Power Tool Safety

TUKLONITA · #11 03-12-2007, 10:05 AM

have You Ever Dropped A High-speed Tool With A One Inch Burr In Your Lap? Didn't Know I Could Still Move That Fast....

BobD · #12 03-12-2007, 10:27 AM

I don't wear a glove when power carving, but I do wear a full leather shop apron!!!

Bob

Doug Ridley · #13 03-12-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TUKLONITA

have You Ever Dropped A High-speed Tool With A One Inch Burr In Your Lap? Didn't Know I Could Still Move That Fast....

Funny you should mention it,I just did that yesterday. while wallering around a huge Cypress knee on my lap I dropped my micromotor and caught it by the wrong end, a small round diamond bit was on it . I moved pretty fast too for a 75 year old geezer.

Ashbys · #14 03-12-2007, 12:53 PM

I can tell you the standard set by Osha for machine shops and factories is NO GLOVES on rotating machines. Grinders , drills , lathes , mills. The concept is basically simple a glove is more dangerous because it can be grabbed and pulled into the cutter and at the same time tighten up and pull the persons hand into the cutter.

That said , the problem your dealing with is carving while holding the piece in your one hand and running the grinder with the other it is easy for the grinder to run the piece and go across your hand. A glove would help to keep this from happening , and depending upon the operation of the grinder , chances are you would break the control and the motor would stop. But a motor running at 20000 rpm , is faster than you are and has the potential to break you hand before you could release your foot.

The best choice would be clamp your piece , leaving both hands safe , and do not wear gloves.

Ash

Thomp · #15 03-12-2007, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Ridley

Funny you should mention it,I just did that yesterday. while wallering around a huge Cypress knee on my lap I dropped my micromotor and caught it by the wrong end, a small round diamond bit was on it . I moved pretty fast too for a 75 year old geezer.

Tom,
i want to know " did you spill your coffee tom...??"

when you get older your suppose to move slower fer sure,

the Misses already knows the difference between the speed you respond to come and get it, and honey will you take out the trash.

but you keep up them sudden bursts of ultra high speed like what i imagine happened, she will start thinking your holding out on her... ha!...

may all yawl's incidents turn out to be near misses & funny stories..
Thomas

Eddy Smiles · #16 03-12-2007, 10:38 PM

I've never dropped my Dremel in my lap but I did do exactly as Ash described only not with a leather glove but with one of the yellow blue dot kevlar carving gloves. I gave that Dremel one heck of a smoke test! But in my blissful ignorance I always figured that while I burned up the equipment I saved my hand from getting mangled by the Typhoon Burr that was in the Dremel. Like I said previously, I'm a believer now. No more gloves!

TUKLONITA · #17 03-13-2007, 12:41 AM

Eddy... I Have Used A Glove For Holding Small Projects For Years... I Can't Remember Where I Obtained Such A Heavy Leather Glove... But It Has Worked For Me... Slightly Stiff And Hard On The Surface... And There's No Holding Device Quite Like My Left Hand... I Have, However, Quit Wearing Sweat Shirts Or Sloppy T-shirts... Having A 1" Black Burr Climbing My Chest Is Not Good... In My Humble Opinion...

brushpilecarvings · #18 03-13-2007, 03:06 AM

One thing that I have been doing is using a 'cheat stick', which is basically a drywall screw attached to a dowel, screwed into the bottom of your carving. If the carving is small, I leave some extra waste wood to attach the cheat stick. That way your hand isnt near the bit. It also works good for painting too.