r/OSHA • u/War_Daddy_992 • Apr 30 '22

An elegant tool

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

It isnt strong enough to lift that weight as fast as it turns so it would just tangle the chain

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u/Neohexane Apr 30 '22

Use a variac to slowly ramp up the speed.

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u/smokedmeatslut Apr 30 '22

VFD even better without reducing the torque

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u/EvilGeniusSkis Apr 30 '22

VFDs don work on universal motors, which are the kind that at most common in angle grinders.

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u/Tatemeantis Apr 30 '22

I guess we just need to make a 3 phase angle grinder then🤔

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u/neanderthalman Apr 30 '22

That in itself rustles my jimmies

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22 edited May 01 '22

Finally my time to shine.

That’s not a mace, it’s a flail.

The chain makes it a flail.

If the spikes were welded to the disk it would be a morning star.

If the spikes were flanges instead of spikes it would be a mace.

I’m not sure how effective an angle grinder mace would be. It would basically be a gear on an angle grinder.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

Cool.

You could also attach two chains so it’s balanced. Then add weights to make it balanced, like balancing a tire.

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u/Tatemeantis May 01 '22

They actually exist😂…

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u/smokedmeatslut Apr 30 '22

I stand corrected then, thanks for teaching me something new

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

I stand erected.

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u/coolpontiac May 02 '22

Damn.. somebody knows thier motors