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If I was already short of a few limbs I'd be a damn sight more careful with the one I had!
Angle Grinder disc shatter possible?
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Ha ha. Yes, one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite films.
Another scene (in a different film by the same people) began with the sub-title, "The Third World...
...Yorkshire"! But I'm straying off-topic.
I'd get some muffs as well. Muffs = a tenner. New inner ear = not available!
How does he wipe his backside?
A side arch on a transit seems easy by comparison!
A bicycle saddle wrapped in toilet paper!
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Missed this lot.
Here is the regulatory 'bible'
I was involved - late 60's to early 70's - There exsisted some very poor working practices regarding abrasive wheels, even in a large engineering company.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg17.pdf
I reckon one should be aware of this document, even if more than a sentence or three causes brain overload.
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Here is the regulatory 'bible'
I was involved - late 60's to early 70's - There exsisted some very poor working practices regarding abrasive wheels, even in a large engineering company.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg17.pdf
I reckon one should be aware of this document, even if more than a sentence or three causes brain overload.
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Wheel bursts are easily done.
When I was a teenage labourer we were cutting out steel framed windows.
The 240v angle grinder was a powerful beast and the disc would jam in the section of window frame because the frames are in tension and grabbed the disc once the cut went through.
This was also unfortunately before it was compulsory to have a "dead man's switch on the machine.
It was my job often to stand by the power switch to cut the power when the gaffer ended up wrestling with a jammed disc trying to rotate the machine and him. Strong man.
These were the bad old days. I have been lucky so many times in my working life as we all have if we are truthful.
Even standing 6 metres away at the power switch I had to dodge broken discs flying at me and digging into the plastered wall.
Odd job indeed.
When I was a teenage labourer we were cutting out steel framed windows.
The 240v angle grinder was a powerful beast and the disc would jam in the section of window frame because the frames are in tension and grabbed the disc once the cut went through.
This was also unfortunately before it was compulsory to have a "dead man's switch on the machine.
It was my job often to stand by the power switch to cut the power when the gaffer ended up wrestling with a jammed disc trying to rotate the machine and him. Strong man.
These were the bad old days. I have been lucky so many times in my working life as we all have if we are truthful.
Even standing 6 metres away at the power switch I had to dodge broken discs flying at me and digging into the plastered wall.
Odd job indeed.
Angle grinders have come a long way since the bad ole days...
Some of the features on a leading german machine...
◾ Marathon motor with patented dust protection for long service life
◾ safety switch prevents unintentional start
◾Deadman switch for high user protection
◾Starting current limitation with soft-start prevents the actuation of the lock on start-up
◾Electronic safety shutdown of the motor if the grinding disc jams for safe working
◾No-volt release switch: prevents unintentional startup after power cut
◾Electronic overload protection for long service life
◾LED signal on triggered no-volt release switch or overheating
◾Tool-free adjustable guard; twist-proofed
◾ VibraTech (MVT): integrated damping system and side handle to reduce vibrations in order to protect the user's health
◾Side handle can be mounted at three positions
◾Swivelling main handle: High safety and better handling when cutting
◾Auto-stop carbon brushes to protect the motor
Some of the features on a leading german machine...
◾ Marathon motor with patented dust protection for long service life
◾ safety switch prevents unintentional start
◾Deadman switch for high user protection
◾Starting current limitation with soft-start prevents the actuation of the lock on start-up
◾Electronic safety shutdown of the motor if the grinding disc jams for safe working
◾No-volt release switch: prevents unintentional startup after power cut
◾Electronic overload protection for long service life
◾LED signal on triggered no-volt release switch or overheating
◾Tool-free adjustable guard; twist-proofed
◾ VibraTech (MVT): integrated damping system and side handle to reduce vibrations in order to protect the user's health
◾Side handle can be mounted at three positions
◾Swivelling main handle: High safety and better handling when cutting
◾Auto-stop carbon brushes to protect the motor
I must admit my bottle's gone and I don't use an angle grinder any more since I no longer need to,fortunately. Apart from anything else, it confuses me that to use even a small one there are two opposing sides in which you can insert the handle. One side would potentially kick up the dust into my eyes and of it snagged could possibly kick back into me, whereas the other side would mean that dust would be thrown back at me but if snagged would cause it to fly forward which may well damage something but not likely me!
Used to know the best way to have the blade turning, but am so out of practice I don't want to risk it.
Used to know the best way to have the blade turning, but am so out of practice I don't want to risk it.
