Thread 2924407 - /diy/

Anonymous
6/16/2025, 7:04:21 AM No.2924407
grinder
grinder
md5: f3c57823dc8adea38a845a6561a53c5e๐Ÿ”
Reminder that you're not a man if you keep the guard on the grinder.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 7:44:58 AM No.2924411
>>2924407 (OP)
do you eat the crust on your pizza?
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:01:03 AM No.2924413
skil quality
skil quality
md5: 58864e96f5bfad311244c18ae5a8b8ec๐Ÿ”
>>2924407 (OP)
thats a cute little toy
do you keep it in you purse for hector to use?
Replies: >>2924439 >>2924495
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:42:36 AM No.2924417
>>2924411
I ONLY eat the crust on pizza
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:21:41 AM No.2924439
>>2924413
>7 inch
lol. babby tier
Replies: >>2927891
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 3:09:27 PM No.2924458
>>2924407 (OP)
No, I like my fingers too much, so I use the guard.

I didn't see it happen, but I heard the scream on a jobsite when a guy lost control of his grinder and he cut off all 4 fingers
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 6:59:15 PM No.2924495
>>2924413
Imagine not owning the king of grinders, the Black and Decker Wildcat.

ISHYGDDT
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 7:05:04 PM No.2924497
anyone see that south african robot movie where the wolverine guy's response to every problem is to look for an angle grinder
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 10:31:22 PM No.2924527
IMG_20250616_162959
IMG_20250616_162959
md5: 0d22f7463b0659ab51949e0403328445๐Ÿ”
>>2924407 (OP)
>Learned the hard way to keep the guard on
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:22:32 PM No.2924535
>>2924407 (OP)
Some retarded asshole posted this a while back. Are you the same retarded asshole?
Anonymous
6/17/2025, 1:11:54 AM No.2924553
>>2924407 (OP)
its like the diy variant of trigger unsafety on k
Anonymous
6/17/2025, 1:13:15 AM No.2924554
diy_skilsaw
diy_skilsaw
md5: e126e11c170db332609f6df0b6e1e846๐Ÿ”
>>2924527
Guards obstruct my view of the work.
Replies: >>2924840 >>2928939
Anonymous
6/17/2025, 3:21:43 AM No.2924567
>>2924407 (OP)
I've never seen one irl. Not sure if I've ever seen a picture of one now that I think about it.
Anonymous
6/17/2025, 5:36:09 AM No.2924582
>>2924458
he wasnt using them anyway as he lost control
Anonymous
6/17/2025, 5:56:44 PM No.2924687
>>2924458
It must have been his second or third accident if he only had four fingers to lose.
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 5:52:38 AM No.2924840
1749603257001683
1749603257001683
md5: 6b5579c1e9cb1136e8d325449af66372๐Ÿ”
>>2924407 (OP)
>>2924554
>black
>complete disregard for safety
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 7:03:42 AM No.2924848
>>2924840
it's 100% safe as long as you pay attention.
Replies: >>2928939
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 1:16:48 PM No.2924898
>yeah im so manly i do not use kneepads when working blue collar
enjoy your injuries when you are 50
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 8:14:15 PM No.2924982
>>2924407 (OP)
yeah, because being a disabled failure without several fingers due to some random kickback is the epithome of manliness. only literal cucks need to bring out some random retarded acts of endangering oneself, for literally nothing to gain from it whatsoever, to feel manly about, because they have nothing else
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 8:28:16 PM No.2924984
>>2924982
pizza crust?
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 9:42:18 PM No.2924994
>>2924840
Those are clearly saars or paki hands
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Anonymous
6/19/2025, 12:46:12 AM No.2925050
someone edit that /k/ ND pasta but make it a guy who loses a finger while being stupid with a grinder.
Anonymous
6/19/2025, 1:22:50 AM No.2925063
Sometimes, in order to do right, the rules become a hindrance and even a danger instead of anything protective.
You will see this if you have become skilled at anything at all -- there will be rules that you break in order to be safe and effective. (No, the reference to vaccine misinformation is not intended.)
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 8:48:29 AM No.2925349
>>2925063
This is true of many things, but literally when is it safer to operate a grinder without a guard?
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 10:08:40 AM No.2925355
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Yxa9IeJEc
Anonymous
6/20/2025, 3:48:22 PM No.2925375
IMG_0521
IMG_0521
md5: 34c4b92623dbb8df7804b77f1646d679๐Ÿ”
Works good at cutting wood
Replies: >>2925394 >>2933012
Anonymous
6/20/2025, 4:19:44 PM No.2925379
>>2925349
guard catches on something mid-cut, cut drifts, hand slips, whatever. doesn't matter; unexpected interruptions to power tool operation is asking for trouble. guard contributes to such scenarios.
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 5:36:45 PM No.2925394
201c60602481940e6b48057408752524
201c60602481940e6b48057408752524
md5: 3ca4a846681780a32717fe40ee1f7f6f๐Ÿ”
>>2925375
you unironically can cut wood with a grinder very safely if you have a proper disc and not just slap a blade for a circular saw on it
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 7:20:58 PM No.2925406
>>2925379
You don't plan your cuts in advance?
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 10:01:08 PM No.2925435
>>2925406
You're meticulously inspecting every cut from every angle and drawing diagrams before using this brutish tool?
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 10:07:31 PM No.2925436
>>2925435
When fitting for a weld, which is mostly what they're for, of course. Your failure to understand why accurate manual grinding matters and where indicates you're too stupid to post here. Stray damage can easily fail a weld inspection.
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Anonymous
6/20/2025, 11:25:43 PM No.2925453
>>2925436
>I have a specific use-case for this general-purpose tool
>my process for grinding is obviously the only correct and safe way to do it
Get your head out of your ass. You may be working in a lab environment, that's cool. Some of us are out here cutting in sub-optimal positions and locations. Things don't always go as planned. Sometimes the guard gets in the way.
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Anonymous
6/21/2025, 8:37:19 AM No.2925558
>>2925406 here, I pretty much exclusively cut in fucky environments, and no I'm not drawing diagrams usually, but I am developing an intentional plan about where the disc is going to go, where the guard is going to go, where the grinder might go if something goes wrong, and where I'm going to go to keep solid grip and control on it and stay out of its way before I even put in the battery or plug it into the wall. I'll even quickly rehearse the cut with no power to the tool first usually.
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Anonymous
6/21/2025, 8:41:44 AM No.2925559
>>2925558
>>2925435
>>2925453

