Left handed lathe.

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

I'm surprised at the number of left handers in the medical profession

Roy

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

Posted by roy entwistle on 09/02/2023 18:57:06:

I'm surprised at the number of left handers in the medical profession

Roy

Is that a known fact showing up in some research data somewhere or simply your experience? I'm genuinely interested to know.

Regards Mike

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

At Southdown reconditioning sthe longer prop shafts need a lathe l.,onger than we had.

Th solution was to nuy two identical lathes and mount them back to back. In this way there ws a headstock at each end, and the availability of a tailstock of either hand.

But only the "conventional Saddle was used!

Howard

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Mike. Purely what I've noticed both in hospital and at my local medical centre.

Roy

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

I'm sure I've seen a photo of a massive centre lathe which had a headstock at each end, two tailstock in the middle and two saddles. The idea was that when you had a really long job you could lift the taislocks off with a big crane, but most of the time you could use it as 2 lathes. I can't remember whether it was handed, or hod the saddles facing opposite directions.

[samuel heywoodParticipant @samuelheywood23031]

Posted by Dave Halford on 01/02/2020 12:04:20:

Posted by not done it yet on 01/02/2020 11:56:00:

I doubt if many pairs of scissors were left handed until fairly recently?

Had a pair of those in the 70's, hard to use for a 'righty'.

I'm a southpaw, but had to learn to use right handed ones as that's all you got at school~ But they were available to buy way back when.

Now got some L/H ones for those awkward wallpapering momments.

[oilcanParticipant @oilcan]

one advantage of being a lefty – I use a file a lot to break sharp corners when turning. with the handle in the left hand and the tip in the right you are not reaching over the chuck which you would have to do if you are a righty. did once try filing in the vice right handed, but it just feels all wrong.

[vic neweyParticipant @vicnewey60017]

I used to get into trouble at school for smudging my work as left handers are not leading the pen away from the writing in quite the same way as a right hander as we tend to push the pen rather than pull it.

It was made worse for me was in the 1950's we had wooden pens with a nib and an ink pot which was slow drying, a kindly teacher gave me a piece of blotting paper which helped me a lot. It's odd how Persian and Arabic scripts go from right to left which would cause similar problems I would have thought.

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

I write right handed, I can use a screwdriver in both, I shoot (shot gun) left handed, but that is because I have a dominant left eye!

[Graham MeekParticipant @grahammeek88282]

Up until the death of my father 30 years ago I was predominately right handed. After his death I found myself picking up and using tools in my left hand, until I realized. My GP said the change was due to shock. I now use which ever hand is easier to do the job. Writing still remains on the right side only. Trying with the left looks like my GP's writing.

Regards

Gray,

[egaParticipant @ega]

An acquaintance had a deformed left hand and was unable to apply the handbrake in most cars; their choice with right hand brake, IIRC, was from the Rootes group.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

I remembered something I did have problems with being left handed, I use to drive potty the range instructors , as a cadet in the ATC we used to regularly visit the firing ranges and muggins used to have the .303 rifle butt in my left shoulder and after firing a round I then had to take my left arm over the top of the rifle to reach the bolt, mounted on the right, to load the next round, they tried to get me to use the rifle on my right side but was deemed dangerous.

Martin P

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

Left handed files… someone make them, please!

(btw, the only ones I have found are lh pivot file for use on a lathe and holding the file with the pivot on top… so that are not really intended for 'left handed people' )

 

Edited By jaCK Hobson on 10/02/2023 13:01:34

[Mark BrahamParticipant @markbraham75264]

As a left hander i seem able to swap hands depending on job, i bat left handed but bowl with my right, when i played squash i constantly changed batting hand, when washing up im constantly swapping hands which drives me nuts to be honest, only thing difficult is scissors esp the moulded handles that dig into your skin. Life would be boring if we were all the same. Mark 🌝

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

OIne of my work colleagues was left handed. he used to write, quite neatly with his hand above the line rather than below it, (as right bhanders do. )

Howard

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

Yes, I agree that left handed files would be handy – even for us dextrous majority. But even more useful might be upside down files – with the cut stroke away from the handle. Then you could take the burr off the back edge of a strip without torning it round in the vice. Other uses are also avalable.

Cheers, Tim

[vic neweyParticipant @vicnewey60017]

There are existing left handed flintlock muskets, used left handed the lock mechanism would be right next to your face when sighting down the barrel so the flash powder sparks could easily burn your cheek. It didn't apply to pistols held at arms reach although I have seen a pair with one on each side

[egaParticipant @ega]

Have left-handed digital calipers been mentioned?

Not just useful for southpaws but rather expensive due, no doubt, to relatively small production.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Gentlemen,

I may regret asking this but what or how is a left handed file.

Martin P

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

Martin

It could, perhaps, be a flat file with a safe edge on the left, designed for a chap with a safe right-edge file who has not worked out how to turn it over … ?

Cheers, Tim

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Martin. Left handed files come in the same class as left handed spanners, left handed screwdrivers and left handed hammers.

Roy

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Posted by roy entwistle on 11/02/2023 20:17:36:

Martin. Left handed files come in the same class as left handed spanners, left handed screwdrivers and left handed hammers.

 

Roy

 

Let's not forget the left handed hacksaw 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited By Harry Wilkes on 11/02/2023 21:22:22

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