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Posted: 1/18/2013 5:36:17 PM EDT
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Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 9:59:50 AM EDT
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Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why. A thin cutting disk on a grinder will go through steel that will strip the teeth off of any recip. saw blade in two seconds. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:04:29 AM EDT
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Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why. A thin cutting disk on a grinder will go through steel that will strip the teeth off of any recip. saw blade in two seconds. If you use Harbor Freight blades. Have cut plenty of stock with my Milwaukee sawzall and their "the torch" blades. Long cuts on thin metal.... Jigsaw Long cuts on thicker metal.... Plasma cutter Short, straight cuts on thick metal.... Sawzall Short, curved or odd angle cuts in thick metal.... Plasma and/or grinder Right tool for the right job |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:13:47 AM EDT
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Dewalt 18vt is listed and comes with a cutoff blade.. DEWALT DC411B 18V Cordless XRP 4-1/2-in Cut-Off Tool Kit (Tool Only)  |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:22:47 AM EDT
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I grind a straight line through stuff. Lmao!! |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:26:12 AM EDT
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Dewalt 18vt is listed and comes with a cutoff blade..
DEWALT DC411B 18V Cordless XRP 4-1/2-in Cut-Off Tool Kit (Tool Only) http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaea_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-tyler-tool-Site/Sites-cpo-master-catalog/default/v1358583620612/product_media/dew/dewndc411b/images/large/dewndc411b.jpg I got one like that and it's is for grinding or cutting, with the right wheel for each job. Mines a Porter Cable though. Danny 
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:11:49 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Dewalt 18vt is listed and comes with a cutoff blade.. DEWALT DC411B 18V Cordless XRP 4-1/2-in Cut-Off Tool Kit (Tool Only) http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaea_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-tyler-tool-Site/Sites-cpo-master-catalog/default/v1358583620612/product_media/dew/dewndc411b/images/large/dewndc411b.jpg I got one like that and it's is for grinding or cutting, with the right wheel for each job. Mines a Porter Cable though. Danny Yep different guard, different blade..... Works great. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:15:07 AM EDT
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this is why
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:18:50 AM EDT
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Quoted: I keep seeing a wheel like this at Home Depot http://s3.lifeandhome.com/catalog/product/cache/2/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/2/2/2237899_111009l_gv.jpg I have no use for it, but I still want one.  Those fucking things are bad news, but cool |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:28:58 AM EDT
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But they look so cool throwing all those sparks and stuff!
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:58:20 AM EDT
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Dewalt 18vt is listed and comes with a cutoff blade..
DEWALT DC411B 18V Cordless XRP 4-1/2-in Cut-Off Tool Kit (Tool Only) http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaea_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-tyler-tool-Site/Sites-cpo-master-catalog/default/v1358583620612/product_media/dew/dewndc411b/images/large/dewndc411b.jpg I got one like that and it's is for grinding or cutting, with the right wheel for each job. Mines a Porter Cable though. Danny Mines also a Porter Cable. It comes with two different guards and a reversible nut. I should probably go buy a face shield & wear a cup when using it. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:09:20 PM EDT
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They tell you stuff like that because power tools are nearly as great a friend of Darwin as firearms are.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:12:00 PM EDT
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Quoted: High speed cutoff tools normally have a different style guard than an angle grinder. I have used an angle grinder as a cutoff tool and taken broken wheel fragments to the face. Wear your eye pro either way. Face shield. Frags to the area between the upper lip and nose hurt really bad . Eyepro under the face shield, ALWAYS.It is about the grip positions which don't allow for proper control of the blades. But it can be done. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:14:10 PM EDT
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If you want real fun, try a twisted bristle wire wheel in your angle grinder
 . NOTHING pulls rust, paint or skin faster  |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:16:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why. A thin cutting disk on a grinder will go through steel that will strip the teeth off of any recip. saw blade in two seconds. I was only try'n to make a funny.  |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:19:27 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:25:02 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:26:09 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? Misusing an angle grinder. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:37:27 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? Misusing an angle grinder. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Haha. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:41:56 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? Misusing an angle grinder. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Haha. I thought about saying something like misusing an angle grinder on the English language, but figured that would be reaching for a joke.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:43:59 PM EDT
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High speed cutoff tools normally have a different style guard than an angle grinder. I have used an angle grinder as a cutoff tool and taken broken wheel fragments to the face. Wear your eye pro either way. I use a face shield |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 1:47:13 PM EDT
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Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why. A thin cutting disk on a grinder will go through steel that will strip the teeth off of any recip. saw blade in two seconds. I was only try'n to make a funny.
