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Two days ago, I had a very serious incident with a tool and I think it is worth mentioning on this forum.
I was using the Henry Taylor Kryo Thin Kerf Parting tool to part off a piece of walnut that I was preparing for a project.
The walnut piece was about 3†in diameter and was fairly green but not wet. While turning at a reasonable speed, the Kryo tool shattered in my hands, sending fragments of steel throughout my shop.
I have attached two photos of the tool, the walnut piece (after I finished parting off with another thin tool) and a small razor blade to show size reference.
As you can imagine, the accident happened in an instant, but what surprised me is that there was little or no kickback of the handle, the blade simply shattered and left me with the handle in my hand.
Fortunately, I was wearing a facemask and was not hurt by the flying pieces.
I have been turning for 15 years and have never had anything like this happen before. I feel that it is important to bring this up here because it might save an accidient in the future.
I am wondering if this has happened to anyone else? Did I get a defective tool, or is the Kryo process resulting in a tool that is too brittle for a thin parting tool?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Steve
I was using the Henry Taylor Kryo Thin Kerf Parting tool to part off a piece of walnut that I was preparing for a project.
The walnut piece was about 3†in diameter and was fairly green but not wet. While turning at a reasonable speed, the Kryo tool shattered in my hands, sending fragments of steel throughout my shop.
I have attached two photos of the tool, the walnut piece (after I finished parting off with another thin tool) and a small razor blade to show size reference.
As you can imagine, the accident happened in an instant, but what surprised me is that there was little or no kickback of the handle, the blade simply shattered and left me with the handle in my hand.
Fortunately, I was wearing a facemask and was not hurt by the flying pieces.
I have been turning for 15 years and have never had anything like this happen before. I feel that it is important to bring this up here because it might save an accidient in the future.
I am wondering if this has happened to anyone else? Did I get a defective tool, or is the Kryo process resulting in a tool that is too brittle for a thin parting tool?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Steve