We have a very accomplished turner in our club who’s shop is in what once may have been a carriage house. It’s a really nice setting. He has his lathe in front of a window that looks out onto his beautiful yard. One day, several years ago, a piece came off his lathe. Fortunately, it did not come off toward him. It went through the window! The window replacement involved removing trim and siding from his beautiful little building to install a new window. So you might want to reconsider a window in line with your headstock! 😉
Don't let it bring you down,
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning,
And you will come around
Neil Young (with a little bit of emphasis added by me)
Board member, Gulf Coast Woodturners Association