meant to also mark replies to these posts. I'm more careful with a grinder than I am posting on 4chan.

If the guard is in your way, you probably need a smaller grinder. A lot can happen with even a little Dremel and some patience.
Anonymous
6/21/2025, 2:19:26 PM No.2925590
>>2925379
>guard catches on something mid-cut, cut drifts, hand slips,
Lol shut the fuck up. Ever used a grinder? Talking utter shit. Poster said SAFETY. could a guard foul your cut? Yea possibly. Could that put you in danger? No of course not unless you are the same kind of idiot that takes the guard off. I.e. you have the iq of a monkey andyour walls are caked in the shit that you throw at them.
Anonymous
6/21/2025, 4:03:44 PM No.2925608
>risks crippling himself while probably working a cash job for some jew
I shaggy doggy scooby donโ€™t hope you do that.
Anonymous
6/21/2025, 5:17:31 PM No.2925620
Two ways to go guardless:
>Naive and reckless
>Skilled and intentional

If you're out here suggesting that it's appallingly dangerous to circumvent a safety feature, maybe you're only revealing your lack of skill.
It's good that you recognize the danger; don't mistake that insight for competence.

>Anyone going slower than me is a moron, and anyone going faster than me is a maniac.
Replies: >>2925655
Anonymous
6/21/2025, 7:41:20 PM No.2925655
>>2925620
The guard is what stops the blade throwing shit back into your face
I like to be able to look at watching I'm cutting which means avoiding that happening.
If yo are so skilled you can cut blind then I take my hat off to you.
I couldn't care less if you use a guard or not.

