tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post463885752039490758..comments2024-03-28T15:19:12.892-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Sharpening the bit worked,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-36207797970122258192009-09-14T20:10:34.179-07:002009-09-14T20:10:34.179-07:00Well, God forbid something serious happens with th...Well, God forbid something serious happens with the lathe.....but, if it does...we'll graduate you to just blowing things up. We'll run the wire, you can push the button. How's that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-43376028068109380852009-09-14T17:15:05.850-07:002009-09-14T17:15:05.850-07:00The most likely lathe injury is flying swarf getti...The most likely lathe injury is flying swarf getting into your eyes. If you don't wear glasses, invest in a pair or two of inexpensive safety glasses. Few things hurt as bad as a steel sliver in one's eye. As Junior says. That is bought experience.<br /><br />Take an old skinny, loooong, preferably cheap screwdriver, heat the point and make it into a smallish hook. Use that to pull away coils of chips coming off the workpiece. DO NOT use your fingers. That hurts, badly. (And is humiliating at the ER.) More bought experience.<br /><br />Gerry N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com