your hands need to be near the tool in a mill for a couple of reasons, including clearing chips and applying oil/coolant. also when you zero out a mill, you ne

your hands need to be near the tool in a mill for a couple of reasons, including clearing chips and applying oil/coolant. also when you zero out a mill, you need to touch off a tool (don't know the name) to define your origin spot. it's not sharp and you should spin it at low RPM, but it's still moving, and you shouldn't have gloves anywhere near it.