Bozos And Horror Stories

[Steve Shannon]

Wire brushes on angle grinders were never a good idea. I had one kick back on me and wound itself into the sweatshirt I was wearing. scratched my chest up a little but mostly scared the crap out of me. I walked into the house with the grinder still hanking from my chest, had the wife help me cut it loose from the shirt. She got a good laugh out of it.

I did something similar while working pipeline 40 years ago. 19 years old, working alone with a wire brush in an angle grinder, a tool which I never had used. I had on a flannel shirt with loose tails, front and rear. The brush wound itself into the loose tail in front and stopped half a second later just below my neck. If I'd had the trigger lock on I wouldn't be here today.

 

[John Hasler]

with the switch locked on

That's always a bad idea.

 

[kvt]

Bad thing is this one the trigger auto locks on with out my help. Cheap old HF one that have had for a long time. (one of thing from HF that has lasted good)

 

[sgisler]

They are dangerous. Have this to show for being in a hurry and wearing loose cuff gloves - bad idea.

Got too close and the wire cup sucked the cuff in. Ouch.
My last bad encounter, 20 years or so ago, when a wire cup caught in som scrollwork I was cleaning left me with a nice scar under my chin. Think about that day every time I shave.


Stan,
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[John Hasler]

Bad thing is this one the trigger auto locks on with out my help.

Yes, I ve got an otherwise nice drill like that.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Bad thing is this one the trigger auto locks on with out my help. Cheap old HF one that have had for a long time. (one of thing from HF that has lasted good)

Why not remove the lock?

 

[John Hasler]

Why not remove the lock?

Sometimes they build it into the switch in such way as to make that very difficult.

 

[intjonmiller]

This is why I prefer paddle switches.

 

[TOOLMASTER]

Wire brushes on angle grinders were never a good idea. I had one kick back on me and wound itself into the sweatshirt I was wearing. scratched my chest up a little but mostly scared the crap out of me. I walked into the house with the grinder still hanking from my chest, had the wife help me cut it loose from the shirt. She got a good laugh out of it.

ANY spinning wire brush sucks....hate those things...

 

[TOOLMASTER]

don't be this guy. chose your wooden beams carefully.

not to mention stay out of the engine compartment while lifting an engine..