They probably get to used to wearing them at home .

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Not to mention wearing a black belt with beige trousers!! LORDY!

i might be wrong but is the on/off switch on the back
of the lathe, under the loose chisels balanced on the headstock
cheers smiife

I agree
well Jim?

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Got the five by luck. Two set of protection over eyes a bit much really I think. All was worried aboout all that wiring hanging around. But the big thing is the turkey holding the turning tool. He looks s#&t scared and not confident at all.

I've worked as a fitter & turner in heavy manufacture including the BHP & Rio Tinto workshops at Dampier, Port Hedland and Cape Lambert and have never heard of double eye protection as being mandatory. I will say that it's been about 6 years since I left the trade and things may have changed.
Personally I don't wear safety glasses when turning as I find they fog up, the face shield however has plenty of ventilation and rarely fogs up (maybe I'm just an unusally heavy breather ).

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Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.

What could possibly go wrong.

Like others, I was clicking for a respirator and got the safety glasses thing. No harm in a second line of defence on the eyes, if you are so inclined. I'm not, but do always wear a face shield. However, I consider it negligent to omit a respirator.

Having got the 'required' five I then kept looking at the position of that banjo/toolrest and the height of that right hand, which are all wrong IMO. He is referred to as a woodworker, not a woodturner, so they got that bit right!

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