I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was to
cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with the pipe still
locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat and face. Could have
took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at about 150lbs.
Always be cautious running any machinery, itâs all dangerous.
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MF_BOSS <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job
> was to cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with
> the pipe still locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat
> and face. Could have took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in
> weight at about 150lbs. Always be cautious running any machinery,
> itâs all dangerous.
>
Have you figured out what caused it?
I've seen my Taig unscrew the chuck if the tool bit is still in the work
when the motor is shut off.
Puckdropper
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On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:44:06 PM UTC-5, MF_BOSS wrote:
> I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was =
to
> cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with the pipe =
still
> locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat and face. Could h=
ave
> took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at about 150lbs.
> Always be cautious running any machinery, it=E2=80=99s all dangerous.=20
>=20
> --=20
> for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/lathes-=
816555-.htm
Like the others, glad you were not seriously injured. It can happen so qu=
ickly.
On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:44:06 PM UTC-5, MF_BOSS wrote:
> I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was =
to
> cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with the pipe =
still
> locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat and face. Could h=
ave
> took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at about 150lbs.
> Always be cautious running any machinery, it=E2=80=99s all dangerous.=20
>=20
> --=20
> for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/lathes-=
816555-.htm
I'm also wondering how this happened. Did the spindle break and thus the w=
hole spindle, chuck and pipe were loose? Or did you turn the spindle in re=
verse and cut on the off side, thus untightening the chuck as you cut? Nor=
mally chucks are screwed onto the spindle so that when cutting, you are tig=
htening the chuck onto the spindle as you cut. Kind of like if you put a n=
ut onto a bolt and then always turned the nut to the right when handling th=
e bolt/nut. You are always tightening the nut onto the bolt. It can't loo=
sen. But if the spindle broke, and the spindle, chuck, pipe were all in th=
e air, then yeah things can get dangerous.
On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:44:06 PM UTC-5, MF_BOSS wrote:
> I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was =
to
> cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with the pipe =
still
> locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat and face. Could h=
ave
> took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at about 150lbs.
> Always be cautious running any machinery, it=E2=80=99s all dangerous.=20
>=20
> --=20
> for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/lathes-=
816555-.htm
Scary scary. Glad you're ok.
MF_BOSS <[email protected]> on Sat,
05 May 2018 03:44:03 GMT typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>I was running a lathe at work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was to
>cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off with the pipe still
>locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat and face. Could have
>took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at about 150lbs.
>Always be cautious running any machinery, its all dangerous.
As the saying goes - those safety regulations are written in
blood. Which is to say enough people tried "it", and were "lucky"
until someone got killed.
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pyotr filipivich
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"MF_BOSS" <> wrote in message >I was running a lathe at
work. I was working on a steel pipe, my job was to
> cut a 30 degree bevel on one end. The whole chuck came off
> with the pipe still
> locked in place. It hit me in the left arm,chest,throat
> and face. Could have
> took my life. The chuck plus the pipe totaled in weight at
> about 150lbs.
> Always be cautious running any machinery, itâs all
> dangerous.
> --
> >
>
Threaded on chuck? And cutting the far side
in reverse? shame shame ....