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[Webby the Bear]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
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Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

[omega3000]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
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Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

Yeah , its always tempting to put the grinder down when its turned off but spinning  Mine caught tousers botton and gouged my ankle 

[Webby the Bear]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
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Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

Yeah , its always tempting to put the grinder down when its turned off but spinning  Mine caught tousers botton and gouged my ankle 

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

[andyc]

Big flat nut in the middle which you do up with a special spanner that will come with the grinder
Andy

[Webby the Bear]

Cheers mate! 

[Kevin Wood]

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

Oh! You really don't want to do that! Mrs. KW came from there. 

[scimmy_man]

clamp a peice of angle in a vice or workmate, and practice cutting into it, you will soon gain confidence, dont use a cutting disc to grind with, most people keep 2 angry grinders handy to save swapping discs.
I use 3 one has a cup wire brush on.

[Andy H]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
 .....

Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

Yeah , its always tempting to put the grinder down when its turned off but spinning  Mine caught tousers botton and gouged my ankle 

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

I have never had one come loose - the nut tightens due to the direction of rotation. My biggest problem has always been undoing the nut again afterwards so I only do the nut up finger tight and save the peg spanner for undoing it.

[Webby the Bear]

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

Oh! You really don't want to do that! Mrs. KW came from there. 

 

S'where this whole playing with car lark started for me...hopefully it wont end up with any body parts being left there   

[Webby the Bear]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
 .....

Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

Yeah , its always tempting to put the grinder down when its turned off but spinning  Mine caught tousers botton and gouged my ankle 

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

I have never had one come loose - the nut tightens due to the direction of rotation. My biggest problem has always been undoing the nut again afterwards so I only do the nut up finger tight and save the peg spanner for undoing it.

Thanks for the info mate.

Can you use a rattle gun to buzz them off should they become too tight?

[Andy B]

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Can you use a rattle gun to buzz them off should they become too tight?

They won't be that tight!   
Better grinders have a means to lock the spindle ie push a peg in the side of the spindle. Cheaper grinders tend to come with a peg spanner for the top nut & a slim spanner to hold the nut/spindle under the disc

[Andy H]

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USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES, i've got deep scars from not using them and cutting discs rip flesh not cut it.
 .....

Agreed! We all think we're bullet proof when we're young ......... and we're not! 

Aye , be especially careful with the twist knot wheel .. it can get caught in your trousers  And it hurts 

you still all ''in tact'' Steve? 

Yeah , its always tempting to put the grinder down when its turned off but spinning  Mine caught tousers botton and gouged my ankle 

Very dangerous for me as mine's tucked in my sock 

On a serious note i'll be taking all safety precautions. These things scare the living sh*te out of me 

How do the discs attach? cos my biggest fear is not securing them properly, i press the go button and the thing spirals off slicing my head off and ending up in Wellingborough 

I have never had one come loose - the nut tightens due to the direction of rotation. My biggest problem has always been undoing the nut again afterwards so I only do the nut up finger tight and save the peg spanner for undoing it.

Thanks for the info mate.

Can you use a rattle gun to buzz them off should they become too tight?

Not really, you need something to engage with the peg holes in the nut. The only time I have had real problems was with a 9" grinder I was using for cutting a mobile home chassis. The blade caught and stalled the grinder  several times when stresses in the frame closed up the cut. I used a rubber mallet to tap the nut spanner round when I couldn't shift it any other way.
(that grinder finally gave up on me last month by shedding the teeth in the gearbox - chances are that was a result of the abuse it got trying to get the nut off)

[andyc]

Pitty your not any closer as you could come over and give me a hand

Andy

[Bigron]

I had a cheap cutting disc from Lidl shatter on me once - never again will I scrimp on disc quality. Could have been a lot nastier than it was......

Ron.

[Webby the Bear]

Steve, this the bad boy we're talking about?

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