Re: [sudo-discuss] metal lathe is up and running!

statistically this kind of thing will eventually cause an accident. -jake On Wed, 23 Sep 2015, Cere Misc wrote: I just wanted to offer a word of caution to anyone using that lathe (esp > if they are short). The positioning of the power switch is extremely > dangerous! It's very likely to accidentally get your arm caught in that > lathe while > attempting to reach over the top of the spinning chuck to power it off! > It's in fact so precarious hazardous that I will probably not use it until > we manage to get the power switch repositioned. > .02+beware! > -Cere > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Marc Juul <juul(a)labitat.dk> wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 3:27 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > hi folks, > > looks like the spindle needs to be tightened a little bit but > it's working! i brought in some tooling, enough to make cuts and learn. > anyone interested in using it can easily learn the basics of lathe > operations and how to grind lathe bits online before > operating. this lathe is also capable of cutting threads - just swap out > gears as indicated on the inside cover of the gearbox and use an appropriate > 60-degree bit. the lathe and all the tooling I brought in > are a donation to the space but once there's a place for the tooling I'll > grab the toolbox back. > > > Awesome! I was playing with it the other day. This is a great addition to > sudo and the perfect size lathe for our current space! > > > -- > marc/juul > > > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > >