"Robatoy" wrote in message
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I have mentioned here before, that a decent leather apron is a safety
device.
I will never spin (hand-held in a big router) a 3/4" full-bullnose bit
without
that protection. I use those bits a LOT in solid surface fabrication.
If one of those ever breaks, the height of trajectory of flying metal is
right
where I think it would change my voice an octave or two.
It also allows me to do a quick glue-up without worrying about getting any
adhesive on my SpeedO's.

Keep this in mind also. Do not assume that the leather will stop a sharp
chunk of anything. While I agree that leather is better than cloth I
conducted an experiment a few years ago that confirmed my suspicions. The
topic of whether it dangerous to wear gloves while operating a TS came up.
The thought was that the glove would snag on the blade and pull your hand
in. I pushed my combination cloth and leather work glove in to my saw blade
with a stick. The glove held its shape as the blade simply cut through the
cloth and leather with absolutely no resistance nor did the glove snag and
get pulled in. The glove simply sat on the TS with the blade spinning
inside the cut after I stopped pushing.
I do not doubt that a broken piece of carbide would easily penetrate a
leather apron given the right circumstances.

Now for the comment about your SpeedO's, umm the visual really scared me.