What do you wear when turning?

I just started and quickly switched from safety glasses to a face shield after I saw two of my blanks blow apart.

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Here is what I wear when wood turning and more or less the same when metal turning : Full safety face shield. [ some have the air cleaned units that are best.] Wear 1. leather apron neck to near floor or 2. Lab coat (from research lab or Dr. (stick you prod you brand) white coat. I like the Dr. one since it is thick and with large chip catching pockets for some tools/pencils. I like to wear boots as the Whoops might happen. Ever drop a spindle, bowl, skew ? I like to wear a ball cap backwards as well. (think catcher/umpire in baseball).

Never any type of glove. None Never. Nada. A simple catch can rip off a hand.

Long sleeves are not normally done - glove effect.

And if you have long hair - have it tied back and make sure it won't blow or drop onto the work as it would be caught an cause more than pain.

I wear carbonate glassed every day. I'm getting old enough not to grow another eye :-) I often have glasses over them and then a hood.

Which means these - hood and glasses need to be for this job. They need to be clear and clean. You need to see subtle changes in wood or tool.

Martin

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randyswoodsho> What do you wear when turning? Face shield? saftey glasses?

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Safety glasses under the face shield. I don't trust the shield to completely stop something. I got hit by something flying off my lathe so I am adamant about that. the shield might slow down something from breaking my nose but I'm not so confident about a shield alone protecting my eyes. If it's winter, I wear long sleeves but folded up to my elbows. Spring, summer and fall I wear a tee shirt. I don't own a smock. I bought my wife a sewing machine so she could make me one. That was 3 years ago. She's better than I am about procrastinating.

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Wear? Nothing like turning in the buff! ;-)

Actually, I wear a late '90s vintage AAW smock, and an Airmate 3 filter/helmet. The smock keeps the shavings & finish off the clothes, and I've been glad I had full face protection more than once. A couple times I wish I had a catchers bib too, but I haven't gone that far yet...

...Kevin

Flash back to 1948, high school wood shop teacher was a real stickler for safety. A safety bulletin board was posted which each student was to read and sign each day. Additionally, when teacher observed a safety violation, he would blow his whistle and everything came to a halt. Students were then to gather around for a supplemental safety lecture.

During a turning demonstration, he was hunkered over, choking the chisel up close when we noticed his necktie fluttering on the workpiece.

Next morning a new, anonymous notice was posted on the bulletin board. It read:

Mr. Beard; When you get your necktie caught in the lathe, please blow whistle.

Old Chief Lynn

On Sep 4, 10:49 pm, "Lynn" wrote: SNIP

I am *still* laughing at that one. Thanks for posting it.

BTW, I haven't seen anything from you in a while. How are things going for you on the lathe, Lynn? Turning anything fun?

Robert

Well, yes, Robert. Thanks for asking! Two things going right now. Hacked out a nice little alder blank (very dry and pretty soft) had a small bowl in mind. Nice curve was appearing when nasty catch pulled out some pretty big holes. When the holes were turned out it was pretty small for a bowl, so turning on, looking for a shape, it got awfully small............ so changed to making a big drawer for putting some tools away.... real handy. Dovetail joints are my passion, but not my best work. after trimming away bad joints and trying again, drawer got smaller and smaller. Well dovetail drawer is now done, looks good, but too small for the tools. Going back to the lathe tomorrow to see if the bowl's chips will make good stuff in the "Little Chief Smoker" on a little piece of salmon that has been in the freezer for a year or two. I'll be back.

Old Chief Lynn

Things that I KNOW that I should wear:

Face shield respirator shoes long or 3/4 sleeves, fastened to prevent getting tangled in the lathe hearing protection

In real life, however, as a daily turner in a warm climate, I'm usually:

barefoot

shorts

t-shirt or tank top

baseball hat, usually put on AFTER I realize my head is covered with shavings

safety glasses if I remember or am doing something that I think might throw bark or whatever

Dust-bee-gone mask if I see a cloud of dust going into the DC

In what passes for winter here, I usually wear shoes and a short sleeve polo shirt..

I know that I've been very lucky.. I've turned several hundred things and been hurt a few times, but never anything that safety stuff would have prevented.. Mostly dumb stuff like getting my hand banged by a wing bowl or gluing a piece of sandpaper to my fingers while sanding a crack filled with CA..

I've had things fall off the lathe, of course, but never seen one "launched"... most bounce off the floor behind the lathe..

mac

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Well, I went to High School a few years after you did, Chief, but saw the same thing happen.. Our lecture, however, was the teacher telling us how glad that the rules included those snap-on ties in the shop.. He might not of been alive if he'd been wearing a normal tie..

mac

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I wear a face shield over my saftey glasses. I have a smock but don't wear it.

In message , randyswoodshoop writes

Clothing is some tough leather boots with good grip. Cushioned floor to reduce fatigue ( Last 2 days shavings) Mechanics overalls , I size too small :) But that just means the body is not too loose, and the sleeves are too short

Face shield and leather apron with a turtleneck.

Em... it depends. But eye-protection always. If I am turning something small like a pen it might just be my safety glasses. Wet probably the combo face shield (old metal grill across the mouth). Dry, the Trend Airshield. For clothing I have a turners leather apron or a turners coat. If I am worried about large flying parts it the leather