You, Your Lathe, Your Safety...read
More Safety Tips
Protect your lungs especially while sanding. Consider all woods to be potentially harmful. - Art Deboo
Never stand in the direct fly off zone of your work when you start up the lathe. - Art Deboo
Always wear eye protection of some sort. - Art Deboo
Check your lathe speed before you turn it on. A large blank spinning at the same RPM as the pen you just turned could be hazardous. - Robin Hanwell