Last night I had a Very Lucky Escape.
My gouges are mounted on a shelf behind the lathe within easy reach, I reached over while the lathe was spinning got a gouge and within a split second the tip must have touched the spinning piece BANG the gouge hit the ceiling and landed beside me. I must of had my Fairy Godmother sitting on my shoulder 12" closer on landing and it would have hit me.
Tonight the gouges will be mounted under the lathe and the lathe will be stopped before I reach acrossed for anything.
Sometimes you have to learn the had way, so be-where it's as quick as that.
The good news is there was no damaged to the piece I was turning