UFO identified

[Shedhand]

Just had a damn close shave with a wire wheel. Put a new wire wheel in my bench grinder. Grabbed a rusty chip breaker out of an old Carter I picked up put it to the wheel....whack. :eek: Grabbed the bloody thing out of my hand and flung it across the shed at hgh speed and put a hole in the fibro. :eek: Missed my already busted right wing by a mere few bees d*cks. :eek:

A valuable lesson learnt. Never used one before. Gonna be VERY careful.

[Wood Butcher]

I remember at my old TAFE they had a big (real big) pedestal grinder with a wire wheel on one side. One night a bloke was cleaning up a bolt when the wheel grabbed it, sucked it into the wheel cover then spat it out the top of the guard straight towards his head. Fortunately we had a safety nazi of a teacher and wearing a full face sheild was compulsary when using grinders.

Glad to hear your ok shedhand!

[Shedhand]

I remember at my old TAFE they had a big (real big) pedestal grinder with a wire wheel on one side. One night a bloke was cleaning up a bolt when the wheel grabbed it, sucked it into the wheel cover then spat it out the top of the guard straight towards his head. Fortunately we had a safety nazi of a teacher and wearing a full face sheild was compulsary when using grinders.

Glad to hear your ok shedhand!

Frightened the tripe out of me...I had a nazi woody teacher like that. I obviously forgot the lesson.

[Waldo]

G'day Shedland,

Now if it happened in your new shed, then the impression of a chip breaker embedded in one of the walls would've made an interesting conversation starter.

[Shedhand]

G'day Shedland,

Now if it happened in your new shed, then the impression of a chip breaker embedded in one of the walls would've made an interesting conversation starter.

I gotta spare sheet of colourbond wall cladding. Would have replaced the imprinted one immediately. Be too embarrased to let anyone ask the obvious question. Rather the wall though than my head.

[JDarvall]

done that.

Gota drag the item your brushing. Like buffing wheels. Or else it crash dives. Need a firm grip as well as you've found out. Whats hard is trying ot brush a small piece that you can't grab very well cause of its size. As soon as it goes flying in my shed its guarenteed lost, due to all the crap on the floor.

And you gota resist the temptation to press into them too hard. That wears them quite fast. Occationally good to reverse the direction of the grinder as well. Which will probably mean you'll have to unbolt it and flip it

Think overall their pretty safe. As long as you where safety glasses. The wire breaks off as well,,,,can fly into your eye. I don't think I'd bother going as far as a full face sheild though. Spose you gota be a nazi nodays, with all this insurance stuff in high gear.

[MurrayD99]

The company I am working for does video motion detection sensors. I guess you didn't need one for this violent little UFO - but if you ever seriously want to trap one on film, we have a very rigorously tested product.... not that we caught one ourselves yet. Still testing.

[Simomatra]

The Nazi teachers and instructors say today that all moving machinery ie grinders fixed and portable drills buffers etc require double protection

ie safety glasses and full face shield

Rember you only get one set of eyes

Cheers Sam

[Shedhand]

The Nazi teachers and instructors say today that all moving machinery ie grinders fixed and portable drills buffers etc require double protection

ie safety glasses and full face shield

Rember you only get one set of eyes

Cheers Sam

Eyes are stuffed anyway (diabetes). I wear multi-focals. If I put goggles or a full face shield on I just can't focus properly. I try and work slightly to the side of the wheels to lessen the chance of being hit in the face. That's why my arms generally cop it with bits of wire and steel. Getting used to the pain. Hmmm...
When I finally cark it I'm gonna come back with perfect vision and an immunity to bloddy arthritis. Don't care about the rest.

[DanP]

I don't think I'd bother going as far as a full face sheild though.

Wait till you get one of those wires embedded in your cheek. DAMHIK:eek:

It doesn't hurt too much going in, in fact you barely notice it. Getting it out is another story...:eek: :eek: :eek:

Dan

[journeyman Mick]

You definitely want to wear a face shield. I've never got a bit of wire buff stuck in my cheek but I did get one in my leg- it went clean through my jeans and I didn't feel it until I took my pants off that afternoon OUCH!:mad: I had to reef it out with pliers as it was turned over on the end like a hook. If that happened to your face itcould be very nasty.

Mick

[boban]

Ive always been paranoid about my hearing but it took me two trips to the hospital and a couple to the opthamologist to realise just how vulnerable your eyes are.

Both of those incidents involved me wearing the wrong type of eye protection. Unlucky I guess, but you soon realise that it could have been a lot worse.

[RufflyRustic]

This afternoon I hung one pot plant up, then went and did something else and in the process, took my safety glasses off. Came back 10 minutes later, yes, without the glasses to hang the last two potplants. Holy YeOw!! what's that in my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :eek: :confused: Good thing I know the back patio area well as I was running blind to the bathroom to flush my eyes out.

Sigh!!

Wendy

[DanP]

it was turned over on the end like a hook.

Mine was reasonably straight but still hurt like hell coming out.:eek: :eek:

Dan

[soundman]

A wire wheel on a bench grinder is a wonderfull thing but there are some traps.

On my opinion the standard wheel housing is totaly unsuitable for use with a wire wheel and never use a tool rest particularly with small items.
Choosing a relativly soft wheel is a good move.
Always present the job to the wheel from below ( top of the wheel turning toward you), that way WHEN the job catches it will be thrown to the ground and the majority of the waste ( and nasty wires ) will be thrown down and away from you.
And yess a firm hold on the job is the go.
This is one tool that you do not want any loose clothing.
I recon the best guard for one of these would be a flat piece of acrilic over the top of the machine hinged from the back with plenty of room between the machine and the shield.
Never wear gloves. Get your fingers in the wheel you might loose a bit of skin with gloves on you risk loosing fingers. Pliers feel no pain.

cheers