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- Jul 11, 2014
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The reason I ask is I feel like it's looking over my shoulder waiting for an opportunity.
anic:
I was testing out the new (to me) Grizzly Lathe, putting it through its paces. I like to run them a bit hard to make any imperfections and defrugalties raise their ugly heads. Just enough stress that it will become evident if I've made a mistake or not.
I was cutting some brass, trying the knurling tool, cutting off a piece to make a hand knob. Well I was running fast, 1200 rpm just to make it do what it'll do. I know some of y'all wouldn't but I do just to see, though I wouldn't normally. I was using the steady rest, probably had the jaws a bit tight and cutting off a piece of brass at that speed. Now think, friction builds heat. After the cut off was finished I picked up the brass. Ouch! Lot of heat there, seared my thumb and forefinger good. Stupid.
I knew there was heat there, could feel it from the brass bar.
Like I said, stupid follows me around.
BTW, no problems so far with the lathe...just me.:happyhappy:
anic:I was testing out the new (to me) Grizzly Lathe, putting it through its paces. I like to run them a bit hard to make any imperfections and defrugalties raise their ugly heads. Just enough stress that it will become evident if I've made a mistake or not.
I was cutting some brass, trying the knurling tool, cutting off a piece to make a hand knob. Well I was running fast, 1200 rpm just to make it do what it'll do. I know some of y'all wouldn't but I do just to see, though I wouldn't normally. I was using the steady rest, probably had the jaws a bit tight and cutting off a piece of brass at that speed. Now think, friction builds heat. After the cut off was finished I picked up the brass. Ouch! Lot of heat there, seared my thumb and forefinger good. Stupid.
I knew there was heat there, could feel it from the brass bar. Like I said, stupid follows me around.
BTW, no problems so far with the lathe...just me.:happyhappy:
