HOLY CRAP!!

My condolences upon the death of your pipes (I'd be devestated!), but I'm glad you weren't hurt any worse than you were in the explosion. Dunbar's a reputable maker; are their ferrules really so bad they need compounding? My McCallum's are electroplated nickel silver; on a high speed wheel I'd be afraid of taking off more than just the tarnish, even with rouge.

It can be quite scary just how fast things can suddenly go bad wrong with power tools (particularly big stationary ones)...glad it was your drone cord and not your sleeve.