I know this is 4chan but it's not 2006 any more. OP trolling someone into losing an eye isn't funny andit isn't appropriate for a blue board.
Anonymous
6/21/2025, 8:43:45 PM No.2925671
>>2924407 (OP)
grinder guards, like seat belts, are an IQ test.
Replies: >>2927894
Anonymous
6/28/2025, 12:53:53 AM No.2927183
>>2924497
I completely forgot they made a rock em sock em robots movie. I can't even remember what the real name is but I know what you're talking about. Looked like trash, never watched it.
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 7:11:34 PM No.2927891
>>2924439
I only have a 4" harbor freight with guard on
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Anonymous
6/30/2025, 7:12:35 PM No.2927893
>>2927891
And it's corded
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Anonymous
6/30/2025, 7:13:44 PM No.2927894
>>2925671
Couldn't agree more. Anyone that uses either is a low IQ moron.
Replies: >>2929895
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 7:13:48 PM No.2927895
>>2927891
>>2927893
I only used it one time. But I will say it got the job done and for only 15 bucks
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 7:53:38 PM No.2927908
>>2927893
Good choice. Chainmail and a facemask might help.
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 9:12:55 PM No.2927934
Be honest OP, you're just too brown to afford a new guard since you broke the old one through your incompetence.
Anyway, I don't know how a guard even helps, I always assumed it only protects your eyes by deflecting shrapnel away from you.
Replies: >>2927940 >>2927992
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 9:31:45 PM No.2927940
Bobandy
Bobandy
md5: 5337e93774f6175055f635c11599f79d๐Ÿ”
>>2927934
Deflects shrapnel away from your eyes, and also keeps you from accidentally knicking your fingers while the blade/discs spinning.

I understand the reasons for it, but they just get in the way 90% of the time. It only works well when you are cutting in a certain position facing a certain direction. Even the guards that can swivel a bit to move around still get in the way all the time.

Basically keep the gaurd on if you are new to it. Take the guard off once you know what you are doing. And always wear safety glasses and/or gloves.
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Anonymous
6/30/2025, 10:11:46 PM No.2927949
>>2927940
Wearing gloves near spinning things is even more retarded than not using a guard.
Replies: >>2927951 >>2927999 >>2928743
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 10:19:55 PM No.2927951
>>2927949
Depends on the situation, Billybob. Using a lathe? No gloves. Using a tablesaw? No gloves. Using a drill press? No gloves. Using a grinder? Use gloves.
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Anonymous
6/30/2025, 10:55:34 PM No.2927962
>>2927951
Retard.
Replies: >>2927963
Anonymous
6/30/2025, 10:56:23 PM No.2927963
>>2927962
no u
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 2:18:51 AM No.2927992
>>2927934
you adjust it to deflect sparks mostly.
Replies: >>2928051
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 3:24:23 AM No.2927999
>>2927949
>>2927951
Tear away gloves around twisty tools.
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 7:46:51 AM No.2928051
>>2927992
No, you adjust it to try and keep it out of the way of what you're doing. Then it ends up constantly being in the way still, so you chuck the guard into the scrap bin where it belongs.
Replies: >>2928252
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 8:09:54 AM No.2928054
>>2924407 (OP)
Those little 4 and 4.5" grinders are just for finishing work and not much good for cutting. I use a 9" for cutting heavy carbon steel plate and keep the guard on because it shoots out about a 6ft long shower of sparks that sets things on fire, its set me on fire twice so far which wasn't nearly as funny as it sounds.
Replies: >>2928745
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 9:19:17 AM No.2928064
>>2924407 (OP)
>brown hands in OP
Replies: >>2928253 >>2928586
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 5:42:48 PM No.2928143
>>2927951
This. The whole "no gloves around anything that spins" is bullshit propaganda. It is wholly dependent on the task at hand. Also angle grinders don't exactly make enough torque to deglove your hand like a lathe will and you are usually handling hot parts from welding or cutting the steel. Gloves are a must of you are doing anything substantial.
Replies: >>2928144
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 5:45:24 PM No.2928144
>>2928143
Also if you're using it like you're supposed to, there is... a guard... between the fabric and the spinny disc.
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 3:12:21 AM No.2928252
>>2928051
sorry about your retardation anon, I've never had the guard "get in the way"
anyways yes the guard is in fact meant to deflect sparks and also shrapnel in the case of disk failure
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 3:16:05 AM No.2928253
>>2928064
makes sense since only brownoids can't figure out how to adjust a fucking angle grinder guard and decide to just take it off instead
Replies: >>2928586
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 5:58:06 PM No.2928419
are there transparent guards
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 6:54:29 PM No.2928436
I have seen grinder disks shatter and shrapnel fly across the room and embed itself in a wall, no way am I not using a guard and safety glasses
Replies: >>2928727
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 8:07:16 PM No.2928450
Dismembering yourself to own the libs.
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 8:31:28 PM No.2928457
>>2924407 (OP)
>a man
the word you're looking for is "injured". you're not injured if you keep the guard on the grinder
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 11:45:42 PM No.2928505
>>2924407 (OP)
My dad does it just like picrel, no protection whatsoever and the only handle you need is grinder's body.
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 2:46:25 AM No.2928552
>>2924458
why didnt he let go of the on button while it was cutting all 4 fingers off?
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 6:00:17 AM No.2928586
>>2928064
>>2928253
"Brown hands" run more angle grinders than anyone else, and also this is a stock photo, most people use a guard IRL.
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 6:28:41 AM No.2928588
I always wondered what would happen if I accidentally touched the outer rotating plastic part of my drill when it was rotating - would there be blood everywhere and horrible injury or would it simply brush off, but it was something I never wanted to find out so took great care in not letting it hit.

