From:
William Moore <buddha-cat@zzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:27:35 -0400
Subject:
Electric Tools
bill and all , Not to long ago I had a 4" segmented diamond blade that
was being run on a 10,000 rpm angle grinder with a guard blow apart and hit
me in the chest about an inch below my heart . It was very cold so I was
wearing a couple of shirts, a down vest and an insulated mechanics jump
suit.....even with all this padding the skin was broken and I sustained a
massive bruise.No doubt the cold weather gear saved me from instant
death.....What does this teach us? other than I am lucky to still be
alive....that you can never be too careful , even with a guard on the tool
and that you should hope to remain lucky.....always check your diamond
blades for micro-cracks before use and be aware that heat build up
stresses the metal and weakens it and eventually leads to blade
failure....meanwhile , I continue to use ridiculously oversized blades on
grinders with out guards in order to get the job done. I rely on intuition
about how the tool reacts under stress and how to bale out if something
goes wrong.....and I pray that luck stays with me......william Moore
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