RF
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2007
- Location
- Philly, Pa.
I was watching a couple of American Guns epsiodes and noticed Scott would sit in front of the SBL while turning/threading. It also appeared that the operations were happening at eye level. Would you consider this safe? He was wearing eye protection.
I don't recall ever really sitting at a machine at my step-dad's shop. Other than deburring, gear cutting and some horizontal production milling, I always stood at a machine like everyone else.
The first shop I worked in after he passed away, several operators laughed at me for not sitting while running the turret lathes and drill presses. They gave me blank looks when I asked could they move fast enough when that part let loose or that drill shattered sitting on their butt. I had a slitting saw shatter on me and fly past my left ear just as I moved out of the way when starting the cut.
Just curious what others do.
RF
I don't recall ever really sitting at a machine at my step-dad's shop. Other than deburring, gear cutting and some horizontal production milling, I always stood at a machine like everyone else.
The first shop I worked in after he passed away, several operators laughed at me for not sitting while running the turret lathes and drill presses. They gave me blank looks when I asked could they move fast enough when that part let loose or that drill shattered sitting on their butt. I had a slitting saw shatter on me and fly past my left ear just as I moved out of the way when starting the cut.
Just curious what others do.
RF