Tips/Techniques using emery on a lathe

[mbond]

I haven't tried them for this purpose, but I can say that they don't work for the advertised one. I'm sure they would, but that doesn't help when the dog goes a foot off to the side

 

[Susquatch]

Pet Pee Pads:

I love it! This would solve lots of problems!

 

[ChazzC]

I haven't tried them for this purpose, but I can say that they don't work for the advertised one. I'm sure they would, but that doesn't help when the dog goes a foot off to the side

Obviously your dog doesn’t have you well trained: you’re not placing the pad where they need it!

 

[FatherWes]

Thanks for posting this. I had been warned/trained about the left hand file, but never heard or considered the emery cloth. I was doing it exactly wrong just a week or so ago.

As for the pee pads - another good tip.
(mbond’s dog obviously knows the pads cost $$. Why dirty a nice clean pad when the floor beside it can easily be wiped up…)

I’ve been using some of those silicon rubber cookie sheet pads under the chuck and work piece. They work well and can be washed off with solvents if necessary. But I can see that they’re not as easy to remove without spilling the contents as the pee pads would be.

 

[ChazzC]

As for the pee pads - another good tip.
mbond’s dog obviously knows the pads cost $$. Why dirty a nice clean pad when the floor beside it can easily be wiped up…

The pet version costs much less than the people version!

I’ve been using some of those silicon rubber cookie sheet pads under the chuck and work piece. They work well and can be washed off with solvents if necessary. But I can see that they’re not as easy to remove without spilling the contents as the pee pads would be.

Just take care to fasten the loose ends securely so the pad doesn’t get sucked into the chuck/work; like @Mcgyver I use magnets, positioning them under the bed to minimize them attracting steel dust/filings.

 

[Tom O]

The pet version costs much less than the people version!

That ”Depends”

 

[thestelster]

I have a ton of old used shop rags that I'll cover the ways, use pot magnets to hold in place, then lightly spray the rag with WD-40 so all the grit sticks to the rag. Then toss the rag in the garbage bin.