Would they be fairly dangerous to use? Would be interested in learning and doing a few bits round the house?
Not dangerous but not exactly a handyman’s tool either, more for a hobbyist
Yeah I wouldn’t mind making a wooden fruit bowl or a lamp etc. Complete novice but would have fairly good access to different softwoods and would be nice to see if I could make something of them.
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You’d be safer buying one lad or do you not need your fingers?Lathes are extremely dangerous.
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No, need the fingers alright. How do the most common accidents with the lathes occur? Is it from the wood turning implement itself or the applying the tools to it? I’ve literally never used one before.
I can’t understand how people buy power tools off Aldi or Lidl. It’s like they want to burn their house/garage down.
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I’d assume chisels and other implements bouncing off the wood or an errant knot which could take the hand off you as you need to use both hands to press into the wood
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A pole lathe for ‘green’ wood is a pleasant and safe way to work…they generally use bungee cord. Power tools for working wood are stressful, noisy, dangerous, dusty and unhealthy… @TheBird will be in the emergency within a week, if he isn’t already
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The sixth finger is an additional risk to an already dangerous situation.
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Fuck it I’ll go to IKEA instead
Fitness stuff and weights in Aldi today is very decent for its price
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How much per kilo?
Bout three fiddy
When I was a kid my friends old man had one and Warned us off touching it with an apocryphal story about a lad with long hair having his scalp ripped off by one.
The tie and loose sleeves are the common ones also. Leaving the chuck key in the chuck of the old workshop lathes was another one. It could throw the chuck key 20 feet on startup.
Anybody who went to NIHE will remember the old Ted Little freshers safety lectures.
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I can confirm this is true.
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I see there’s a ‘Swan’ Air Fryer on offer from Monday for 90 euro. Has anybody purchased previously?
@balbec i presume
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We have a comedian
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