stripped fred Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Just bought these, £1.99 each, reduced from £3.99. Can't go wrong at this price! brickwall, KruJoe and dieselassist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Just be aware they don't fit a 4 1/2 grinder as they are too large. Didn't try the flap discs but the cutting discs made mince meat cutting up a car, albeit with the guard removed off the grinder so they fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Aye, grinder guards are for pussies. Those flappers are my best friend. They quickly buff away any kind of rust without damaging the good steel, leaving clean polished metal ready for weld or paint. strangeangel, AMC Rebel, Bobthebeard and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Watch out removing the guard I did this on mine to fit a cutting disc, with the intention of re fitting it once the disc wore down. It caught and my hand slipped, made a nice job of slicing my knuckles, I was glad I had gloves on or it could have been worse. Not something I would ever repeat, plus it ruined a good pair of gloves! pilninggas, mercedade and fatharris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpi_matrix Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Are they the thin cutting discs? If not they're shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Aye, grinder guards are for pussies. Had a 9" grinder bounce back once, hit my chin with the guard and split my lip. Thought I'd cut my head in half till I looked in the mirror.If I hadn't had the guard on........................... Tamworthbay and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Toolstation is best for the 1mm discs, and grinder guards are for pussies, agreed! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 'Grinder guards are for pussies' is for meat heads billyboy406v6, Vin, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Indeed . Having , like others above , been at the sharp end of a grInder, I am pretty cautious about using them now . Things happen so bloody quick and it's not easy fixing cars with fingers missing . Banger Kenny, somewhatfoolish and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Are they the thin cutting discs? If not they're shit.Yeah, I'd always thought the thicker discs were for grinding rather than cutting but theyre pooh at that too. Bought some deWalt ones and they'd be hard pressed to do my toenails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Dunno about others, but I am joking on... I do use the grinder without a guard sometimes, but try not to. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwdChina Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Those flap discs are the dogs nads, far faster and a better surface finish than a grinding disc when dressing welds and rough edges etc. Peeps DO NOT use grinders without the wheel guard, if you feel you need to remove it for better access in some places then you are using the wrong tool...............PERIOD ! I've seen a thing or two. Banger Kenny, spike60, tapir and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 So who's going to post That pic up???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andychancer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Always makes me cringe when I see people using discs the wrong way too.As said,using without the guard is asking for trouble,they will ming your face if they kick back. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Ha!!!! I'm surprised we've not seen it by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipM Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I have a friend with half of two fingers missing from a disc exploding when he had no guard on.You don't want that, you can't give anyone the two fingered salute. Banger Kenny and mjrose78 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwdChina Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 This is a little drift away from the OP, but, a few years ago i glanced up and noticed a workmate idiot fitting a circular saw blade to an angle grinder. After a brief exchange which came close to a fight, which thankfully the works manager heard in his office, the guy concerned was fired. I never like to see anybody lose their job but in this case I think it did us all a favour, everybody knew he was a liability and sooner or later someone was going to be hurt or worse. I still shudder when I think of the downright dangerous manner that guy used to work. Some people just should not be anywhere near machinery, or cranes, or drills, or saws, or jacks, or winches or anything weighing more than a bag of spuds. Banger Kenny, spike60 and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Also gloves. I was cutting up some bricks a few weeks ago and the grinder skipped off the brick and across my hand. Took a gouge out of the leather glove but luckily I still have my fingers. M'coli and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Watch out removing the guard I did this on mine to fit a cutting disc, with the intention of re fitting it once the disc wore down. It caught and my hand slipped, made a nice job of slicing my knuckles, I was glad I had gloves on or it could have been worse. Not something I would ever repeat, plus it ruined a good pair of gloves! Of course this is something I'd never do (he says, hiding his left index finger discretely thus concealing the cut sustained using exactly these discs last week....... No, I won't be doing it again! Lesson learned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I too have been caught out by complacency and taking the guard off, flap disc bounced across my knuckles. Never, ever again. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 ^^ Neither did I until a week ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 You should always wear eye protection too. I was cutting up the kids trampoline with my Makita battery 4.5" grinder. I had the guard on but some sparks of metal went in my eye. I lived with it for 2 weeks before I could take it no more. I went to the Hospital with my partner and I was seen pretty much straight away. They clamped my head in a vice thing and used syringe needles to pick the fragments out of my actual eyeball. The noise of the picking/scraping was horrific.Needless to say I still don't bother with goggles 6 months on. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 ^^ That's one thing I always (& I mean always) do and not just grinding jobs either, anything where there's the remotest possiblity of getting anything, particles, debris, fluids in my eyes, it's s/specs on. My dad told me stories of people he knew that had shit removed from their eyes and what it involved when he was younger - that's the reason plus I'd be fucked for work with damaged eyesight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Where I worked in the past always had the big cheap goggles that steamed up all the time . As a result people hated wearing them and took risks as a result .Now I buy my own ppe I use the plastic glasses type ones and wear them for loads of jobs . I know they don't offer quite as much protection but wearing something has to be better than nothing . And yes I could have bought them when I was working for other people but that goes against the grain Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 That's what I use, they look like clear versions of those wrap-around sunglasses (the one's people who think they are very cool wear indoors....). Get a pair of decent ones(£7-10) they are comfortable and you'll forget you are wearing them - I often do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I managed to blag a pair of prescription safety glasses for £30 after smashing myself in the face with an exhaust and breaking the standard glasses I'd had for about 3 days - so much better than pissing about with goggles! Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I worked with a guy with one eye and a patch.Makes you remember more often. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 So who's going to post That pic up????????Me this morning, typing with elbows is hard work. andy18s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Safety glasses with the yellow lenses work well for me, they seem to make the world a happier brighter place too. That said never underestimate the sheer cunning of a piece of wood/ metal/ plastic to ricochet off several things before doing a final bounce off the inside of the safety specs and into your damn eye. Banger Kenny, myglaren and Richard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ear defenders too. I never miss them - and use them when hammering something, or when my son is on skype playing games with his friends and shouting a lot - I then put the TV on at a volume I can hear. Banger Kenny and overrun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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