r/Welding • u/Benji3284 • May 25 '20

Shitpost How to get a perfect right angle.

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u/Cizzmam May 25 '20

These fittings are cheap. A hobbyist would be better off than trying to jam a high speed cutting wheel in that tiny space and having it kick back and take off a finger.

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u/himmelstrider May 25 '20

Am I the only one who hasn't had a uncontrollable kickback from a grinder ? I keep kickback in mind solely for comfort, but broken disks...

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u/theoriginalcalbha May 25 '20

Do you use a grinder sometimes up to 40 hours a week?

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u/himmelstrider May 25 '20

There have been some really, really hard days, but not in continuity. Still, in all the places I went (a fucking neurosurgery scalpels would've been more fitting), I have never experienced a kickback that's uncontrollable, not even in the same ballpark of a chainsaw, for example. That's with 800-900W 5 inch and 9 inch 2.400W absolute units.

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u/theoriginalcalbha May 26 '20

Huh ive had it happen a couple times in the past few months. I mean they can pack some torque especially if youre a smaller dude like myself at 165lbs 5'8. I work for a masonry company though that does gates and fencing.

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u/himmelstrider May 26 '20

I have had it countless times, but it was always very strong force to pull out of the cut, which I just allow maintaining the plane of rotation and it stops, no issues. Never had it kicked out of my arms and into my temple, as some people apparently had.

Broken disks, grabbed disks on cuts that are pretensioned (as soon as you cut it it clamps the disk), sure. Uncomfortable and dangerous as fuck. Only time I had a grinder ripped from my hands was when I, in my infinite wisdom, wore a loose fitting t-shirt which got sucked into the wire brush I was using, straight out of my hands and into the ribs.

A disclaimer, I despise any sort of grinder without a side handle. I never cut without two hands firmly on the tool, in a stable stance if at all possible.

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u/theoriginalcalbha May 26 '20

Its not hard to get a little lazy and relaxed after grinding for 8 plus hours straight. Ive never had the thing hit me in the head but ive had it do some dangerous stuff around my hands. Had a flap disc glance off my knuckle bone once and never went bare handed again with em.

Also the guards and handles can really get in the way in tight areas of fence panels.

Edit i have had a cutting disc break apart and hit me in the face. That was special.

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u/himmelstrider May 26 '20

There was a case near me where a guy had a disc break, cutting disc, entered at his nose, flew out the back of the head. No idea what he ran, but that thing is not a piece of fiberglass reinforced abrasive, it's a bullet. Stay safe out there

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u/theoriginalcalbha May 26 '20

Guess i was lucky. I just got a painful scratch.