Lathe accident (please activate subtitles)

[WmRMeyers]

I've been a machinist all my working life and have operated shapers the size of a pick up truck and horizontal boring mills that ran on tracks 5 ft down in a pit, but
never a little one like that. Almost wish I had one, but I'm into wood turning and enjoying that.

It took decades to get my first machine. Now I'm having a bit of trouble shoehorning them into the space I have for a workshop. As far as wood goes, I'm more a wood butcher. For some reason I find metal more forgiving. Could be an aspect of the attention deficit disorder.

[Nick79]

I have a strong respect for electricity, bodies of water, heights and Power tools. I remove any jewelry including my wedding ring (Wife gives me a look). Whenever I go to my small shop to work on a project. I simply can’t react fast enough if caught on a spinning tool - so I minimize my risk.