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bogstandard:
Everyone can do their own little bit to make life easier when machining.

Either sitting or standing, I can easily reach 75% of the tooling that I require on my lathe. The other 25% is only half a step away.

Spin,

Sometimes, you just can't help being in the firing line of the chuck, because you need to get up real close to see what is happening. But for most jobs, standing to one side keeps you safe. It is better on the floor, where it can be swept up later, rather than all over yourself. There is nothing worse than having a left arm covered in micro blisters and extracting brass needles from under your skin.
You might say wear a long sleeve shirt. Only under very exceptional circumstances do I wear long sleeves in the shop, too much of a safety hazard. I keep meaning to buy a box of those paper elasticated sleeves for doing certain jobs, designed to rip off rather than drag you into the machine. Maybe now is the time.

John,

I have seen that trick before. As you know, when in a production environment, the machinists will make there own little holders and doodahs to make life easier for them. So why not in our little empires?

John

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