good to hear you'e ok chas. my face sheild saved my nose twice now. the second time was almost a trick pool shot. the small (abt 2" dia, 4" long) bit of cherry i was turning decided to exit the lathe entirely, hit me in the face shield, went straight up, hit the ceiling, and after expending it's energy, and gravity being what it is, came down and gave me a love tap on the back of the head. after about a week, after realizing that it wasn't personal, i turned that blank down to shavings. with vengeance satisfied, and lesson learned (make sure spigot is slightly larger than minimum dia of jaws), i went on to other projects.