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My tale of woe from angle grinder use is when at the bench and not=20
noting the direction and distance the sparks were going. =C2=A0Straight bac=
k=20
towards me, stood in one spot next to the bench and wearing nylon/cotton=20
overall's. =C2=A0The upshot was that I set myself on fire. =C2=A0Concentrat=
ing on=20
the workpiece and with warmth from my stomach area only slowly getting=20
greater, my first distraction was smoke rising and masking my vision of=20
the work detail. =C2=A0I looked for the cause and saw clothing in the area=
=20
round my belly button on fire. =C2=A0No room on the bench to throw a quickl=
y=20
turned off grinder that was still rotating so I held onto that with one=20
hand and used my welding gloves encased left hand to pat my stomach. =C2=A0=
By=20
now I was in full panic mode and found myself trying to use my right=20
hand to put out the flames and pat the burning area with the still=20
rotating disc on the grinder. =C2=A0Thankfully I was able to resist that=20
after a very close encounter and the flames went out either because=20
their feeding source had ended or the glove patting worked - or both. =C2=
=A0I=20
wasn't burnt, clothing under my overalls saved me from that and even=20
though it happened decades ago it was a lesson still remembered.
=C2=A0
Best wishes to all
=C2=A0
Guy R Day=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
------ Original Message ------
From: spridgets@autox.team.net
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 9th 2025, 06:39
Subject: [Spridgets] Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard
=C2=A0
Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard and yesterday I was=20
that fool.
While I have several angle grinders, I need one more before I no longer=20
have to change the occasional disc from one type to another.=C2=A0 The usua=
l=20
dilemma is which grinder to change the disc on so that half an hour=20
later I=E2=80=99m not changing it back again.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d had a fairl=
y well used hard=20
disc on one grinder and had removed the guard to get into a tight spot=20
while working on the Sprite=E2=80=99s floor pan replacement.=C2=A0 I was no=
w=20
replacing the garage roof and needed a thin cutting disc to cut through=20
some old J bolts and other fixings and fitted a full-size brand-new thin=20
cutting disc. It wasn=E2=80=99t long before I cut through my glove and into=
my=20
finger.=C2=A0 The cut isn=E2=80=99t very deep and I guess the gloves helped=
.=C2=A0 Of=20
course, I didn=E2=80=99t immediately put the guard back on it and had to ha=
ve a=20
near miss before I did.=C2=A0 I realised at that point it might not have ha=
d=20
the accident if I=E2=80=99d used a smaller disc.=C2=A0 So, I=E2=80=99m shar=
ing my stupidity=20
in the hope others won=E2=80=99t be the fool, albeit a =E2=80=98lucky=E2=80=
=99 fool that I was=20
yesterday and use a angle grinder without the guard.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
Daniel the sometime fool
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<p><span style=3D"font-family:Arial , sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;">My tale=
of woe from angle grinder use is when at the bench and not noting the dire=
ction and distance the sparks were going. Straight back towards me, s=
tood in one spot next to the bench and wearing nylon/cotton overall's. &nbs=
p;The upshot was that I set myself on fire. Concentrating on the work=
piece and with warmth from my stomach area only slowly getting greater, my =
first distraction was smoke rising and masking my vision of the work detail=
. I looked for the cause and saw clothing in the area round my belly =
button on fire. No room on the bench to throw a quickly turned off gr=
inder that was still rotating so I held onto that with one hand and used my=
welding gloves encased left hand to pat my stomach. By now I was in =
full panic mode and found myself trying to use my right hand to put out the=
flames and pat the burning area with the still rotating disc on the grinde=
r. Thankfully I was able to resist that after a very close encounter =
and the flames went out either because their feeding source had ended or th=
e glove patting worked - or both. I wasn't burnt, clothing under my o=
veralls saved me from that and even though it happened decades ago it was a=
lesson still remembered.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:Arial , sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;">Best wishes to all</span></p><p>&=
nbsp;</p><p><span style=3D"font-family:Arial , sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;=
">Guy R Day </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> =
;</p><blockquote><p>------ Original Message ------<br>From: <span class=3D"=
wt_Email">spridgets@autox.team.net</span><br>To: <span class=3D"wt_Email">s=
pridgets@autox.team.net</span><br>Sent: Wednesday, April 9th 2025, 06:39<br=
>Subject: [Spridgets] Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a guard<br>=
</p><div dir=3D"ltr"><p>Only a fool uses an angle grinder without a g=
uard and yesterday I was that fool.<br>While I have several angle grinders,=
I need one more before I no longer have to change the occasional disc from=
one type to another. The usual dilemma is which grinder to change th=
e disc on so that half an hour later I=E2=80=99m not changing it back again=
. I=E2=80=99d had a fairly well used hard disc on one grinder and had=
removed the guard to get into a tight spot while working on the Sprite=E2=
=80=99s floor pan replacement. I was now replacing the garage roof an=
d needed a thin cutting disc to cut through some old J bolts and other fixi=
ngs and fitted a full-size brand-new thin cutting disc. It wasn=E2=80=99t l=
ong before I cut through my glove and into my finger. The cut isn=E2=
=80=99t very deep and I guess the gloves helped. Of course, I didn=E2=
=80=99t immediately put the guard back on it and had to have a near miss be=
fore I did. I realised at that point it might not have had the accide=
nt if I=E2=80=99d used a smaller disc. So, I=E2=80=99m sharing my stu=
pidity in the hope others won=E2=80=99t be the fool, albeit a =E2=80=98luck=
y=E2=80=99 fool that I was yesterday and use a angle grinder without the gu=
ard.<br> </p><div> </div><div>Daniel the sometime fool</div></div=
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