grinders bite

Steve B · 2012-10-30T05:12:54+00:00

A few days ago, I bought the first sanding disc for my high rpm Makita 4" grinder that I had bought in ten years. Just don't do that much fine finish work.I have done hundreds of hours of using a grinder. I know the kick spots. But I had it grinding in the 9 o/clock position of the wheel and KICK! Went flying, and sliced the top of my left hand. Nice 2.5 inch incision, half deep, half just along the fat line, and not down into the meat. Nice little white things in there looking like cotton line, but didn't cut any. Lots of flowing blood, as I am on coumadin.Wrapped a compressed bandage on it from my huge first aid kit, and went and got nine stitches.Came home and continued working.Same damn thing happens again, only this time, I have hold of the grinder near the back end, and not choked up, as the first time. I had thought of this during the time I was getting all poked with Novocain and sutures. Grinder went flying through the air, missing everything except the workpiece, table, and floor. Contacted no organic material that time. Still caused by the 9 o'clock point of contact. Think I learned something, even if it is to use air to finish sand instead of 14k rpm grinders.Crap, that would have been a difficult thing to explain to SWMBO.Anyway, watch the kick points on your grinding and sanding blades.Damn, those things happen in a hurry.Doctor said that if he had to draw a line on the back of my hand for surgery, it would be right along where I had opened it up. Missed everything but skin, fat, and a little meat. Probably feel better when it quits hurting, too. Stitches for ten days, that's the aggravating part.It's always something.Steve

grinders bite

Oct 30, 2012 25 Replies

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Steve W. 13 years ago

I use the handle on one of the 4" all the time. It's loaded with a wire wheel that likes to grab.

Both of the polishes were them as well. One is a 3" and the other 9" On them the handle lets me feel when they are flat on the surface.

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John B. 13 years ago

I thought that chain mail gloves were de rigueur for knife projects.

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dennis 13 years ago

This time it was your hand. Next time it will be your penis! Either stop using power tools, or you'll be a woman real soon. (and women dont use power tools).

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Stormin Mormon 13 years ago

We'd have to change his name to Stevette B?

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This time it was your hand. Next time it will be your penis! Either stop using power tools, or you'll be a woman real soon. (and women dont use power tools).

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Jim Elbrecht 13 years ago

DUCK!! -- Nice shootin', Norminn.

Jim

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Pete Keillor 13 years ago

If you just want the ribs, we use a cleaned pruning shear. Quick and easy.

Pete Keillor

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