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Posted by Christopher Tidy on May 7, 2008, 6:04 pm
Please log in for more thread options Bob Minchin wrote:
>
>> Thank heavens for that. Now I can stop having to resist the temptation to
>> respond.
>>
>> Has the vice screw handle got asbestos, botulism or something???
>>
>>
>> Mark Rand
>> RTFM
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>
> LOL!!
> The machines are in a school which has had an attack of elfinsafety.
> The lathes have had the power feed and screwcutting disabled. backgear
> selectors screwed down etc.
> The saw vice has been marked because it is at shin level. The power is
> padlocked off.
> It is being disposed of as if it jams they say it can throw the job
> across the room. The replacement - a band saw just stalls and breaks the
> blade which is safer according to the head of dept.
I cannot see how a bandsaw is safer than a power hacksaw. Those vices
have deep jaws and grip very firmly. Usually the hacksaw blade will
break before anything jumps out of the vice. Some bandsaws are also
enormous and clumsy, but then I've never been a fan of bandsaws. And if
a hacksaw is dangerous because a piece of work can jump out of the vice,
surely a lathe is dangerous for the same reason?
The only hazard I can see with that machine is that it doesn't have the
finger guard at the rear end of the bowslide which was fitted to later
machines. This isn't a problem when the machine is mounted with its rear
against a wall, but it could pose a threat if the rear of the machine is
accessible. I wouldn't regard this as a major threat, but it's something
that it's worth being aware of.
That machine is the little brother to mine. Possibly a slightly earlier
model. Mine has a more angular base. That one is certainly 1960s or
earlier. It looks like it has been well looked after. Should provide
many years of trouble-free service in a home workshop.
If the new owner needs any help, feel free to pass on my details.
Best wishes,
Chris
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