So I've done a very little turning, but enough to have a small idea of what's involved. Mostly I watch people do both wood and metal turning on YouTube, so maybe this is just obvious if you've been doing it for a while.
One thing that jacks up my pucker factor is watching people get very very very close to the spinning chuck, usually holding something like a piece of sand paper, or maybe a tool.
What happens if they connect? Is it spinning so quick that it's not possible to actually stick something in there, rather bouncing off, or are people just performing dangerous operations? I mean I get dangerous operations, I've worked with table saws, and other types of tools, but I don't don't put my fingers any where near as close.
Since somebody is likely to ask, here's a good example. I know it's a metal lathe, not a wood lathe, but I've seen people do exactly the same operation on wood turning.
https://youtu.be/cEfhDqMup2Y?t=242
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