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Just curious ,what do you wear when turning, safety or other
hardhat?
glasses? bi's or tri's
gloves?
mask?
face shield?
long sleves?
smock?
steel toes?
flip flops?
house shoes?
nothing?? or naked
apron?
shorts?
other
earmuffs?
all the above
 
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I know we are all family here, but when I first read the subject line... :eek:

I do wear a face sheild most of the time, I wear the face shield EVERYTIME I sharpen the tools on the grinder.

short sleeves
remove rings and watch
tennis shoes
jeans
 
The floor in my shop is cement, although I do have a few small spots with some carpet tossed down..I totally recommend shoes. That floor would be cold, and you would be stepping on sharp objects like little pieces of wood, plastic, steel debris. I recommend you wear undies, because zippers are hazardous, but don't wear polyester undies as they will ruin your little boys spirits. I wear safety glasses when using lathes and table saws.
 
Other than my old "work" clothes, I ALWAYS wear a powered respirator full face shield when turnng or sharpening any tools.

Jim Smith
 
+1 for undies! Zippers ARE dangerous. :eek:

workinforwood said:
The floor in my shop is cement, although I do have a few small spots with some carpet tossed down..I totally recommend shoes. That floor would be cold, and you would be stepping on sharp objects like little pieces of wood, plastic, steel debris. I recommend you wear undies, because zippers are hazardous, but don't wear polyester undies as they will ruin your little boys spirits. I wear safety glasses when using lathes and table saws.
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Jeans, heavy shirt, safety glasses. Respirator if working antler or bone.

After the table saw launched a fresh-cut blank into my sternum hard enough to bruise this week, I'm thinking about adding body armor and a full-face helmet while I'm using that particular tool.
 
I think Mac is trying to open a can of worms but I will be nice and not bite. I will just say I always wear my bi-focal safety glasses. I don't have to worry about forgeting them because it is hard to turn something that is just a blur and thats what I would see if I forget to put them on.
 
Apron,Face shield some times, Partical mask or resp, sweats, crocs and always always put on the glove dont want any accidents do we?
 
hardhat? No
glasses? bi's or tri's Safety glasses when turning small items or flatwork
gloves? No, except when applying dyes
mask? Yes
face shield? When turning bowls
long sleves? Only in the winter, short sleeves in the summer
smock? No
steel toes? No
flip flops? No
house shoes? No
nothing?? or naked SPLINTERS!!! :eek::eek::eek:
apron? No
shorts? Only in the summer, pants in the winter
other Sneakers or boots, depending on time of year
earmuffs? No
all the above Which goes on first, the flip flops, house shoes, or steel toes? :biggrin:
 
Face shield.

Everything else is pretty much whatever I happen to find comfortable. In summer it's flipflops (for turning, for flatwork I'll usually put shoes on) shorts, t-shirt. Winter it's jeans, my old rockports, and a long sleeve shirt with the sleeves pushed up.
 
I wear glasses but am thinking of getting some prescription safety glasses. I wear an IAP smock that I love. I wear a dust mask and sometimes ear protection because of the dust collector. Normally wear pants with a short sleeve shirt. I wear my wedding band because I can't get it off my finger. In fact it has never been off for 7 years. (Bar hopping is difficult!) I wear regular shoes. Sometimes I use a face shield. I do use gloves sometimes that are made for woodworking. I don't do naked but if that makes you happy, I don't judge.
 
Gordon said:
Just my safety glasses and a smile - - I'm never disturbed in my workshop !
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Hey Gordon, we must be opposites, cause I am always disturbed.

However, no one has the tendency to disrupt me when I am in my troll cave (the workshop is in my basement.)

And since getting my kilt drycleaned, that is what I wear. It is the scottish or scotch in me, I never can tell

Have a great weekend folks
Jerry
 
Barefoot & nekked with my denim apron and face shield. l toss the garage doors open so I can say howdy to my neighbors as they pass by.

Actually jeans, shirt, tennis shoes, denim apron, and face shield when running the lathe or table saw. When I get down to the sanding or finishing work, I try to remember my dual cartridge respirator. Sometimes I get in a hurry and I'm too focused on the task at hand, which causes to me to neglect the respirator and my sinuses suffer for the next few days... like yesterday. I gotta work on that.
 
when turning pens I wear my Bi Focal safety glasses a long sleeve T shirt Jeans and shoes, no jewelery and definitely no gloves some and times a respirator, Turning Bowls, a full face shield, pretty much the same cloths and a respirator while sanding. I may wear a glove with the fingers cut off on my left hand and have considered my chainsaw helmet now that I'm thinking about bigger turnings.
 
I subscribe to the idea that I cannot replace my eyes...for that reason, I will not turn on the lathe unless I'm wearing a full face shield. When I'm at the finishing stage, and therefore not applying any force to the item that's spinning, I'll switch to full wrap-around impact resistant glasses...

I always use gloves when I'm not using powertools, mostly due to allergies.

