On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:01:16 -0400, Gerald Ross wrote:

Arch wrote:
Turned my Jet mini VS off with a spindle between centers. Left an
inquisitive young child in the shop for just a second while I went into
the house. Came back within a minute. The child was happily watching
the spindle revolve at 1500 rpm. Whew! Memo to me and maybe some of you:
Most on-off switches are NOT enough.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter

Fortunately I'm old enough that all my children are grown. :)

My grand kids KNOW not to touch anything in the shop and usually follow my
"hands in the pockets" rule, but I try to lock out things when kids are around..
It's a PITA to pull the little yellow handles out of switches, but I try to
remember them when kids are around..

One feature that I really like on the Shopsmith is that the power switch has
sort of "ears" around it to prevent accidental starting, and holes in the ears
for a padlock... I've got a 20 year old habit of putting that long allan wrench
that comes with it through the holes when I power it off..


mac

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