Oh, sorry. Without a smiley I took you seriously. 
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Posted: 1/19/2013 1:53:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? He dated Lorena Bobbitt.... and if you're too young to know.... she cut her hubbies off in 1993. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 2:01:23 PM EDT
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Does it say that on the wheel or the grinder itself? Grinding wheels will say "no cutting," and cutting wheels will say "no grinding."
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:12:23 PM EDT
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Does it say that on the wheel or the grinder itself? Grinding wheels will say "no cutting," and cutting wheels will say "no grinding." Unless you have a wheel that can do both
Those work pretty well but the cuts are slow because of the thickness. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:16:04 PM EDT
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On a lot of the angle grinders the cutting wheels don't get enough mounting support and they break apart. I do it all the time, but (as with a proper cut off wheel set up) you always have to be ready for that cutting wheel to go ballistic ... wear eye and face protection! Seriously, wear eye protection at a minimum. A face shield is also good insurance. When a cutting or grinding wheel breaks, you get fragments that can penetrate walls when you are using a very high speed angle grinder. PPE is critical. Cutting wheels are more likely to break than grinding wheels. If you have a sawz-all, it's often a better choice for cutting. Even a hacksaw can often get the job done cleanly and safer. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:18:07 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? He dated Lorena Bobbitt.... and if you're too young to know.... she cut her hubbies off in 1993. WAT? They sewed it back on and he did a couple porn flicks dude. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:25:51 PM EDT
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Use mine for it all the time, wear a face shield
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:30:39 PM EDT
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I don't know if it's been said yet,but when you're using a cutoff wheel on a angle grinder,don't set the grinder down on the cutoff wheel itself.They will warp slightly which is a big factor in why they grenade.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:32:47 PM EDT
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Be sure to match the RPM of the grinder with the RPM of the cut off wheel. Do not exceed the design limit of the cut off wheel.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 3:35:47 PM EDT
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Eypro, face shield, earpro.
One thing people overlook is ear protection, if for nothing else keeping shit out of your ears. Normally if I'm cutting and grinding, I'm also welding, all three things that can put hot metal in your ears and potentially fuck your shit up. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 4:18:22 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? He dated Lorena Bobbitt.... and if you're too young to know.... she cut her hubbies off in 1993. WAT? They sewed it back on and he did a couple porn flicks dude. Yep, I know that. After that he went to work for Snap-on Tools....... |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 4:20:14 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Angle grinder ain't trying to steal the saw-z-all's thunder. That's why. A thin cutting disk on a grinder will go through steel that will strip the teeth off of any recip. saw blade in two seconds. I was only try'n to make a funny. Oh, sorry. Without a smiley I took you seriously. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 4:23:09 PM EDT
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I grind across to cut
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Posted: 1/19/2013 5:19:52 PM EDT
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some grinder have the head that is so close that the cutting wheel will hit the fingers if the guard isnt used
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Posted: 1/19/2013 6:52:37 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I use a sawzall for cutting stuff. The grinder is for grinding. For lots of steel fabrication a grinder with a cutoff wheel is a far better way to cut. I use 4" angle grinders, take the guard off and use a 6" disc. You have to be careful it doesn't get away from you but it works well. From a professional standpoint, if you're cutting anything other than wood a sawzall is a time waster. EDIT - Make damn sure you hold on well and brace yourself when you can. I've had grinders bind up and try to get away from me. I hold them so tight that it will stop/burn up the motor or break the gears inside before it would come out of my hands and hurt me. I've ruined a number of grinders that way but after using hundreds if not thousands of 6" cutoff wheels i've never been even close to getting hurt and only had one wheel shatter. My hand and eye protection blocked it though. Every grinder cutoff wheel accident i've seen (about 10) was from someone cutting the wrong way, binding the wheel by being an idiot or having it catch a bit and then basically letting it go because they are afraid of it. This man knows. Like any tool, knowing how to use it makes a difference. As they say, hot coffee is hot. Cutting wheels are for cutting. Like the Honey bear,Badger, they dont give a shit. Dont let it get you. Its all in how you hold it, the angle of the body, and where the loads are going WHEN it binds up. ETA typo |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 6:57:42 PM EDT
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Quoted: Please send them to me for proper disposal.Quoted: Understand when it gets traction, it really doesn't matter how well you are holding on to it; its going across the room. Hopefully all your parts are still attached after it comes to a stop. That's exactly why I rarely use--and am scared shitless when I do--the big Milwaukee ones I have. They seemed like a good idea at the time, but holy crap will they yank you around.  I love those big Milwaukee grinders. They move some stuff in the correct application. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 7:01:35 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? Misusing an angle grinder. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Haha. That is the worst (best..?) auto-correct I've ever had. (FU Siri) 
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Posted: 1/19/2013 7:05:05 PM EDT
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Please send them to me for proper disposal.Quoted:
Understand when it gets traction, it really doesn't matter how well you are holding on to it; its going across the room. Hopefully all your parts are still attached after it comes to a stop. That's exactly why I rarely use--and am scared shitless when I do--the big Milwaukee ones I have. They seemed like a good idea at the time, but holy crap will they yank you around.
