Kevin, glad to hear the E-Stop was within your reach. In my travels I have visited many shops with CNC equipment. I don't think the folks that are responsible for the equipment realize how important the E-Stop is. I have seen them mounted to walls 20 feet from the machine, next to the computer, and in one case it was non existent. Perhaps everyone should rethink the placement of their E-Stop button!!
Perhaps Admin should re-title this thread as Safety lessons learned.