Why we wear safety glasses

[AlNyhus]

Was on the mill today whittling a chunk of G10....it's going to be epoxied into the mag well of a 700 repeater stock and bedded over for a single shot action.

G10, being thin layers of fiberglass epoxied together under pressure, can get a bit 'sticky' when the heat reflows the epoxy between the glass sheets. So whenever I do this, I use a 2 flute end mill so the shavings don't get stacked up between the flutes and get hot. The 7/16" dia., 3/8" shank end mill I grabbed was an import of uncertain parentage. But the cuts were light (.015) and I was manually moving the table nice and easy.

Something whacked the left lens of my safety glasses...at first I wasn't sure what happened...it was a pretty solid whack. I looked around and there by my feet was the end mill! It was broken at a 45 degree angle starting at the relief cut on the shank. The rest of it was still in the collet. Thankfully, the collet wasn't damaged. The gouge in my glasses was almost completely through the lens.

Like Sgt. Esterhaus used to say on Hill Street Blues: "Let's be careful out there."

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Glad youre ok. And just to make you feel better even the best break too. I had a niagra explode while it was just idling as i added oil to the oilers. It was unused up to that point

 

[OMW57]

SO GLAD YOU HAD YOUR GLASSES ON! THAT EXTRA SECOND IT TAKES TO PUT THE GLASSES ON IS ALWAYS WORTH IT!!

 

[boltfluter]

Al,
What a freak accident with such light cuts. Good on you for having glasses on. I always wear mine as standard procedure. Over the years they have taken more than a few hits. Very glad you walked away unscathed.
Paul

 

[338 Mollett]

Glad you are OK !! The splinters in my hands are a good reminder also .

 

[AlNyhus]

Looking at the glasses a bit closer, the side shield also has a pretty deep gouge. My head was turned to the right a bit...not sure if the side hit was a bounce off or not. Both flutes are intact...the shank looks like it was cut with a band saw...very clean break

Those glasses are the best $45 I've ever spent. A little extra will be in the collection plate Sunday.

 

[LVLAaron]

Glad you're OK.

Mind sharing what kind they are? I'm sensitive to cheap glasses with warped lenses. I can't focus with them on. I want a sturdy pair with preferably glass lenses that I can clean.

 

[GenePoole]

I prefer a full-face shield.

 

[AlNyhus]

Glad you're OK.

Mind sharing what kind they are? I'm sensitive to cheap glasses with warped lenses. I can't focus with them on. I want a sturdy pair with preferably glass lenses that I can clean.

Here 'ya go. I use a 1.5's for a bit of magnification. Having tried glass lens safety glasses, they're just not for me. The blue frames help me spot 'em if I forget to put them back on the lathe head stock.

https://phillips-safety.com/shop/safety-glasses/safety-reading-glasses/safety-reading-glasses-15011/

 

[tobnpr]

For me, I find that half-dozen or so pairs around helps keep it "easy" to comply. Always one within easy reach so I'm not tempted to say "It's just a quick cut I don't feel like walking over to the other side of the shop to grab a pair".

 

[Will Henry]

I have had to get stitches as a result of getting hit with errant pieces of steel from the lathe and from an insert which came out of a milling cutter. I won't even touch the switch without glasses (of course, I can't see without them anyway, so there is that!). WH

 

[DRK]

Glad you are OK.

I run maintenance at a tube mill. Every door into the facility has a sign glasses, steel toes, ear plugs required. People wonder why I get pissed when they don't wear them. I have taken slugs in the glasses more than once. Always wear them, there is no reason not to and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[AlNyhus]

Here's the remains:

TIG it back together and rock on.....????

 

[GenePoole]

Hmmm. How was that chucked up to break at the Weldon flat?

 

[AlNyhus]

Gene, it was in the collet to the TiN line. Before taking the collet out, I stuck a piece of welding rod up to see if the stub was still in there and where it was. -Al

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Put that furick cup to work