I love those big Milwaukee grinders. They move some stuff in the correct application. Ha! No way. Notice I didn't mention not LIKING them. I'm just a little skeered--but I still throw my head back and make the "Tim the Tool Man" ARRR, ARRRRRR, ARRRRRRRR noise every time I pick one up. 
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Posted: 1/19/2013 7:07:53 PM EDT
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If you want real fun, try a twisted bristle wire wheel in your angle grinder . NOTHING pulls rust, paint or skin faster the coolest part is how it torques the grinder when you turn it on. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 7:14:03 PM EDT
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Quoted: High speed cutoff tools normally have a different style guard than an angle grinder. I have used an angle grinder as a cutoff tool and taken broken wheel fragments to the face. Wear your eye pro either way. What commonly causes wheels to blow up is previous damage. Rarely does a brand new wheel blow up on the first jam. Usually, the wheel has been jammed beforehand, or got twisted in the cut, wearing the face and back of the disc, damaging the reinforcement. The worst damage comes from dropping a grinder - like peanut butter on toast, they always land on the wheel, sometimes cracking it. Of course, nobody on arfcom would drop a grinder.  Bottom line, every time you pick up a grinder, have a look at the disc, both cutting and grinding wheels. If it is not perfect, change it. They cost a lot less that a visit to the ER. |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 7:27:56 PM EDT
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I'm guilty of angle grinder misuse/abuse, but I stopped after spending a while around the marine construction industry.
Grinder-related injuries are nasty. Don't use a tool for something it aint meant for, and leave the damn guard on! |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:56:31 PM EDT
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In honor of this thread, I mounted a cut-uff dick on my 4 1/2 angle grinder and cut the sling strap ears of off my front sight post. Where'd you get a cut off dick? He dated Lorena Bobbitt.... and if you're too young to know.... she cut her hubbies off in 1993. WAT? They sewed it back on and he did a couple porn flicks dude. Yep, I know that. After that he went to work for Snap-on Tools.......
The John Wayne Bobbit Doorbell? two dings, no dong.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:04:57 PM EDT
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Quoted: But they look so cool throwing all those sparks and stuff! http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/chrisalleaume/chrisalleaume0903/chrisalleaume090300049/4426455-grinder-throwing-sparks-off-a-steel-structure.jpg Fuck angle grinders...  You know you want one. |
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Posted: 1/20/2013 11:07:22 AM EDT
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I can't tell you how many times in my life I've had some Rail Road that needed cutting. |
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Posted: 1/20/2013 11:50:22 AM EDT
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Quoted: Yipe!If you want real fun, try a twisted bristle wire wheel in your angle grinder . NOTHING pulls rust, paint or skin faster |
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Posted: 1/20/2013 11:51:32 AM EDT
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Google image angle grinder accidents. 
http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx323/progun1911/corte54.jpg  Thats just fucking great 
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Posted: 1/20/2013 11:54:27 AM EDT
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Quoted: I can't tell you how many times in my life I've had some Rail Road that needed cutting. You could cut other things. I-beams, big block engines, safes, whatever; |
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Posted: 1/20/2013 12:04:35 PM EDT
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If its possible I try to cut so the blade is pulling the grinder away from me and my hands..
At a job awhile back the k2 ran out of fuel and i was asked to cut some rebar with this...4" dewalt grinder with a 7" cutoff disc on it, obviously no guard and no forward handle..fuckin terrifying..after a few cuts I went and bought fuel. |
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Posted: 1/20/2013 12:59:42 PM EDT
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Quoted: If its possible I try to cut so the blade is pulling the grinder away from me and my hands.. At a job awhile back the k2 ran out of fuel and i was asked to cut some rebar with this...4" dewalt grinder with a 7" cutoff disc on it, obviously no guard and no forward handle..fuckin terrifying..after a few cuts I went and bought fuel. What happened to your handle? |
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