CAUTION...................
With these grinders they have their own set of Dangers inolved.
Some of them include
the posibility of the wheel shatering under the high rotation.
not having the tool Rest set close enough to the wheel or tightened properly.
Not having the guard in place
gloves and sleeves snug so as to not get cought in the wheel.
Keep a container of water close to the grinder to cool the part.
keep flamables at a distance.
This is a short list there is several more
So lets hear it
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Bench Grinders
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Safety is an important and often overlooked topic. Make safety a part of your everyday life and let others know how much you care by making their lives safer too. Let the next generation of tractor enthusiasts benefit from your experience, and maybe save a life or appendages.
Safety is an important and often overlooked topic. Make safety a part of your everyday life and let others know how much you care by making their lives safer too. Let the next generation of tractor enthusiasts benefit from your experience, and maybe save a life or appendages.
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Re: Bench Grinders
Always, always, always wear gloves and eye protection when using a grinder or wire wheel.
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Re: Bench Grinders
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Re: Bench Grinders
Good point, Rick. I use tight fitting gloves for that purpose. A wire wheel brushburn can be very painful.
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Re: Bench Grinders
All excellent points! I've used bare hands when grinding on a mower blade and was reminded real quick how hot that metal can get on a grinder, so on went the gloves... not thinking about the snag factor. Maybe as Don pointed out, I should get a tighter fitting pair
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Re: Bench Grinders
Gloves can be an even bigger hazzard around a drill press.
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Re: Bench Grinders
Great points in fact I thank the safety topic is very important thanks Dennis.
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Re: Bench Grinders
A. Don't store items near the grinder, keep the work area clean. B. Use vice-grips to hold small items when using the wire wheel to remove rust. Recently I was holding small bolts by hand while cleaning them. The wheel jerked a bolt from my grip and sent it flying into a can of spray paint sitting nearby. The bolt punctured the can and a stream of paint hit my face. My glasses kept paint from my eyes and a mask protected my mouth and nose. But each cheek received a liberal amount of paint. Item A: I carelessly left spray can of paint sitting by the grinder. B. Vice-grips, if used, would have held the bolt securely and the accident would not have happened.
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Re: Bench Grinders
Dan England wrote:A. Don't store items near the grinder, keep the work area clean. B. Use vice-grips to hold small items when using the wire wheel to remove rust. Recently I was holding small bolts by hand while cleaning them. The wheel jerked a bolt from my grip and sent it flying into a can of spray paint sitting nearby. The bolt punctured the can and a stream of paint hit my face. My glasses kept paint from my eyes and a mask protected my mouth and nose. But each cheek received a liberal amount of paint. Item A: I carelessly left spray can of paint sitting by the grinder. B. Vice-grips, if used, would have held the bolt securely and the accident would not have happened.
Dan,
That reminds me of an accident I had years ago. I didn't think I could get it cleaned up very well so I applied an old Willer rule. "Always make it look like you did it on purpose."
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Re: Bench Grinders
Ace Hardware sells a glove called Nyplex. Its an easy to get on "medical style" glove and its not that uncomforable to wear. A large box (8.95) lasts me a year. Also eases the pain of arthric hands.
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1957 Farmall Cub with fast hitch
1959 Farmall Cub with fast hitch - Location: way high up in the Huachuca Mt. at the bottom of a deep dark canyon
Re: Bench Grinders
Ace Hardware sells a glove called Nyplex. Its an easy to get on "medical style" glove and its not that uncomforable to wear. A large box (8.95) lasts me a year. Also eases the pain of arthric hands.
"The time you spend making sure you are safe is probably the most productive time you can spend!"
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Re: Bench Grinders
Happy Mother's Day to all cubbers and their wives.
To add to the good post for bench grinders:
Do not use outside where water can stand in the guard and the wheel stand in water. This causes a unbalance condition
and the wheel will explode.
When starting up stand to the side until it has reached operating speed. STAY out of Line of Fire.
Do not let a wheel get loaded up or use wrong wheel for metal used.
Keep a flat faced wheel at all times.
O. C.
To add to the good post for bench grinders:
Do not use outside where water can stand in the guard and the wheel stand in water. This causes a unbalance condition
and the wheel will explode.
When starting up stand to the side until it has reached operating speed. STAY out of Line of Fire.
Do not let a wheel get loaded up or use wrong wheel for metal used.
Keep a flat faced wheel at all times.
O. C.
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