Risk reminder
One seldom mentioned woodturning risk that newcomers may not realize and
old timers may neglect is a sharp edge on the turning itself. Be careful when testing work with your fingers while it's spinning. These edges can cut like a knife. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
Risk reminder
Arch wrote:
One seldom mentioned woodturning risk that newcomers may not realize and old timers may neglect is a sharp edge on the turning itself. Be careful when testing work with your fingers while it's spinning. These edges can cut like a knife. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings I have cut my fingers on the sharp corner where the outside of the bowl meets the top edge, while sanding. Now I knock off the sharpness as the first step of sanding. It was really shallow like a paper cut, but stung out of proportion to the damage. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure. |
Risk reminder
I picked up on this point when watching a hat turning demo 5 or more
years ago. The turner commented that he had a closet full of shirts that had been cut by leaning into the rim of the hats while turning. Always, on all turnings when I have a sharp edge, I will dull it by rounding over, or with a slight scraping cut. It only takes a moment, and if I am going to donate blood, I don't want to do it with this type of slice. robo hippy On Oct 21, 8:44 am, Gerald Ross wrote: Arch wrote: One seldom mentioned woodturning risk that newcomers may not realize and old timers may neglect is a sharp edge on the turning itself. Be careful when testing work with your fingers while it's spinning. These edges can cut like a knife. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings I have cut my fingers on the sharp corner where the outside of the bowl meets the top edge, while sanding. Now I knock off the sharpness as the first step of sanding. It was really shallow like a paper cut, but stung out of proportion to the damage. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure. |
Risk reminder
On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:44:14 -0400, Gerald Ross wrote:
Arch wrote: One seldom mentioned woodturning risk that newcomers may not realize and old timers may neglect is a sharp edge on the turning itself. Be careful when testing work with your fingers while it's spinning. These edges can cut like a knife. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings I have cut my fingers on the sharp corner where the outside of the bowl meets the top edge, while sanding. Now I knock off the sharpness as the first step of sanding. It was really shallow like a paper cut, but stung out of proportion to the damage. Really good argument for power sanding bowls... and using a soft pad... I've lost enough little pieces of skin while hand sanding stuff with edges... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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