On "Ambulance Code Red" (Channel 5) this week, one of the incidents was a guy who had apparently been trimming guttering with what appeared to be a circular saw blade mounted on an angle grinder.
There appeared to be no blade guard of any kind, and he had managed to cut open his abdomen. 24 stitches were required, but there was no mention of lasting effects, so he was extremely fortunate.
Chris
ffs...a multitool is just as good and helluva lot safer.
DIY is a great thing.....what about the father and son who both died when an angle grinder went wild ? ......I blame the gyroscopic effect myself.....
Could it have been a segmented diamond cutting disc rather than a circular saw blade?
Lots of people take them off!
yes bloody health and safety
You know what they say about foolproof.
If you want horror stories, the guy who decapitated his wife when the hedgetrimmer he was using fell from his hands while he was up a ladder takes some beating.
Im alway amazed when watching youtube videos of USA woodworkers. No splitter and no guard in evidence
go on take a chance....
Back in the early 80s I did some work in Pakistan with their Army. One day I needed to use a bench grinder. I was led to a workshop full of old machines- probably WW2 vintage. Immaculately cleaned and polished etc. However, not a safety feature in use. The normal guide you have on a bench grinder was folded away. I asked for a spanner an set it where it should be. They?d never seen it used. I had some safety Goggles which I left for them. I drew a diagram to show where they should fit a safety screen. I doubt it ever was fitted.
A shame, the craftsmanship was excellent. They made some parts locally I needed which where perfect- made on machines older than me from a rough sketch and ready the next day.
fenestrating Brian .....but life is cheap in wagga wagga land...
Do you think he practised a lot first?
Even chain saws go to *tick over* when hands free so something suspect about his story.
+1
Not for cast iron - cutting discs work extremely well
Who said anything about a chainsaw ? You made that up all by yourself.
a >>> ladder takes some beating.
Electric hedge trimmer with sticky "on" lock, like my reciprocating saw?
'cause the fecking things get in the way and/or stop you seeing what the saw is up to. And they do litle to stop kick back, currently have a wounded finger where a small off cut (2 x 1 x 3/4) kicked back hit finger then roof of garage...
And there is nothing quite like witnessing a near miss or three or seeing the older operators with fingers missing to teach "be careful, it bites".
Yes. Kindly explain what hedge trimmer he was using?
OK. But I doubt a finger bar trimmer could sever anything more than
50mm diameter. >
If its like my table saw, such things were not standard fit when it was made in 1948!
(One can retrofit a splitter into the inset plate, but doing a proper riving knife would be difficult)
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