/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Another safety thing in addition to loose clothing/hair and chuck key:

You'll often need to use some emery paper to clean up workpieces, under power, and the paper comes in strip form. Always make sure the length of the strip is less than the circumference of the part. It can wrap up on itself before you realize it and in that instant pull your hand into the work. It just takes a split second.

Also, if you file on parts that are turning, never use a file without a handle. Extremely dangerous.

AND- if for some reason you are working on a bore (hole), and want to get chips out or stick a piece of emery paper in there to clean things up, the rule is never stick your finger where you wouldn't put your dick. Use a chip brush for chips and put emery paper on a stick. No fingers in holes on the lathe period.

>but anon you shouldn't use abrasives on a lathe!

I know, tell that to 100% of professional machine shops.

I use my stuff professionally and also for my own diy/hobby use. Mostly Swiss made machinery, some german stuff.