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* Never wear gloves, long sleeves, jewelry, or have long hair down as all of these can get caught in the rotating portion of the machine.
* Never wear gloves, long sleeves, jewelry, or have long hair down as all of these can get caught in the rotating portion of the machine.
* Make sure to remove the chuck key. Sounds simple but this is probably the most common mistake in the machine shop.
* Make sure to remove the chuck key. Sounds simple but this is probably the most common mistake in the machine shop.
* Keep clear of any rotating parts.
* Ensure that the chuck jaws do not collide with the carriage.
* When loading your stock into the machine, make sure the diameter of your piece does not over extend the jaws -as they might fall out and get damaged. If your workpiece diameter is any larger than 2“), ask a shop supervisor to flip the jaws for you.