I just clamp a straight piece of wood right aside the line where i want to cut and then I make a small line with the grinder first, remove the wood and then i cut through the metal. And I go through the line fore and back. So the blade lasts longer.
@HARodr1guez What do they say on TV? "Guard removed for photographic clarity"... Not the case here though. The reason for the video was to show how to cut a straight line, not the safe way to use a grinder (safest if you don't use one at all). Fact is, I never use a guard for zipcut blades and I've gone through hundreds of these disks without incident. But, with that said, much better to be safe than sorry - use a guard.
I just clamp a straight piece of wood right aside the line where i want to cut and then I make a small line with the grinder first, remove the wood and then i cut through the metal. And I go through the line fore and back. So the blade lasts longer.
Sorry for my bad english.
Janigut 2 weeks ago
@Janigut That a good way too - I've done it that way myself.
Thanks for watching.
jpheisz 2 weeks ago
No guard? No gloves? I'll bet you weren't wearing eye protection either. But it's never happened yet...
shaneoca 3 weeks ago
@shaneoca Oh, I'm definitely wearing eye protection (and hearing protection) - you are confusing me with someone slightly less sensible, I think.
Regarding the guard and the point of this video, see the comment posted previously.
Wearing gloves with any rotating tool is a danger onto itself. I don't need them, but if you want to, you are free to wear them.
Thanks for watching.
jpheisz 3 weeks ago
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shaneoca 3 weeks ago
That's how not to use an abrasive cutting wheel folks. ALWAYS USE A GUARD, IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE, OR AT THE VERY LEAST SAVE YOU FROM AN INJURY!!!!!
HARodr1guez 4 months ago
@HARodr1guez What do they say on TV? "Guard removed for photographic clarity"... Not the case here though. The reason for the video was to show how to cut a straight line, not the safe way to use a grinder (safest if you don't use one at all). Fact is, I never use a guard for zipcut blades and I've gone through hundreds of these disks without incident. But, with that said, much better to be safe than sorry - use a guard.
jpheisz 4 months ago