Angle Grinder / Meat Grinder

[Scooby074]

nothing better than a grinder for taking a gouge out of you

hope you heal up fast!

Theres a reason why alot of industry wont allow lock on grinders

check out fien's grinders with "auto stop"FEIN | Grinders. they lock on electronically and if you remove your hands, the unit stops. Theyre starting to gain acceptance in industry where mechanical lock ons are forbidden. expensive though

 

[wdchyd]

Glad it wasn't worse Big Bri.....Hope you heal OK.....

This story reminds me.....25 plus years ago a BIL had a rockwell 7" grinder that had a "Stuck On" switch......He borrowed a cup wire wheel to clean up some rusty steel and he went right to it off in the distance......after a few minutes I heard an awful growling sound.....when I looked up he was standing there with only is neck band from is Tee Shirt on.....the cup wire brush glabbed is shirt that was not tucked in.....

He couldn't understand why I was LMAO.....:laughing:

 

[magicheater]

Happened to me too with a 4.5 " hand grinder. Took a chunk out of my leg. Rolled the sock down, packed in some comfrey to stop the bleeding, rolled the sock back up and went back to work. Mine was not near as bad as yours but had the trigger locked. There is a lot of gyroscopic force exerted when the grinder catches, more than you/I think.

 

[doall]

I was helping a buddy of mine fix his lawn mower deck. Had to do a little welding and grinding. I was using his grinder and I suppose cheap-o rocks on a 4.5. I was almost through and the rock just busted apart into about 5 pieces. Hit me all in the legs and my right foot. My foot was black and blue from my big toe to the back of my heel on the inside. The strange thing is it broke apart when it wasn't touching anything.

 

[k0ua]

I have one of them old Skill 9 inch all metal grinders with the lock on button, I never use the button tho, the silly thing weighs a ton, you just lay it on the work and hold on, and it really removes material fast, I have never thought of it as really all that dangerous, as say compared to a saw or something, but I guess you are right, it could really take a chunk out of you pretty quick. It has no brake, and spins for a while after you take your finger off the trigger. I really like it, but I am going to really respect it in the future. Hope you heal up soon.
James K0UA