Angle Grinders and the use thereof...

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

ummm

you do have the guard on right?

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I always have the guard on. There is a reason that I don't borrow my mates 9" grinder - NO GUARD :o:mad:

Label up for me. I also use the thin 1 mm discs. They don't last as long, but they do a neater job in my opinion.
My 100 mm cheapy grinder has a locating shoulder on the grinder shaft. The nut can go on either way, one way is flat sided for thin discs, the other way has a locating shoulder for thick discs.

Most of the discs I've used, there isn't a label on the grinding surface of a grinding disc and on cutting discs the same.

Self explainatory.

Baz.

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Originally Posted by Redback

Most of the discs I've used, there isn't a label on the grinding surface of a grinding disc and on cutting discs the same.

Self explainatory.

Baz.

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Technically, the cutting surface of a cutting disc is the edge of the circumference. Bit hard to get a label on there!

The 'kick' on a 9" grinder has some much 'damage' potential that they are banned on all work sites up here...

Max is 8" and must have instant braking

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Originally Posted by BigJon

Technically, the cutting surface of a cutting disc is the edge of the circumference. Bit hard to get a label on there!

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exactly;)

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Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

the disc should have a metal flange on one side.....
this should face whatever it is that centres the disc on that particular grinder.....

on most of the standard 4 inch little home grinders......its the nut that cetres the disc.....
so the metal and in most cases this is also the label side.....will face the nut.....

some of the discs actually have a picture and instruction as to which side should face the spindle.......

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Yeah that's what I was thinking when I clicked. On most cutting disks I have bought the label is on the same side as the flange. But then I also bought a bunch of cheap Chinese ones that had no labels.

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

The 'kick' on a 9" grinder has some much 'damage' potential that they are banned on all work sites up here...

Max is 8" and must have instant braking

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You would not get an argument from me about this ban. I regard those 9" grinders as just about the most dangerous hand held tool of all.

Why is it that the most dangerous tools are also regarded as the simplest and operated by unskilled, untrained labour? Chainsaws, 9" grinders, aerial loppers to mention a few.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

You would not get an argument from me about this ban. I regard those 9" grinders as just about the most dangerous hand held tool of all.

Why is it that the most dangerous tools are also regarded as the simplest and operated by unskilled, untrained labour? Chainsaws, 9" grinders, aerial loppers to mention a few.

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:imwithstupid: :eek:

AFAIK the label is supposed to go on the side away from the grinder as some sort of 'containment measure' in the event of catastrophic failure of the disc.

Never had that happen though. :D Well, maybe once or twice.

Never really thought about it much until I read a similar thread on some other forum a couple of years ago and someone chimed in with that info, and labels then were generally paper.

cheers, DL