A few days ago I had to take the point out of my Oneway live center. There are a few reasons why I periodically have to do this. I have a hole on the edge of one of my benches, I stick it in there, and with an old file I give it a tap with a hammer, and out the point comes. I have been doing this for years. The other day the point shot out and slipped through my fingers. My floor had about 3 feet of shavings in some areas. Where I was guessing the point was about 2 inches. I spent almost an hour on my hands and knees, used a magnet, clean the shop floor, looked shovel by shovel. Nothing. Went online, almost ordered 2, they cost $3.25 each from Woodturners Catalogue. They wanted $10.51 shipping, so I did not. You have heard already my rants about shipping to Hawaii.
Today, I reached for my jar and brush of Anchorseal, y by golly, there it was the point!! A few inches from where the hole to stick the live center is. I need a mathematician or a physicist to tell me what are the odds of the point hitting the concrete floor and bouncing perfectly on top of the bench. I have to add I was listening to music at the time, with my Bose QC30 noise-canceling headset. SO I did not hear the point hit the floor, or heard a bounce. I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind, this is the strangest thing that has ever happened in the shop. I'm adding 2 pictures so you can see the scene of the crime.
Today, I reached for my jar and brush of Anchorseal, y by golly, there it was the point!! A few inches from where the hole to stick the live center is. I need a mathematician or a physicist to tell me what are the odds of the point hitting the concrete floor and bouncing perfectly on top of the bench. I have to add I was listening to music at the time, with my Bose QC30 noise-canceling headset. SO I did not hear the point hit the floor, or heard a bounce. I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind, this is the strangest thing that has ever happened in the shop. I'm adding 2 pictures so you can see the scene of the crime.