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Originally Posted by arctictraveller
By the way, put the damn guard back on those grinders, a wheel explosion can kill you. I knew a guy who damn near had his aorta severed from an unguarded cut off wheel......... Stay safe.......
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That last part can NOT be said enough times and something we all should keep in mind whenever using ANY power tool---some hand tools as well. Eye protection should be at the top of that list---take it from a one-eyed guy.
I work with a small very low powered 8" table saw, have been using it for 15+ years. No guard, super careful at all times yet one day I dragged two fingers of my left hand across a spinning blade.
Didn't lose anything but besides the pain and inconvenience I was mentally humiliated how stupid I could be--making such a rookie mistake this long into my previous thought of how carefully I work.
Its always the smallest of things we never think about that seem to trip us up. Things like long sleeves or jewelry such as rings, necklaces etc we wear every day and never think about when pulling the on switch.
Working alone has its own disadvantages so that too is another aspect to consider working on or around things.
And as I'm about to step off my soap box remember tool guards are in place for one huge reason--someone somewhere at sometime has injured themselves because they weren't installed or available at that time.
BE SAFE!!!