Dan wrote:
kd5sak wrote:
"COLIN LAMB" wrote in message
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If it still is a concern, limit the use to adults and then have them
sign an appropriate release. In addition, you probably should
already have some liability insurance. The dangers from a lathe are
much less than a rotating propeller. I suspect more injuries occur
using a drill press than a lathe.

Colin

Speaking as an old Jr. High Shop teacher, I suspect you are right
about the drill press.
Especially when attempting to drill sheet metal. If not securely
retained sheet metal instantaneously becomes a rotating blade when
the bit grabs, as it often does. Some of my
60s longhairs also learned they needed to restrain their flowing locks
when working near
rotating machinery. I had to constantly preach on that point. No total
scalpings ever occurred, but it was a constant worry and a few small
floating locks were removed.

Harold
KD5SAK

With lathes I remember a major hazard was ties when someone would flip
his over his shoulder or tuck it into his apron instead of removing it.

Then you have forgetting the chuck key in the chuck (duck!)

Next, cutting too much material at once resulting in a broken cutting
tool (crack!), an ugly workpiece, and a lesson learned... which is also
why one wears eye protection.


Serious suggestion:

Maybe you (the original poster) could run a hands-on demo at the next
chapter meeting. If you could make even a small number of people (three
or four?) not afraid to use it that might do the trick. Who here admits
to experiencing, as a builder, fear of the unknown, be it tools,
welding, metal wood, glass/composite, etc, on at least one occasion? I
admit it.