Morris Minor Owners Club

I agree - if you use any tool badly it can cause serious injury with or without your PPE! However its equally valid that you should not be using the grinder without PPE! (tbh for me its normally just eye protection of some sort, occasionally wrap around glasses inside googles!)

I assume that moderators read every post, so, every time a post comes in from someone seeking help regarding anything which would involve the use of an angle grinder, the moderator could insert a "stock" post to alert the poster in question to the very real dangers that angle grinder use can pose.......a "proceed with caution at your own risk, if you decide to do this" kind of post.

We don't read every post, I don't know about all the others - but I certainly don't! I havent got the time, neither have I got the time to add caution warnings to every message which could potentially be hazardous!

If you wish, you could write a post about the use of grinders, detailing good technique and the hazards involved - but also include PPE and if its good/appropriate we could add it as a sticky to the top of the page?

morris1961 wrote:hahha, thats fine
i'm glad you brought it to my attention! before you said all that stuff, i didn't really think about how i was grinding. Now you've made me think a lot more when im grinding. well yeah... i use my grinder almost every time i work on my car.
so thanks for brining it up!

I'm glad to read you're thinking about it more, and I hope others are too.

I think the most dangerous aspect is cutting - that's when the kick-back can happen, and when it does, there's very little, if anything you, can do. There's not even time to pray!

Here's the link to my video for the final time:


http://www.4shared.com/video/dTdbRcZH/b ... reful.html


If you take on board the points I cover, and wear all the necessary protection, you'll be a lot better off.

And remember:


Cut steel, not corners!


Take care!

although a few of you told me arc welding was easy compared to mig. i found it the complete opposite!
got myself a clarke pro90 mig welder. its perfect for what i need and have had no problems as yet!