Well today was doing something involving switching bits in and out quickly and also reversing the drill to remove screws and trying to do it quickly, everything got confused and to my shock it happenened, I let my hand hit off the turning drill. Fortunately it just brushed off, as I kind of figured it would, but I also didn't know, like it was high speed, high torque spinning. It was something I never thought would happen but it did.

Rotating shafts on for example farm equipment are also absolutely deadly. I've seen enough rotating shaft accidents and mutilations to be scared to be within a 10 foot vicinity of a rotating shaft. A bit of loose clothing is all it needs - it grabs the clothing and it doesn't fucking let go, soon your limbs are all around the shaft getting made into mince meat literally.

Anyway sorry for the tangent but the point is things that look safe can be extremely deadly. And things that you believe you'll never allow occur can occur. You think it's hard with ladies today just wait until you lose an arm.
Replies: >>2928590 >>2932829 >>2933021
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 6:30:14 AM No.2928590
>>2928588
>I let my hand hit off the turning drill
I should clarify the outer part of the drill, the plastic as I say. Not the metal drill itself, which would be far worse.
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 6:36:46 PM No.2928722
>>2927940
W-what's a "ZJ"...?
Replies: >>2928724 >>2928865
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 6:45:44 PM No.2928724
>>2928722
>W-what's a "ZJ"...?

Zandy Jobandy.
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 7:10:30 PM No.2928727
>>2928436
what does it take to shatter a grinding disc? ive only ever chipped a disc, also i notice sometimes the grinder rattles like crazy when im trying to make a cut, why?
-angle grinder noob diyer
Replies: >>2928746 >>2928822
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 8:53:28 PM No.2928743
>>2927949
if you aren't retarded, use the grinder properly and keep the guard on, your gloves aren't near anything spinning and only improve the grip.
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 9:01:55 PM No.2928745
>>2928054
>Those little 4 and 4.5" grinders
what's even the point of those? just use a 5'' for smaller or more precise tasks and 9'' for serious cutting. there's no benefit whatsoever in going 4.5'' over 5'' and if you want something really precise, just use a right angle die grinder with a 1-2'' disc. In Europe 5''/125mm is basically the default size and it's sometimes hard to even get discs for 4.5''/115mm grinders, not to mention 4''/100mm, which are basically non-existant
Replies: >>2928822 >>2928914
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 9:06:09 PM No.2928746
>>2928727
>also i notice sometimes the grinder rattles like crazy when im trying to make a cut, why?
you were probably using a cheapass disc, which was unbalanced
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 10:30:47 PM No.2928765
>>2924407 (OP)
Fuck off brown hands!
Anonymous
7/3/2025, 11:40:31 PM No.2928785
i will always use a guard on an angle grinder. doesnt matter if im chopping a post down at ground level or sanding tube for a railing. stop being a chimp
Replies: >>2928817
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 2:00:19 AM No.2928817
>>2928785
the only chimps are the ones who can't figure out how to use a grinder without exploding their discs

