Take the drill out of the tailstock when you're done drilling

pulled a stuck collet out of the spindle once; when it came free I jabbed the back of my elbow into the live center I left in the tailstock. Wasn't anything to consult a doctor over, but it conclude my lathe operations for the day. Good thing it wasn't a drill bit.
 
live centers and drills are a good one for a spiky accident , owch

Stuart
 
Is it cruel to "like" the posts in this thread? :grin:

But, I've been there, done that, too, and got the bloody tee shirt. And that's not meant as a British expression, that's literally a bloody tee shirt.

Tom
 
While teaching the intro to milling machine class at TechShop, I warned the students of the danger in leaving an end mill in the collet, and as I talked, I gestured over at it, neatly slicing the back of my hand, just enuf to draw a bit of blood and a few chuckles. . .
 
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