Is the reputation of angle grinders being death wheels justified?
>>2583387Sissies of 4Chan will hate this but here we go.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epscc8Z5niQ
>>2583387Yes, if the perfect storm happens it'll mangle you.>>2583390Go to bed Doug
>>2583390Crazy old boomer does it the unsafe way for his whole life so everyone must do it the unsafe way!
>>2583387Being cordless helps greatly.
>>2583400It's even funnier than that.He's a lifelong cubicle worker who had never touched tools in his life, and only 10 years or so ago had a late life crisis realizing his life is almost over. That video is only after like 4-5 years experience of using grinders.
>>2583403Very true, the substantial loss in power and run time helps tremendously when you get bit
>>2583411>fully charged 6.0 high output
>>2583409> "Only 4-5 years!!" OK! Professor Grinder.
>>2583432that shit looks really bad and I think picture was taken as a joke.>>2583387never had problems with them. most of the time is people using them wrong.>>2583392>it'll mangle you.a hammer will hurt you. a screwdriver will hurt you. nowhere is safe when you are working with tools
>>2583442It’s even better than you think.If they didn’t want you to put 10” blades on 4.5” grinders, they wouldn’t have made the arbors the same size.
>>2583432>still sitting fully charged to this dayMany such cases with bepis!
I've learned a lesson or two with them >No unbuttoned button up shirts.Also had one catch while I was cutting 1" emt. I was working on my house first thing in morning still in slippers. Grinder ended up coming to rest running full speed about 3 inches from my ankle.Im a lot more careful with em now.
>>2583432my friend is lazy, instead of going and buying a hand-held circular saw, he installed an old wood disc on an angle grinder. He needed to cut some boards. The disc was a little pinched, the machine was knocked out of the hands, the button was fixed. So that his stomach would not be cut, he had to push this creature of Satan away with his hand. Total minus three fingers.
No
>>2583387If you grind or cut with anywhere other than the 12 to 3 o clock from his perspective, yes.Some retard grinding the 9 o clock spot will have it bite and oh no it nicks his hand or grabs his clothes.Funnier are the dumdums who use a wire wheel with no guard and skewer themselves with loose wires.
>>2583387No, most people are just giant pussies.
just leave the guard on it. i always use it. its never in the way. only people who are retarded think the guards are in the way.
>>2583387Like most power tools, they're dangerous if you're retarded. They are also dangerous if you're temporarily retarded, e.g. extremely hungover, high, etc. Like a chainsaw, you should be lucid if you're going to use one.But their reputation as a machine that will randomly chew your leg into biddy pieces is unwarranted. If you replace worn discs, tighten it all down correctly, wear your safety squints, and leave the guard on, they're not that bad. I'm in the camp that says "no gloves on the grinder," but I've heard arguments for and against. A welder I used to work with had two decades of experience on me, and he never wore gloves while grinding, but still had all his fingers unlike the other guy, so that's basically where my opinion was based.>I took the guard off mine it gets in the way H&S is a bunch of baloney you faggots these days are soft etc etcYeah we all know you're pretty cool. Have a cold one and chill out, it's the weekend.
>>2583552not wearing gloves while using a grinder is the definition of retarded. That man is an idiot.
>>2583387In the hands of morons, yes but accessory matters most. Flat knotted wire brushes are savage while the cup style are quite docile.
>>2583390>fake thumbnailfear generates clicks.
No if it's said about the handling safety, it's more like some users being dangerous with the power tools and not the tools itself. The worst danger may be the long term effects of the dust but a safe user would use respirator anyway.
>>2583390Kek Good video but I will be safe just in case anyway
Anything that spins 6500 rpm is dangerous and should be treated as such
>>2583789My die grinder spins at 25k rpm
>>2583568Nope, rotary tools with any torque and gloves can be FAR worse than not wearing gloves, because if you touch a spinning rotary tool with any kind of garment theres always the possibility of that garment getting caught, and it and whatever is in it being wrapped tight around the arbor/shaft/spindle. With gloves, that can crush or tear fingers and thumbs right the fuck off, rather than just being nicked or cut.
>>2583800If you're putting your hand near the rotating part of a guarded grinder, you're doing it wrong
I bought a grinder at harbor freight and used it to cut up iron pipe that had been used to make a clothesline. It was set in 18 inches of concrete and I thought cutting the pipe in two would make it easier to carry. I didn't think to use a repirator. I should watch more safety videos.
>>2583442>hammers and grinders can both injure you>therefore they are equally dangerousA true genius in our midst
Is it safe to grind metal close to a glass and metal wall (the side of my house) or should I join a workshop somewhere?
>>2583818im a steel worker, it happens. sometimes you gotta do weird positions. and in fact gloves helped not to cut through the skin...
>>2583387No, same goes for almost all accidents in construction. Someone was doing something with shit technique, or someone was being really cheap and not using decent quality tools/consumables. I've never had a disc blow up on me because I use the right disc for the right application, and I don't try to twist the grinder while cutting
>>2583798yeah I looked at mine again and it actually spins at 11000 rpm lol
>>2583387Yes. A shattered disc can kill you.
>>2584365>killNo shit, like really kill you.
>>2584366>killLike to death.
>>2584365>shattered discGood thing he's got his safety glasses on.
>>2584365>Yes.Or just make you look like a tool.
>>2583392>perfect storm happensyou mean press too hard in the wrong direction while using a cutoff wheel? it doesn't take much for a cheap disk to explode
>>2583387No, unless it goes wrong in which case yes
>>2583432how the hell do you hold that thing
>>2584698Briefly.
