/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1592453

>>1578691

i never told anyone to take the guards off their grinder.

i said, and still say, if you think that the guard is useful on a grinder then you need to keep it on. once you get passed the fear of using a grinder, you no longer consider the guard to be anything other than an annoyance. there should be no reason for the guard to ever be neccessary.

people who have used a grinder once or twice and cut like mongols kicking the grinder back towards themselves, or bending the wheel, spinning it perpendicular to their body/faces. if this is you, keep the guard on because yea its going to save you some pain.

when youre comfortable using a grinder, only ever cut or grind (more important when cutting) with the wheel spinning paralell to your body, hold the grinder out while being prepared for it to grab at any time. dont try to cut circles, and if theres any doubt of the integrity of the wheel chuck it. it literally is not possible for the grinder to hurt you.

ive spent thousands of hours on a grinder, i use one at work and at home every day, sometimes almost all day when wire wheeling/prepping something big. never with a guard, never with a handle. i have had a few close calls, but i learned from them and i am confident to say i will never get majorly hurt by an angle grinder. i respect it and dont give it the opportunity to do damage. i wont run one without safety glasses though

pic related; me larping with a d6n in the air for a double track/rail swap and a d7r for electrical issues and weld up/linebore some hardbar pin holes

>>1567401

sure, heres a complete rail swap on a d6n. had a d7 in behind it doing the starter as i waited for parts for the d6