• cryomancer20x6@lemmy.sdf.org
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    I have been a machinist by trade for just over 20 years. We had a lathe accident. One bad enough that everyone on the shop floor walked out.

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          Lathes are brutal, uncaring machines. Not only can they kill you, it’s going to be miserable the whole time as your body is torn apart.

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          If you’re unfamiliar, a lathe machine is a spinning rod or clamp, powered by a big motor.

          When functioning, it will spin with such a torque (regardless of fast or slow operation) that most things won’t stop it, including your arms, legs and head against the base if you get caught. You don’t want to mess around with it.

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          I’ve been in the presence of lathes for a few months during my apprenticeship and I am entirely comfortable leaving it at that.