Thought I would share a safety lesson I learned the other night. Sorry for the length of the story!
I (like many others here) took advantage of the Hartville Tool turning tool sale and got me a new Sorby 3/8" beading and parting tool. It is like a bedan tool but has a double bevel like a skew. Anyway, upon getting the tool I was itchin' to use it so I mounted some scrap between centers turned it round with a roughing gouge and grabbed the B&P tool to try it out. I barely got it to the wood before a sharp pain in left index finger made me stop and have a look. I saw a small glint of metal in my finger about 1/16" long. After finding some tweezers, I slowly extracted a 1/2"+ steel "splinter" from my finger.
I decided to look the tool over (a little late for that!) and saw that the 4 sides had swirl marks from machining and that the 4 corners all had burrs - some larger than others. It appears as though one of the burrs was big enough and loose enough to become a steel splinter. I took my carbide deburring tool and ran it along the edges to clean them up and then did the same with some of my other tools. I found my Sorby mortise chisels, which have similar construction to B&P tool needed deburring as well.
I informed Sorby of my incident and they asked that I return the tool - TO ENGLAND! - so that they could inspect it to determine the problem. They promised to reimburse me for shipping costs and to send me a new tool as well, so I packed it up and got a shipping quote from FedEx for $75 which is more than the tool costs! :eusa_doh: I informed them of the shipping costs and they promptly told me to keep the tool and they would send me a new one as well. So assuming that they deliver on their promise, I may have a 3/8" beading and parting tool for sale in the near future... :wink_smil
Long story short, inspect your tools - especially new ones - before use!
I (like many others here) took advantage of the Hartville Tool turning tool sale and got me a new Sorby 3/8" beading and parting tool. It is like a bedan tool but has a double bevel like a skew. Anyway, upon getting the tool I was itchin' to use it so I mounted some scrap between centers turned it round with a roughing gouge and grabbed the B&P tool to try it out. I barely got it to the wood before a sharp pain in left index finger made me stop and have a look. I saw a small glint of metal in my finger about 1/16" long. After finding some tweezers, I slowly extracted a 1/2"+ steel "splinter" from my finger.
I decided to look the tool over (a little late for that!) and saw that the 4 sides had swirl marks from machining and that the 4 corners all had burrs - some larger than others. It appears as though one of the burrs was big enough and loose enough to become a steel splinter. I took my carbide deburring tool and ran it along the edges to clean them up and then did the same with some of my other tools. I found my Sorby mortise chisels, which have similar construction to B&P tool needed deburring as well.I informed Sorby of my incident and they asked that I return the tool - TO ENGLAND! - so that they could inspect it to determine the problem. They promised to reimburse me for shipping costs and to send me a new tool as well, so I packed it up and got a shipping quote from FedEx for $75 which is more than the tool costs! :eusa_doh: I informed them of the shipping costs and they promptly told me to keep the tool and they would send me a new one as well. So assuming that they deliver on their promise, I may have a 3/8" beading and parting tool for sale in the near future... :wink_smil
Long story short, inspect your tools - especially new ones - before use!