>>2583432>still a garbage batteryMy makita shits all over it unless you only use it for stealing shit chained down.
>>2584370I mean imagine if it hit his eye.
>All the guardlesslets in this threadlolThis post made by guard user.
>>2583800your glove isnt going to get sucked into the disk, unless you are being retarded and wearing some cheap as woven fraying pieces of shit, like those black dot gloves you always see niggers wearing. If you wear leather gloves like you are supposed to you wont have any issues at all. but then you didnt know that because you are a retarded nigger.
>>2583800Weldors somehow manage just fine (I are one) with proper smooth leather gloves and hands on the fucking side handle and body instead of random spazgrabbage.I use Tillman TIG gloves for most of my welding and grinding.>>2583942Point grinder away from wall and no problem. Any spark barrier will protect wall if want.
>>2584370A face shield would have saved his cheek. Correct combo is glasses and shield. Everything has been solved long ago including staying the fuck out of plane of rotation.
>>2584876>WeldorsAsk me how I know you have never spent a day in your fucking pathetic life as a welder.
>>2584881Not that guy, but from the welders I've known I'd say he has a good chance of being one. A very, VERY, good chance. Weldor... Kek!
>>2583387I worked for this bozo who would cheap out insanely on everythingexcept boozethe grinder was a big thing with a blown out switch and no guardso basically you had to just plug it in while restraining it somehowI wouldn't do it nowforget it
>>2583387I'll tell you what is a death wheelthose dremel saw disksthose things are seriously fucked upif you ever decide to pull one of the assortment and bring it in to play for some job, be very much on your toesaccident waiting to happen
>>2583387>be me>14>wall up to grandpa cutting a car port down>literally some sheet metal on a diy welded pipe structure>offer to help>hands me angle grinder>cut a steel pipe off above my head>steel pipes are heavy>concussion.PNGI learned to be less retarded that day.
Should I be as terrified as I am about using an angle grinder to cut and sharpen 4mm steel knife blanks?Is there any risk here as long as I'm not a retard and use the guard and PPE?
>>2585059For clarity - using a 5" angle grinder, cutting 4mm steel into knife blanks about 30cm long and 3cm wide with cutoff discs, then using 40 and 60 grit flap discs to add bevels
>>2584878maybe like 5% of people on shop floors seem to understand any of this
Tell me why anyone would use a 9 inch disc
>>2584366>PAY-Alan-Bailey-with-the-(...).jpghe is actually dead in that pic. don't be fooled.
>>2585108To make old Beetles albums into speed metal
>>2585117>A welder has received a five-figure compensation pay-out after his neck was sliced open with an angle-grinder as he cut steel for his employer.>Alan Bailey, 48, from Birmingham, West Midlands, had to undergo emergency surgery to stitch up the 12-inch wound after the machine slashed his throat in August 2011.>Despite wearing full protective gear at the time, Mr Bailey was 'millimetres from dying' when the machine 'kicked back against a piece of steel' and cut close to his major veins and arteries.>The father-of-three, who was treated at Russells Hall Hospital, West Midlands, was left needing 17 staples to hold the deep wound in his neck together and suffered psychological issues as a result.>He has now won a five-figure settlement from his employer Pressvess Ltd, after the firm admitted liability for the incident.>Mr Bailey said: 'I couldn't believe it when the accident happened. I was wearing full protective gear when the machine sliced my neck>'I was shell-shocked and I grabbed my neck to try to stem the bleeding.>'I was in complete agony and a friend took me to hospital where I had emergency surgery to clear debris from the wound and repair the muscles which had been severed.>'The doctors told me I was literally millimetres from having a fatal injury which was horrifying to hear.'>Mr Bailey spent nine weeks recovering from the incident and had to be cared for by his wife Tracy
>>2583387Yea.
>>2583387we had a girl in school tear her chest up pretty bad with one, though that probably comes with being unskilled with the tool
>>2585108Sometimes you need the extra reach of a larger diameter disc to get into places you need it.
>>2585119>hire retarded employee>judge blames the employer rather than the employee doing stuff like an idiotHow does an angle grinder with a grinding disc "kick" unless ur doing something wrong??Clearly wasn't full protective gear either...
>>2583462Why would you EVER cut 1" fucking emt with an angle grinder? Do you not own a bandsaw or a hacksaw, you fucking cretin? It takes like five seconds of sawing to cut a 1" stick by hand.
>>2584370fucking gamestop
>>2583443That’s OK for home use, pros use 12" blades for getting shit done. We also wire the trigger to permanently “on” for safety clearance on the trigger, and lower fatigue since we’re grinding for 8-hour stretches. Corded, of course.
>>2583464Thats a good idea, install the wood on the grinder and hold the blade with your hand. Call it “lathe”
>>2585118kek
always wear fucking eye pro when using one
Yeah I've heard a horror story about a carpenter who would turn off the safety (don't be a pussy!) and do this >>2583432on side jobs and he wound up crawling through the house he was working in leaving a trail of blood to the street. Customer found him kneeling on the sidewalk trying to staunch the bleeding. He lived but it was pretty bad
>>2585248>oh you want a bandsaw? Here I got an angle grinder. Just make it happenHappens all the time, some shops just don't give a fuck.
>>2583387>These tools have no brains. Use your own."
>>2583442>that shit looks really bad and I think picture was taken as a joke.not a joke, people have unironically done this.
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