Machinist-Style Haircut???

[chips&more]

You have a friend upstairs!

 

[Old junk]

Go buy a lottery ticket,one very lucky guy.glad all is well.

 

[BtoVin83]

A friend of mine was leaning over filing a shaft wearing a loose t shirt and it promptly wrapped around the lead screw. He was quick enough and braced his arms against ways and the shirt ripped of of him leaving nothing but sleeves. Good thing it wasn't a new t shirt.

 

[Rooster]

Safety Glasses, No Loose clothing, Sleeves rolled Up, No Jewelry and File Left Handed. Learned that in Junior High school.
You Sir are VERY LUCKY too still have a scalp.

 

[NortonDommi]

Glad that you are O.K. f350ca made a good point about tying hair back,(ditto on the creeper!), I have long hair and beard and hair goes in a bun and beard too. Very quick and easy to do if long enough. Hair ties and a hair net? Just be safe your second chance may be your only one.

 

[Trip]

Met a guy that got his long beard caught in an impact tore half his face off from his chin to his nose . Trimmed my beard short the next day

 

[TTD]

Thanks guys for all the tips/advice & well wishes…I do appreciate it.

Looking back, I suppose I shouldn’t have made my original post in a joking manner as I know damn well it’s no laughing matter….poor taste of words on my part. I think I was just happy & relieved to come out of it relatively unscathed. Normally, I am quite cautious & aware of my surroundings, but one momentary lapse of attention &, as you can see, things can go downhill FAST.
It all happened in the blink of an eye, yet in slow motion at the same time. The instant I felt my hair getting snagged, I knew I was in a really bad way, so quickly planted my hands on bench & ripped my head away before it wound too close to my scalp.

I honestly believe my only saving grace in this situation was the fact that I only have a 1/2hp, 7x12 mini lathe. No excuse to be complacent with, I know, but had it been any larger w/more horsepower, I’m sure the outcome would have been different…& not in a good way.

I originally wasn’t even going to post about my mishap (more embarrassing now than anything), but then thought that if even 1 person (think “newbie”) saw this thread & realizes what can happen if you don’t pay attention, then it will be well worth any flak or ridicule I may receive (not that I have).

Mini lathes/mills are basically regarded as the “Tonka Toys” of machining due to their size/lack of rigidity, but make no mistake - they can & WILL bite you given the opportunity.

 

[TTD]

I heard of a gal losing her life working a lathe and getting her hair caught in the chuck. The thought image of that sequence is horrifying.

Different machinery, but same principal - when I was a kid in public school (grade 6 or 7) I remember hearing about a classmate’s father being killed in the hayfield when his shirt tail got caught in the flywheel of a baler as he was walking by to check something out. PTO was disengaged, but anyone familiar with balers know that that big flywheel keeps spinning for a loooong time after. His oldest son apparently witnessed the whole ordeal…I couldn’t imagine the horror.

 

[jcp]

The shop I worked in had a picture beside the time clock of a scalp hanging from a lathe chuck. The owner said the picture came from a government machine shop safety booklet during WWII. A wake up call for sure.

 

[kvt]

Glad you are ok, Prob still had a sore head. Glad you posted for others to remind all of us to pay attention.
I had long hair and tied it back and normally wore a hat also, But have got it cut shorter now, but still long enough that I pull it back in a band and wear a hat. Be careful all.