know how to use a grinder properly? no need for a guard. simple as.
Replies: >>2928911 >>2930014 >>2932950
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 2:22:20 AM No.2928822
>>2928727
Sometimes the edge of the disk will glaze or wear unevenly and start hopping. Push down a little harder to quickly wear through that spot and it will start cutting well again.

>>2928745
I'm like a god-damn surgeon with a 4-4.5" grinder. Also they'll take up to a 7" disk if you're not a pussy like most the people posting on here are.
Replies: >>2928831
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 2:46:09 AM No.2928831
20250703_174201
20250703_174201
md5: 464320508ee7043a36870a2479ce0d48๐Ÿ”
>>2928822
>Sometimes the edge of the disk will glaze or wear unevenly and start hopping
pipefighters taught me how to notch a suicidewheel with a pair of dykes to makes it cut faster and cooler
or just cut something that pinchs the wheel so you have break it free. makes it cut like a raped ape. picel is still going strong
on an unrelated note dewalt ceramic discs are pretty tough and last a damn long time but cut kinda slow. they are a lot like og 3m greencorps
Replies: >>2928835
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 2:53:36 AM No.2928835
20250703_175102
20250703_175102
md5: 33f92ab9dac4f6648f19d75b8998131f๐Ÿ”
>>2928831
they even have the audacity to threaten me for wanting to be productive
challenge accepted
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 3:33:26 AM No.2928847
>>2924407 (OP)
I'm not a man with missing fingers, you mean. Yes, correct
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 6:01:22 AM No.2928865
>>2928722
If you have to ask, you canโ€™t afford it.
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 11:26:38 AM No.2928911
>>2928817
doesnt matter how well you know how to use it, they can still blow with a slight bit of pressure on the side. ive only seen it once on a 9incher but i was glad to be behind the bloke who was cutting
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 11:32:04 AM No.2928913
I can't stop buying angle grinders, bros. I already had a 1700W chink corded grinder with variable RPM, corded variable RPM 900W Bosch, 4.5'' 18V brushed ryobi with a paddle swich, 4.5 and 5'' 18V brushless Einhell grinders, 18V variable RPM 5'' and 36V 9'' brushless Makita and I couldn't resist and just bought a 1400W corded DeWalt with a paddle switch, because it was 80$ on amazon.
Replies: >>2929978
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 11:34:17 AM No.2928914
>>2928745
>what's even the point of those?
Basically small-work and finishing, cleaning up welds, prepping areas to be clean and if you get into the deep pockets, degenerate alley of flap discs, scotchbrite stuff and all that nonsense you can get some fairly decent finishes on some metals without a lot of skill or effort. Or at least with a coat of spray-filler primer and few coats of rattle can it doesn't look like it was assembled and welded by a badly trained monke... which is sometime I'm guilty of from time to time
Entry level for small grinders is pretty low cost, not intimidating and very easy to use
Ideal for women, children and men who spend most of their life pretending they know shit after buying their first dual-cab ute
Replies: >>2928916
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 11:36:32 AM No.2928916
>>2928914
but you can do all those things with a 5'' grinder and you get some additional clearance for bigger stuff
Replies: >>2928973 >>2929138
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 3:58:33 PM No.2928939
>>2924407 (OP)
>>2924554
>>2924848
>>2925379
>>2925453
You sound like a faggot boomer thinking you're being tough because you're too lazy to go get the proper tool. Or think that safety is for pussies because you care what other people think, like a faggot. I used to work with a dude who lost an eye because "safety glasses are for pussies", who still didn't wear safety glasses after losing one eye.
Replies: >>2929002 >>2929087
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 7:51:16 PM No.2928973
>>2928916
>but you can do all those things with a 5'' grinder and you get some additional clearance for bigger stuff
Hint, you can run a bigger disk on a small grinder if you take the guard off. Why pay more for a 5" grinder when a 4" will do the same exact thing.
Replies: >>2929212
