Lathe accident (please activate subtitles)

[machining 4 all]

I hope this video can be useful for many people!

[WmRMeyers]

You are lucky you lived to tell us about it. It is a bad idea to count on luck, since some of us do not have it. Thank you for telling us, as I know it must be hard to admit fault.

Bill

[machining 4 all]

WmRMeyers, fortunately it's not me in this video! I shared it here due to the relevance of the fact that it can happen even with the most experienced!

[Floradawg]

Rule 1(debatable) Never leave the chuck key in the chuck.

Rule 2(debatable) Don't have loose hair or clothing dangling.

Rule 3(debatable) No jewelry on the hands or wrist. There are many things to consider for safety when operating a machine tool. I'm not really sure of the order of the rules.

[WmRMeyers]

Rule 1(debatable) Never leave the chuck key in the chuck.

Rule 2(debatable) Don't have loose hair or clothing dangling.

Rule 3(debatable) No jewelry on the hands or wrist. There are many things to consider for safety when operating a machine tool. I'm not really sure of the order of the rules.

IIRC, that is the exact order we were taught in my class.

[WmRMeyers]

WmRMeyers, fortunately it's not me in this video! I shared it here due to the relevance of the fact that it can happen even with the most experienced!

Well, thank you for posting it, and thank HIM for being willing to post it where you could find it to show us. Everyone needs a reminder of the stakes in the games we play.

Bill

[dbat74]

Common sense comes into play here as well. But if common sense was so common more people would have than not.

[sacco1]

Well said dbat74 ,but common sense seems to be disappearing, from most thing's in the world today.

[NeiljohnUK]

Well said dbat74 ,but common sense seems to be disappearing, from most thing's in the world today.

Try working in a University, here it's known as uncommon sense!

[katy]

What is the gizmo under the chuck? A brake?