Murphy Came to visit.

[ashaw]

This is a new version of a pen turning mandel.

Don't ask how it happened. Lucky I have more mandels. Broke my finger and beat up one of my more expensive blanks. Can repair that.

Turned off the lathe. I was too hot and tired. Should not have been in the shop.

 

[Daniel]

Ouch! hope our finger will be better soon, Glad it only got the finger. I've had this happen when the tail stock sliped before. I didn't get as much slice in my mandrel though.

 

[Murphy]

Hey, who's dissin' me?

 

[Johnathan]

I'm glad it was only the finger. That can be pretty scary.

 

[johncrane]

That looks nasty I bet you wont' do that againe.

 

[ashaw]

I hope it will never happen again. This has been my first major problem I have had in the shop for years.

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Originally posted by Murphy
<br />Hey, who's dissin' me?

I was wondering the same thing!![]

Thought you were on a road trip!!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Can you expand on the details of how that happened? Brand of mandrel, etc...[?]
Broke fingers used to be a way of life when I halter broke cattle for showing. Tape together and keep working.

 

[Dario]

WHOA!!! [:0]

I am curious how this happened too! Whenever I get a catch, the blank usually just stop spinning as it slips from the spinning mandrel. It only happens as I am rouging/rounding the blank and get too aggressive with the gouge cuts.

 

[huntersilver]

Hope your finger heals soon and that you never
have another incident[]

 

[Murphy]

Hey, since you guys started asking I would like to know too. Sometimes things become so routine that maybe we don't pay attention to everything we should. This could be an eye opener for all of us if you are willing to share.

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by Johnathan
<br />I'm glad it was only the finger. That can be pretty scary.

Now don't be changin your name to Fangar...

Already taken...[]

Fangar