Anonymous
7/4/2025, 9:27:08 PM No.2929002
>>2928939
your old coworker sounds like a real man and you sound like a pussy zoomer bitch.
>muh safety glassess!! muh PPE!!
more like personal pussy equipment. real men get the job done irregardless of whatever safety faggots say, that's why we go home and sleep well knowing we put in a hard days work instead of fucking around with safety gear for half the shift. we show up to work not be safe.
Anonymous
7/5/2025, 6:41:29 AM No.2929087
>>2928939
I can't speak for that other anon, but it's not about being tough. I'm a wimp and there are lots of things I won't do because they're dangerous. But a grinder with no guard? Really? That's genuinely so so so so so so risky and I'll definitely lose an eye?
Maybe I should put a guard on my cordless drill, or on my hammer -- holy moly, I can swing a hammer and make the chips and nails fly! Better weld a big fucking plate just above the grip so nothing flies back into my face!
No. Like with any other tool, the right place to put the barrier is around the thing you want to protect, and not around the tool.
I wear my safety glasses and earmuffs (and sometimes gloves) -- I don't muffle my tools or surround them with walls.
Anonymous
7/5/2025, 11:46:07 AM No.2929138
>>2928916
Same reason people buy a 250cc dirt bike instead of a 5 or 600cc adventure touring bike.
>Cheap to run
>Easy to use
>Low skill to operate
They're not really that useful for professionals but the average big box beater or corded Ryobi grinder isn't going to cost them much more than 50euro or us dollars and they'll probably have enough left for some discs and do some DIY crap
Got to remember, vast majority of the markets out there for tools isn't for professionals, maybe 10% tops in a lot of cases, another 10% for people who know what they're doing and the remaining 80% have a notion and hankering to fuck around but don't want to spend a lot of money to do it.
Anonymous
7/5/2025, 3:08:20 PM No.2929159
>>2925453
lol are you stealing catalytic converters?
Replies: >>2929160
Anonymous
7/5/2025, 3:10:22 PM No.2929160
>>2929159
No, I use a sawzall for that
Anonymous
7/5/2025, 8:45:32 PM No.2929212
>>2928973
>Why pay more for a 5" grinder when a 4" will do the same exact thing.
must be an American thing. in Europe, 4.5'' grinders cost the same as 5'', just harder to get and the selection of discs is much smaller and 4'' are basically impossible to get. also, why would I use a grider without a guard when I can just get a matching grinder and not get sparks all over myself and subject myself to an uncecessary risk of a grinder kicking back into my fingers or a disc shrapnel lodging inside my ballsack
Replies: >>2929888
Anonymous
7/8/2025, 10:59:36 PM No.2929888
>>2929212
It is the same here they're just being stupid.
Anonymous
7/8/2025, 11:27:51 PM No.2929895
>>2927894
>don't wear seatbelt
>retard crashes into you or some idiot gets angry you pass him and side sweeps you
inb4
>im such a skilled defensive driver thatโ€™d like never happen!
Replies: >>2930053
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 7:29:26 AM No.2929978
>>2928913
Youโ€™re still missing a (or a bunch of, really) proper Metabo one! Theyโ€™ve got a bunch of features no one else has. Also you really need that new Fein, sealed brushless one.
Replies: >>2929988
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 8:43:26 AM No.2929988
grindrrrr
grindrrrr
md5: e63a6e5192e1892f2c0e5038c2d6bb71๐Ÿ”
>>2929978
nta. just here to brag about snagging a spare 6" metabo on auction for cheap
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 1:07:11 PM No.2930014
>>2928817
>the only chimps are the ones who can't figure out how to use a grinder without exploding their discs
>know how to use a grinder properly? no need for a guard. simple as.

yeha bro! Those discs are made with extreme detail and precision in some factory in China, there's no way they would ever explode as long as I use them right! I trust these Chinese made discs with my life, you only need a guard if you don't know how to use them and are stupid haha.
Replies: >>2930053 >>2930083 >>2930084
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 6:21:35 PM No.2930053
>>2929895
>>don't wear seatbelt
>>retard crashes into you or some idiot gets angry you pass him and side sweeps you
>inb4
>>im such a skilled defensive driver thatโ€™d like never happen!

