LydiaNiz
02-06-2014, 02:44 PM
Let me start by saying I am typing this one handed!
So, I use the sander rolls loads, and have done for years with no problems. Today, I was sanding the edge of a simple pendant piece (no weird sticky out bits etc). I was holding the metal in my right hand, fortiflex handpiece in my left (am left handed). As always, I had on goggles and had secured the chuck with the little spanner so it was super tight.
Whilst sanding away, I felt the roll do something big and catchy (unclear what, it all happened very, very fast) so immediately take my foot off the pedal. I still had the pendant in my hand, it is fine silver, and wasn't bent or anything, so that couldn't have experienced huge force. However, the sander roll itself had completely come off the spindle, and the spindle itself was bent at right angles! It had pulled free of the handpiece, so I don't know if it had hit the (concrete) floor and bent, or bent when the incident happened. The roll itself had launched itself and twisted into my t-shirt where it had torn a great big bloody hole.
After I'd let the dust settle and had started breathing again (something had made a big noise and everything seemed to fly everywhere at once!), I cautiously ran the dremel again. It seemed a tiny bit grindy, but after a few seconds seemed fine. However, I noticed lots of oil on my hand, and the handpiece seemed to be unscrewing partway up (in a place I don't believei t should!) I've tightened it back up, but it now does seem to come loose very easily. I've attached a pic pointing to the part I'm talking about. Do you think it will be safe to use? Like I say, it feels ok, but I don't want anything falling apart during high speed use!
Irrelevant to products, but I've really hurt my hand, my third finger particularly - can't bend it, (no idea how as that one wasn't holding anything) and my shoulder is in agony (I'm certainly not going to be doing any more making this week :-( )
I then had to have the joy of walking to the bus to come home with gaffa tape holding my t-shirt together so the world was spared my boobs.
The picture shows an unused sander and the roll and spindle that caused the excitement, and the bit of silver I was using.
Any ideas please?
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So, I use the sander rolls loads, and have done for years with no problems. Today, I was sanding the edge of a simple pendant piece (no weird sticky out bits etc). I was holding the metal in my right hand, fortiflex handpiece in my left (am left handed). As always, I had on goggles and had secured the chuck with the little spanner so it was super tight.
Whilst sanding away, I felt the roll do something big and catchy (unclear what, it all happened very, very fast) so immediately take my foot off the pedal. I still had the pendant in my hand, it is fine silver, and wasn't bent or anything, so that couldn't have experienced huge force. However, the sander roll itself had completely come off the spindle, and the spindle itself was bent at right angles! It had pulled free of the handpiece, so I don't know if it had hit the (concrete) floor and bent, or bent when the incident happened. The roll itself had launched itself and twisted into my t-shirt where it had torn a great big bloody hole.
After I'd let the dust settle and had started breathing again (something had made a big noise and everything seemed to fly everywhere at once!), I cautiously ran the dremel again. It seemed a tiny bit grindy, but after a few seconds seemed fine. However, I noticed lots of oil on my hand, and the handpiece seemed to be unscrewing partway up (in a place I don't believei t should!) I've tightened it back up, but it now does seem to come loose very easily. I've attached a pic pointing to the part I'm talking about. Do you think it will be safe to use? Like I say, it feels ok, but I don't want anything falling apart during high speed use!
Irrelevant to products, but I've really hurt my hand, my third finger particularly - can't bend it, (no idea how as that one wasn't holding anything) and my shoulder is in agony (I'm certainly not going to be doing any more making this week :-( )
I then had to have the joy of walking to the bus to come home with gaffa tape holding my t-shirt together so the world was spared my boobs.
The picture shows an unused sander and the roll and spindle that caused the excitement, and the bit of silver I was using.
Any ideas please?
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