Not gonna lie, I vacuumed it yesterday.
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So it's that time again....winter pasttimes?
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My garage has never been vacuumed and probably never will be.
My five second rule is that if it sits on the floor for less than five seconds I don't have to clean the floor.
48Connor
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I did that in highschool shop class. Almost fainted after I got my hand free but to everyone's surprise no damage beyond a cut and some bruising to my hand.
You vacuum?! I just use the leaf blower, and then get yelled at by my wife for setting off the smoke detector in the garage.
Interesting. I don't have a smoke or CO in the garage. All the ones in the house are linked but don't tell me which one triggered the alarm. I'm not convinced I'd hear one going off in the garage (if it wasn't linked to one inside) if I was in a bedroom.
There's a YouTube video of a guy getting launched over the lathe and IIRC getting a broken arm or leg. You were lucky.
Viewer discretion advised.
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Since the asshat is standing on the wrong side of the lathe and doing it on purpose, they deserve what they got. Relative to a humans ability to withstand damage, a metal lathe is roughly infinite torque. If you get lucky, the key hits the ways and takes most of the force and then you lean into the crash bar to kill the power. Less lucky and your hand gets crushed. When you are on the proper side, you get sucked in instead of thrown.
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Ouch. Viewer discussion is advised for your video. It's unclear why it stopped. I think he may have hit the crash bar after he went over and they couldnt rotate him back out as his leg was putting pressure on the chuck. That was a small ass metal lathe, a bigger one would have wrapped him up like toilet paper on a roll.
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Dirty Frank
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The crusty old machine shop teacher saying "if that chuck comes off at 540 RPM its game over boys"
Snowboard season started very early this year.
I usually use the Shopvac but was doing the mat in there with the brand new Shark Vac (which is awesome btw) and thought hey this will clean those expansion lines out nicely. Prob shouldn't mention this to my wife. Definitely getting old when a new vacuum excites me.
apprentice in Milton got a sleeve caught in a big lathe and lost an arm, taken off at the shoulder. kids ( and they all do) fooling around with stuff like that have no clue
Heres another turning idea. The sellers post is generating some hilarious comments. They may be popular in oakville. Bespoke handmade pounders.
48Connor
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Mine wasn't that dramatic, but was a similar sized lathe. Pulled a part out to do some work with a file and when I went to put it back in the 3 jaw I couldn't get it perfectly centered again. Adjust-On-Off. Adjust-On-Off. Adjust-On as I was pulling the key out at the same time but it caught and slammed my hand against the bed. Panicked for a few seconds trying to pull the key off my hand until I realized I had to shut the machine off so I could release pressure. Got it off, walked 50ft accross the shop, just about passed out as I tried to sit down.
DownUnder
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Watched a 5lb chunk of eucalyptus a friend was trying to turn into a bowl come off a wood lathe, fly past my face and crack another student thay just walked through the door square in the forehead in high-school. Never underestimated a large piece of machinery after that.
I have watched my brother start a lathe with the key in it it and his hand on the key the key broke off when it hit the ways. His hand was between the key and the ways. Lots of stringy white stuff hanging out and some broken bones. Not something i want to see again. I also watched him touch live 600v wires lucky he works in construction now.
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Relax
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I also try to vacuum. Blowing works, but it also gets dust everywhere, then you have to clean that.
I have a small metal lathe and had that bad habit of slowing the chuck down with my hand when I turned it off.
One of the jaws caught my wedding band and luckily it only scared the shite out of me. No longer wear the ring. Will get it inked on instead of one these days.
As for winter my 1980 Kawi Invader 440 just needs gas and maybe a pop rivet fix for the rad shroud (frick what is with me and kawi rad shroud trashing).
There's a new sohc project on the bench to putter with.
About 3 wooden boat models I should finish not to mention I built about 4 minature wooden sailboats with folding masts that I really must try and finally get into bottles.
And since I'm retired there's the Monday morning coffee, and Wednesday afternoon matinee both of which are just excuses to drink and smoke weed.....
One of the jaws caught my wedding band and luckily it only scared the shite out of me. No longer wear the ring. Will get it inked on instead of one these days.
As for winter my 1980 Kawi Invader 440 just needs gas and maybe a pop rivet fix for the rad shroud (frick what is with me and kawi rad shroud trashing).
There's a new sohc project on the bench to putter with.
About 3 wooden boat models I should finish not to mention I built about 4 minature wooden sailboats with folding masts that I really must try and finally get into bottles.
And since I'm retired there's the Monday morning coffee, and Wednesday afternoon matinee both of which are just excuses to drink and smoke weed.....
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