Lathe rips off man's shirt - GIF

[Frank S]

even a 1/4 inch drill has the potential to do injury maybe not to the extent of life threatening but one clamped in a vice used as a lathe with the trigger locked in place is not going top stop until it is switched off.
The best thing is never, never, never reach over a spinning chuck on any lathe. I don't even change tooling on the tool post while the chuck is spinning

[Moby Duck]

Lucky he was wearing a cheap spit through fabric shirt, had it been a good quality synthetic fabric it would have turned to rope and reeled him in.

[hemmjo]

On a serious note, this is a perfect example of why so many of the items we purchase from some other countries vary so much in quality from item to item. For example our recent discussion of the varying quality of holes in trailer hitch ball mounts.

So many of the products are made in shops similar to that. They have purchased old worn out equipment, hire cheap labor to run it, turn out low quality parts and sell them cheap enough to run quality companies out of business. These foreign companies do not have to cover costs medical insurance, sick days, vacation time, environmental issues, employee retirement plans, etc.

I am not blameless, I purchase those items also as they fit my needs. Often there is no alternative. However given the current world situation, it is very troubling, on more levels than just the danger of getting a shirt ripped off.

Ending on a bit of humor, they are required to wear "break-away" type safety shirts in that factory. See how well that works.

[mansworld]

He fought back and held his ground against a small lathe. Had it been a big powerful lathe, the outcome could have been ugly.

[mklotz]

He fought back and held his ground against a small lathe. Had it been a big powerful lathe, the outcome could have been ugly.

I don't think his survival has anything to do with the size of the lathe. The chuck on the lathe is so geared down relative to the motor driving it that it has plenty of torque to wind up clothing and humans. He survived because he was wearing a cheap shirt that tore easily.

[mansworld]

I don't think his survival has anything to do with the size of the lathe. The chuck on the lathe is so geared down relative to the motor driving it that it has plenty of torque to wind up clothing and humans. He survived because he was wearing a cheap shirt that tore easily.

The size of the lathe has got a lot to do with his survival. Big powerful lathes don't care about the quality of clothes fabric, they pull people in a FLASH to their death.

[hemmjo]

He fought back and held his ground against a small lathe. Had it been a big powerful lathe, the outcome could have been ugly.

Nope, he was fighting the shirt. Does not matter how powerful the machine was, the weak link IN THIS CASE was the shirt!!!!

In some other situation, the size of the machine may have made a difference, but even a "weak" lathe could have pulled someone in if the shirt did not tear away.

[mansworld]

You don't get it! Heavy duty lathes don't give you a FRACTION of a SECOND to fight back a powerful 10+ horse power motor.

Nope, he was fighting the shirt. Does not matter how powerful the machine was, the weak link IN THIS CASE was the shirt!!!!

In some other situation, the size of the machine may have made a difference, but even a "weak" lathe could have pulled someone in if the shirt did not tear away.

[hemmjo]

You don't get it! Heavy duty lathes don't give you a FRACTION of a SECOND to fight back a powerful 10+ horse power motor.

I guess we will just have to be content to disagree on this point. Heavy duty, mid-size or mini lathe does not make a bit of difference to the shirt in question in this video. I was very clear in the message you refer to, in this specific situation, the shirt saved the man. I am not arguing that spinning machine parts are not dangerous. I am very aware of the dangers of entanglement. I personally know of one person who was killed when his jacket got caught in the PTO shaft of a farm tractor.

[Fluffle-Valve]

After seeing this, you can understand why other countries go a bit over the top with Elf'n'Safety.
We're always moaning about how much our High Vis and steel boots are going to save you from an accident sitting in an office chair at your desk.