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Old 05-15-2008, 02:37 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bench grinder or angle grinder?

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Originally Posted by 3RRL
Be very careful with that though, like all the grinders mentioned here. I saw one of my guys lose a thumb in one second. He was grinding a flat wear plate and got it sucked in between the wheel and the table. His thumb followed and there was nothing left to put back on.
I'll never forget that since I was standing right next to him when it happened.
When I was in high school auto shop class, one of the druggie idiot students used the shop's bench grinder to trim his fingernails. I just shook my head when I was watching him do this. He never got hurt, so I guess in his case the old saying about God protecting fools and drunks applied.
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