this hapened about 30 minutes prior to posting this thread. A piece of wood broke apart and flew out of the lathe at full speed. I gotta tell ya , I've thumped in the noggin plenty of times in my life but this was the daddy of all daddies. A lesson to all about safety gear. A couple of inches lower and would have lost an eye foe sure.
You all be careful out there.
Cheers
Shorty