Cutoff Disc's

[TT5 Matt]

yeah ive heard stories of disc exploding and taking off ball(s) etc but disc come apart coz of jamming and miss use,there not for the unskilled operator that's for sure and true as someone said there should be a made to go to safety course and be taught on how to use one properly

[Mick D]

I am fortunate to have been given a BHP education. Nothing was more important than safety.
As a young apprentice, them real to real horror injury movies were actually the first horror movies I ever saw.

I haven't forgotten them.

Although I did a full lock to lock tank slapper at 100 and 70 K's once in a setting sun. I spotted an object in the road in the last micro second. I was very fit and strong way back then and I squeezed on to the grips for all hell.
My hands went with the bars as it smacked, smacked, smaked form lock to locks.

Every time I pick up a Nine inch A/G with slitting intention, I plan my cut in steps and think of that incident and prepare myself right before I squeeze my grip on it, like I did that 750 Yammie.  every time

[Mick D]

yeah ive heard stories of disc exploding and taking off ball(s) etc but disc come apart coz of jamming and miss use,there not for the unskilled operator that's for sure and true as someone said there should be a made to go to safety course and be taught on how to use one properly

Oh that's just great hey, you mean human balls

Farout, I spared you. but you haven't spare me.

I will probably lay awake all night shacking in the fetal position whilst two handed cupping my googlies

Faaaar*

anyone want a Bosch 9" a/g

[PEZBerq]

9 inch angle grinders are banned for good reason in most industrial workplaces for good reason. It worries me that people on this forum still use them knowing full well the risks    Why take the chance?  Racing old dirt bikes exposes us to enough risks without adding to it in the workplace or around the shed  We can't live in cotton wool but some things we might do are just dumb sometimes 

[KB171]

         Spose I 'd better whack my (5"grinder/thin blade) juggling result in here 
 Tickled the femoral artery a bit ,which sprung a leak when the nurse in emergency started pokin around in the hole, which caused a bit of stife for a while 


 They patched it up OK but it looks a bit like a bloody Suzuki emblem

[mainline]

yeah ive heard stories of disc exploding and taking off ball(s) etc but disc come apart coz of jamming and miss use,there not for the unskilled operator that's for sure and true as someone said there should be a made to go to safety course and be taught on how to use one properly

Exactly. Unless you know how they work/cut stay away from them.

[FireKwaka]

This is what a wafer disc did to me recently, been using them for years just made a silly mistake, had some ligaments strung back together. Luckily it all seems to work ok so far, worst part was I missed two club days  racing.

[Mick D]

You are very lucky FireKwaka, but sorry, KB wins that one

Faaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*  you really need a suntan KB.

Your right but, it is a pretty cool signature accessory, just got to find a chic that digs Suzuki's, shouldn't be too hard

Anyhow got to go, Housos has just started on SBS Frankie might have the thong out again

[OverTheHill]

hell you guys live dangerously, i'll loose sleep tonight after looking at those pics--those pics should come in the manual of every one of those sold by the sounds of it. [feel for you guys]. Been complaining [to my self] for 20 years that my old 115mm black & decker slide switch has to be held on [forward] to keep going. Complain 'no more'. Just remembering back to our lathe at work, had a few scares [well lots really] doing things we shouldn't so the boss went out & bought a foot control which was a good thing.

[Mick D]

Ah, its allright, theres an ad on, fggin SBS, wtf?

Just remembering back to our lathe at work, had a few scares [well lots really] doing things we shouldn't so the boss went out & bought a foot control which was a good thing.

 

[FAT-TOY]

  Had a look at those photo's.   First job in the morning put the guards back on the grinder.

           Zane

[KB171]

Faaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*  you really need a suntan KB.

The back of me workstrides were a shade of tan after that episode MICK 

[Mick D]

Faaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*  you really need a suntan KB.

The back of me workstrides were a shade of tan after that episode MICK 

Yeah that don't surprise me KB

     First job in the morning put the guards back on the grinder.

           Zane

Your gotta to kiddin, aren't ya Zane?

That's it, I'm gunna nominate ya for the thrill-seekers hall of fame mate, I hope ya balls weren't hangin down when you had the guard off now that would be just tempting fate

[FAT-TOY]

    Mick I took it off the 4 inch grinder to do a job a while back and hadn't got around to replacing it.

                 BUT  IT'S  DONE NOW.
                                                 Zane

[Mick D]

Good work

I built a bull bar racks and under boxes for this trucky once.
One Under-box didn't quite fit, He grabbed his own 4" black and decker, NO GUARD,,,,,,,,
I said, "Thats really dangerous mate, at least move your head out of the line of fire",,,,,,
           he laughed at me

The thing jammed, it was one of the thicker grinding discs. We were at the back of my property,
 but we heard nearlyistantly a loud bang of a major fragment striking the tin roof across the front road.

Edge surface speed, EIGHTY METERS IN/PER ONE SECOND,, WHAT A CENTRIFUGAL DEPARTURE