On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:12:13 GMT, "Donald Vivian"
wrote:

Just another bit of advice from my own experience. If you wear gloves of any
type at the lathe be careful. I have had my hand pulled into the lathe while
wearing vinyl gloves. They were not really loose fitting, but not super
tight either. Long story short it wrapped my hand around the pen I was
turning. And then proceeded to pull my arm in and around the work. Luckily
the belt on the pulley began to slip. So I could yank the plug from the
wall. Ever since then, I now use a "deadman" foot switch on my lathe. So
anything happens, I can just move my foot and the lathe stops.

Donald Vivian

"BillinDetroit" wrote in message
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skeez wrote:


I use surgical gloves from harbor freight. 3 bucks on sale for a box
of 100. if this happens with the gloves they will rip the glove off
without getting your fingers.
also I apply CA with the blue expantion joint material you find on
concrete jobs. not sure what its called but it is a foam plastic type
material and a few feet of it will last for years turning pens. this
stuff doesnt react with the CA. you get a little more working time
too. thats a big plus.

skeez


I sometimes use the blue nitrile gloves from the same source, but usually
only when I am dying the wood (got a NICE macadamia nut cigar pen dyed
purple with the top layer of dye sanded off ... looks like op-art)

Maybe, when the gauze comes off, I'll get in the habit of using them. They
tear so easily around a lathe that I seem to go through them awfully fast.

Bill
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i cut the fingers out and only use that part.

skeez