Lathe Owners

[cuejoey]

Have you ever stuck your knuckles in a spinning lathe? You don't have to answer that one. Have you ever donated flesh in the learning of your craft? Don't answer that either. I have a Hightower lathe that I love. I haven't stuck my hand in there in a while. I still have very close calls. I had an idea I would like to share. It's called "Purdman's Knuckle Saver."
From a knuckle head to all other knuckle heads.I do not know if any of you have thought of this or not. Here it is guys. Only $5.95 plus shipping. You only have to pay if you can't find a Ball Jar lid! They come to your door in any color you desire!
If this has been done or you think it is a dumb idea, let me know. I can take it. However, if you don't have one and you know what I am talking about, order one today, a Ball Jar lid that is. Oh, one size fits all if you put it behind the lathe pins.
Purdman Preserving knuckles one at a time!!

Purdman instead of the tin lid it would be nice to have a mini "Frizbee" about 5 inches in dia..the curved edges of the Frizbee would protect your fingers better..just another idea...

 

[Purdman]

Purdman instead of the tin lid it would be nice to have a mini "Frizbee" about 5 inches in dia..the curved edges of the Frizbee would protect your fingers better..just another idea...

Joey, where can ya get a 3.5 inch Frizbee? It can't get much bigger than that or it will hit the bottom rail. Good suggestion though. I am going to stay out of it now. It seems to have taken on a life of it's own and I am interested to see what is forthcoming. I honestly hope that somebody who needs the money can satisfy Chris's requirements. I don't work anymore, I just think and try to express my love. Saving knuckles is an expression of love ya know. Believe it or not!
Peace, Purdman

PS: I realize the Smile next to my name says COOL. I use it only because there isn't one that says NOT COOL!

 

[cuejoey]

Joey, where can ya get a 3.5 inch Frizbee? It can't get much bigger than that or it will hit the bottom rail. Good suggestion though. I am going to stay out of it now. It seems to have taken on a life of it's own and I am interested to see what is forthcoming. I honestly hope that somebody who needs the money can satisfy Chris's requirements. I don't work anymore, I just think and try to express my love. Saving knuckles is an expression of love ya know. Believe it or not!
Peace, Purdman

PS: I realize the Smile next to my name says COOL. I use it only because there isn't one that says NOT COOL!

You have a great idea in this guard concept..IF a company can make a regular size Frizbee then they could mold a smaller one...i have seen smaller Frizbee's at Pet Stores.just an idea..

 

[Purdman]

You have a great idea in this guard concept..IF a company can make a regular size Frizbee then they could mold a smaller one...i have seen smaller Frizbee's at Pet Stores.just an idea..

Great idea Joey. I will go to the pet store today and see what they have. I will even get my cats a treat. They like dat! They are upstairs sleeping with my wonderful wife right now. It is a wonderful sight to behold! Here, I will share it with you. She is gonna kill me for this.
Peace, Purdman

 

[cuejoey]

OR you can get one of those rubber caps that snap on the top of a open can..put your metal lid inside of the rubber cap and install it on the lathe the way it is in your picture. ..that way the lid will have a protective edge on it..

 

[Chris Byrne]

You reminded me of when I was around 13 and was working on my gocart. I had the front shroud off the engine and it was running, I dropped a 12in adjustable wrench and it got caught in the flywheel cooling fins! The wrench went flying and the gocart flew up and hit me in the face. It broke half the fins off the flywheel. That was my first expirence with jaming something in a large spinning hunk of metal.
As my dad always said they don't grow back, Be careful. Chris.

 

[Purdman]

You reminded me of when I was around 13 and was working on my gocart. I had the front shroud off the engine and it was running, I dropped a 12in adjustable wrench and it got caught in the flywheel cooling fins! The wrench went flying and the gocart flew up and hit me in the face. It broke half the fins off the flywheel. That was my first expirence with jaming something in a large spinning hunk of metal.
As my dad always said they don't grow back, Be careful. Chris.

OOPS, Chris, that must have smarted. I had a buddy that was into fast go carts. He has one that had two chainsaw motors on it. Used a car starter to start them up. One time he was in a hudge parking lot and wanted to find out just how fast he could go. Porkey fired that bad boy up and took off like a banchie. He got about 1/4 mile full throtle when his poney tail went into the chain. That bad boy came to a screeching halt, 60 to 0 in about 2 seconds. He lost his poney tail and a big chunk of scalp. Fortunately he came out of it OK. Scared the bejeeves out of all of us.
Purdman

 

[Hal]

I was in granny gear one time wearing a baggy T-shirt. I leaned in to push the tail stock up to start a 3/4-10 tap. Just as the tap started, I felt my shirt getting tugged on. Next thing I know, half my shirt was ripped off.

 

[DaveK]

.... half my shirt was ripped off.

All these not-so-pleasant images in this thread ... busted knuckles, flying wrenches, scalped go-karters, and now this ... YUK !

Dave

 

[ragbug74]

Well, my chuck hasn't gotten me yet, but I had an incident with my table saw a few weekends back. I've still got all my digits, but as the nurse in the ER said, "it kind of looks like hamburger." I'm on the DL for a few more weeks until the stitches come out and the tendon heals back up. Be careful out there guys!