It's gonne be black tomorrow.... an update - it's black

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We need a safety thread for posts like this.... I was finishing up a nice spalted maple bowl and had reversed chucked it in my home made Longworth... I had it all set and balanced with the tailstock up for support and took most of the tenon off the bottom. When I pulled the tail stock back to do the nub, the bowl seemed a little loose... I reset and tightened all the posts on my LW.... because the longworth isn't the most stable holding method, I had the speed dropped to the very lowest possible... 450 rpms. After resetting everything, I pulled the tail stock back again and put the gouge to the nub.... It caught immediately and flipped the bowl out of the chuck.... INCOMING....... couldn't duck quite fast enough... caught me under the eye... I had just taken my face shield off so I could see a little better... that's a no-no and I won't do that again... it definitely left a mark.


This morning....
Dianne made some more pictures... first last night before bed, about 7 hours after the smack down... the second this morning after I got up..
it's Black
 

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The Prussians regarded a scar, usually sword or bayonet scar to the face as a sign of bravery. Made the man more attractive to the ladies. A black eye patch really drove them mad.
 
Ouch! Thankfully it wasn't any worse. I know i've taken my faceshield off near the end to get a better look at things myself...Life lessons, painful and costly sometimes.... good reminder for all of us!
 
Ouch is right. I am so glad it was not worse. Heal quickly!
 
Don't tools have a great way of reminding you to NEVER put those safety devices away.

And people call them inanimate and mindless.

When people ask, say in a serious voice "quiet, she might hear you" and duck behind them.:biggrin:
 
When they ask you what happened, just tell them. YOU SHOULD SEE THE OTHER GUY!!!! Glad it wasn't worse.
 
That just reminded me why I don't turn bowls (besides me being terrible at it). I always wear my face shield when I turn PR , acrylic and wood square blanks until they are rounded and I know I should keep it down until finished. Think I'll print your picture and post it above my lathe to remind me to keep it down (and also scare off some small critters)....Just kidding Chuck.......small and large critters:wink:.
 
Been there and done that -- and learned to use tape to strap down any bowl that might want to think about coming loose. I use filiment tape, gorilla tape, and even painters tape to make it more secure.

Vacuum Chuck fixes most of that --- worth the time to make it work.
 
Heck, they eye will fade back out in time, Did the bowl get damaged??

Just kidding, really, good reminder. I may have to invest in a face shield one of these days.
 
jskeen said:
Heck, they eye will fade back out in time, Did the bowl get damaged??
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In spite of the fact that it hit me in the head, :curse:
I think the bowl did survive.. I really didn't check it, when I decided I wasn't bleeding which surprised me, I just picked it up and set it on the lathe...
then locked up and headed for the ice machine.
 
Once you know nobody was seriously hurt, it's easy to crack wise. Glad it was not worse. Believe me, I have a couple of projects around here with the ceremonial blood smear on the bottom. Nothing serious so far here either, but it does help us keep on our toes.
 
jskeen said:
Just kidding, really, good reminder. I may have to invest in a face shield one of these days.
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James; Please make that day TODAY :beat-up: :wink:

He was lucky! I always use a face shield for larger items, wear goggles or face shield when rounding acrylics. Safety glasses always!
 
You are so lucky that it didn't hit your eye. I am glad someone was watching over you. Give that guardian angel a big thank you. Guess the lesson for all of us is to not take off your face shield until the lathe stops turning.
 
The tape is a good way to do it. Another good way is with plastic wrap, or if you can find it Flat Twine, which is basically thick plastic wrap in a narrow strip. I like to use it because it doesn't leave a residue on the bowl. When I'm removing a tenon, the rest of the bowl usually has a finish on it. The flat twine will hold be bowl long enough to kill the lathe, saving your face and the piece. But it's not a replacement for a face shield!!

Oh, one tip to make face shields a little nicer to use, wipe down the shield with a used dryer sheet, it takes the static charge off keeping the dust from sticking. It also makes the face shield smell fresh and clean!!
 
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