Originally Posted by
kutzbill
As a guy who has finished 42+ years in the machine shop, I love what you are doing, except for one thing. I cringe when I see anyone wear any type of gloves around a lathe. I personal like the type of gloves you are wearing, and have many worn out pairs in a box in my shop.
My cringe come from the witnessing of too many fingers, hands, pulled off the body by a lathe. 2 were from the exact type of gloves. When a finger or hand gets pulled out, there is not much hope of getting it re-attached. Too much damage. I say one guy wearing that type of glove on a radial drill get his thumb pulled off. The leader that went up the arm came out with it, all winding up on the drill. however the lathe is by far the most dangerous machine in the machine shop, and it s my favorite.
What you do in your own shop is your own business. I have a bad scar on my middle finger from turning H-13. It was coming off like razor wire. I was turning the feed, and I felt the tool steel hit my finger on my right, so naturally I pulled back as fast as I could, and the razor sharp steel cut my finger open to the bone. If I had gloves on, I might have not cut myself as bad, or it may have wrapped up on the work and tore/cut my hand off.
I just wanted to pass on what I have experienced, not criticizing you at all. I think the smartest people are the ones that figure out a way to make what they need. You are that type of person.
Thanks for your time, and for posting.
Smiles,
Bill