Andrew
 
hardhat? no
glasses? bi's or tri's bi's
gloves?no
mask?no
face shield?yes
long sleves?in winter
smock?no
steel toes?no
flip flops?no
house shoes?no
nothing?? or naked. only when Catherine Zeta Jones comes to vist:biggrin:
apron? yes
shorts?in summer
other
earmuffs?no
 
I have a real problem with getting a "heavy chest" working around any type of dust,and a regular dust mask makes my safety glasses fog,so I wear a Resp-o-rator
( you put the mouth piece in your mouth,and a clamp on your nostrils,and there are 2 large filters behind you...in case you've never seen it)

Then I wear a pair of Bi-focal safety glasses,then a nice face sheild,and a pair of earmuff-type protectors.( because of the drone of the dust collector,and because I have ringing-of-the-ears )

Sorta like a poor-mans airsheild,but it's n95 approved,and since I wear this same getup at work sharpening steel on grinders for hours at a time,I'm getting used to it.

I can't afford to get hurt when turning,so have to be extra careful,and I want to take this hobby into retirement,so I gotta breathe,and see.I also use a dust collector,and turn outside to avoid the heavy chest condition.

I try to keep my skin covered when turning the woods that I have read about that give alergic reactions,so unless it's too hot out,I slip on a lightweight wind breaker that has elastic around the cuffs.

Steve
San Diego
 
I wear a triton face shield with respirator and ear protectors when turning, jeans, sturdy shoes, no jewelry, turning smock. Never wear gloves. If finishing I wear a face shield and ear protectors.
 
If I feel like getting dressed or for evenings after work I am in jeans and t-shirt, boots or slippers and am even known to commonly be in the shop with just socks on. on a saturday morning it is not at all unusual to find me in the shop in my pajamas and bare feet. my shop is heated by the way. I do get tired of sawdust in my socks so I made myself a pair of moccasins about a week ago with wearing them in the shop in mind. they work great. I wear prescription glasses that serve often as eye protection but also have a full face shield, safety glasses, goggles, full face respirator and a half mask respirator as needed. I also have a smock but only wear it if I am wearing my heavy fleece shirt that will catch a lot of dust.
 
longjohns and a coat lately bur its cold down here.
Also the longjohns seem to catch a lot of the shavings to help keep them off of the floor as I do not like to sweep.
 
My brain wants to say:

an apron, or I change shirts into one that DOESN'T have a pocket
Heavy shoes
Glasses with polycarb lenses and sometimes safety glasses over that
heavy gloves sometimes

My funny bone wants to say:

Leapord print earmuffs
Daniel Boone coonskin cap
underoos
sports cup
ski boots
feather boa (not while working the lathe however)
 
hardhat? No
glasses? Rudy Project goggles
gloves? when using saws or routers
mask? No
face shield? No
long sleves? depends on how cold it is
smock? No
steel toes? No
flip flops? No
house shoes? running shoes mostly
nothing?? or naked only when the neighbors home
apron? No
shorts? No
other
earmuffs? when needed

I also use a mil spec mask when turning bone, antler etc - for the rest I use a basic respirator/spray painters mask.
 
Smock, face shield, goggles, respirator, I try to avoid long sleeves anything unless it has tight cuffs (smock) gloves even at times. mainly what I wear depends on what I am doing. I have turned barefoot in pajama bottoms and a T-shirt. I have also come back in the house and spent an hour pulling metal fragments out of the bottom of my feet.
 
hardhat? Only when the wife has the rolling pin in her hand.
glasses? Safety glasses- they go on first thing inside shop, everytime!
gloves? No.
mask? Depends on what I am doing.
face shield? No.
long sleves? Only when cold
smock? no
steel toes? I have metal rings in my right foot. Does that count?
flip flops? I dont think Ive ever owned a pair of flippers
house shoes? No
nothing?? or naked I was gonna try naked once, they threw me out of the chapter meeting.
apron? When BBQing
shorts? in the summer
other
earmuffs? No
 
Yikes...naked pen turning! I prefer to keep all valuables secured in their assigned locations!

As far as safety equipment goes, I usually just wear safety goggles, but a face shield would be nice at times.
 
Summer Turning
Jean's
Tee Shirt
Sneaker's or Boots
Safety Glasses and Face Shield (yes both)
Woodturner's Leather Apron (have it may as well use it)
and Half Face Respirator with Org. Vapor / Acid Gas for any toxic woods or when using CA

Winter
add a Sweat Shirt (sleeves up)
 
Wow, All kidding aside I didn't realize that people wore that much protection while turning. I wear safety glasses when ever I do anything, and while turning I use a dust mask that's about it. I was thinking of upgrading to a face shield or mask, but never thought of anything quite so intense as the powered respirators or the other breathing apparatus. Do you all have a Dust collection system in addition to the different systems that you wear?

--Rick McKinney
Medfield, MA
 
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I wear coveralls that i cut off the sleeves . I also wear a face shield while turning. And the radio is at 152db!!!
 
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