stay out of the line of fire -- or, can you say BANG!?

Glad you are safe, good advice.

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As you mention the shard landed on the patio, consider a way to hang a shower curtain to protect those who may be outside the lathe area but still in the line of fire. The shower curtain can easily be drawn back when greater shop visibility is needed, but should provide enough resistance to prevent the vast majority of lathe projectiles from leaving the work area. (Heck, they have shown that layers of silk can stop a bullet. How many, I have no idea. Think MythBusters did an episode about it.) And, yes, stay out of the line of fire. Glad to hear you are OK.

Re: stay out of the line of fire -- or, can you say BANG!?

I consider my video about standing out of the line of fire to be the most important one I ever did. 

robo hippy

Re: stay out of the line of fire -- or, can you say BANG!?

I turn outside, so the patio is my work area.

And, yes, I never permit anybody to be close to the line of fire.

It could have shot out into the lawn but came straight back to where I would have been, had I been foolish.  :-)

I was going to reference you but forgot!

Robo,  I know how you feel about this.  I should have repeated your name.  Thanks for the emphasis and reference.  

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This was a near miss! 

Whew! impressive!

Either mind Robo and stay out of the line of fire or buy tactical body armor!  

The thing about surprises is that they're... surprising... and far to quick for human reactions.  Safety first.  

Glad that one missed you!

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Looks like there is at least one more crack showing by the tool rest on that same surface. If you consider that is not visible to the naked eye, you're in for another bang.

yep

Good eye, Dick!  Yes, indeed, there was a crack there.  I turned that whole area away.  All gone (hopefully), but I'll never fully trust that blank again.  It has a warning sticker on it now.  

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Gary, you always were an avid advocate  or safety. Glad you dogged the bullet! As you know , however, sometimes we're in the line of fire. I once got shot even when I was wearing a face shield and a heavy leather covering. The offending piece flew off and hit me first in the chest and bounced up under the face shied and got me on the chin. Not too serious. but I didn't like it; and it happens in the blink of an eye.

Agreed, Eliot

And, of course, the reason we always wear our face shields is so we have eyes to blink.  :-?  

A few turners hang a baseball catcher's neck guard from their shields.  I'm afraid that makes them very awkward when in the "up" location, but I know the shields do not properly protect our necks.  If anybody has a practical solution, I'd enjoy hearing it.  ...GG

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