beyond the occasional squirt of WD40 and steel wool on the bed to keep it shiny clean. I like to give a squirt to the working parts of the tailstock every now'n'again but it's hardly a necessity... 'tis just 'cos I feel like I should be doing something to pamper my litttle one.

Yeah I know Jim will see me right. He looked after me real good to this stage and i don't doubt for a second that will change
Toni

WE have been teaching my freinds daughter to turn 14 and she tucks her hair under a cap she also steals my turning smock so i get dirty instead .PS she loves it because its dirty go figure.

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

This is Amy turn on the lathe She made a vase. Zoe turn is still coming. the lathe may need a doctor. Hubby going to have a look after work. I hope it something simple. The tailstock gone really slack so here Amy anyway
TOni
PS like our version of hair nets. I had them in the house..>

Hi Toni. Lovely little vase Amy has turned there! And good to see the hair net. I went to Teck years ago doing my chippy's trade, and the walls were covered in photos of machinery accidents, just to remind us about things like hair nets and loose clothing. I'd also like to say, and I don't know if you misunderstood a previous writer, but if you can avoid cuffs altogether it is even better (otherwise an elastic to pull the cuffs in tight.!) See in Amys first photo the cuffs are pretty loose, and could get caught in between the work and tool rest, or any part of the lathe that is revolving. I'm a grandparent now, and my 2 yearold grandson is already "obsessed" with tools!! So I'm trying to be safe myself for when he starts turning.