Imagine being so incompetent that you would let someone crash into your vehicle... ISHYGDDT

>>2930014
>yeha bro! Those discs are made with extreme detail and precision in some factory in China, there's no way they would ever explode as long as I use them right! I trust these Chinese made discs with my life, you only need a guard if you don't know how to use them and are stupid haha.

Finally someone with some reason here. Also pro tip. Really doesn't matter if they explode as long as you have a firm and manly grip on the grinder to keep it in control and don't have your face or neck in line with the wheel rotation.
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 8:34:14 PM No.2930083
>>2930014
quit buying chinkshit abrasives
the cut speed and longevity alone are worth the price difference
Replies: >>2930084 >>2930094
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 8:35:43 PM No.2930084
cubitron
cubitron
md5: a8e8e2f7822c3714e88eaaabae30188b๐Ÿ”
>>2930014
>>2930083
forgot picel for seething poorfags
Replies: >>2930094 >>2930179
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 9:21:45 PM No.2930094
>>2930083
>>2930084
>flap discs
lol, check out this retard cutting metal with a flap disk.
Replies: >>2930143
Anonymous
7/9/2025, 10:58:12 PM No.2930113
Real Nigga.jfif
Real Nigga.jfif
md5: 9ce20fcca5d4b3e25fa71040c132eb53๐Ÿ”
>>2924407 (OP)
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 12:39:08 AM No.2930143
1718229146575302
1718229146575302
md5: b0210094c33d8c534a6516924f7362c6๐Ÿ”
>>2930094
>grindlets jamalbrain cant internally visualize any purpose besides zipwheeling off padlocks
how would you feel if you hadnt eaten breakfast this morning?
Replies: >>2930239
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 1:11:30 AM No.2930150
>>2924407 (OP)
Show hands with timestamp
Replies: >>2930515
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 3:14:40 AM No.2930179
>>2930084
Meh I buy cut-off wheels by the 500 count off e-bay. Cheapest ones get my vote. Lincoln abrasives was the name of them this last time. H&M abrasives or something along those lines the time before.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 7:37:12 AM No.2930239
>>2930143
Did you even read what youโ€™ve been replying to? The whole issue being discussed is about cutting discs shattering, you coming in with a totally different disk doesnโ€™t have anything to do with the topic at hand.
My European made Mirka and Festool disks for my orbital sander donโ€™t shatter either, but thatโ€™s not what weโ€™re talking about.
Anonymous
7/11/2025, 9:58:08 AM No.2930515
>>2930150
they're already in the OP pic
Replies: >>2930533
Anonymous
7/11/2025, 12:08:33 PM No.2930533
>>2930515
Kek
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 3:59:07 AM No.2930723
Hilti-AG-6D-22-01
Hilti-AG-6D-22-01
md5: 3563684a4e4ec75f802e9bd66ae8a004๐Ÿ”
While we're on the subject, what does /diy/ think of top slide switch grinders, versus the usual side slide/paddle/trigger configurations?
Replies: >>2930730 >>2930737
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 4:22:58 AM No.2930730
>>2930723
I don't care where the switch is as long as I can take the guard off. Any real man will agree.
Replies: >>2930844
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 4:33:28 AM No.2930737
20220621_161110
20220621_161110
md5: 1bf25ac008c06f6038b80dcda3062035๐Ÿ”
>>2930723
any grinder with a non locking switch that has to be held on can go in the junk bin
Replies: >>2930844
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 3:42:40 PM No.2930844
>>2930730
>>2930737
Funny, even when a switch locks on, I always run ti with the lock off. Sometimes I'm tempted to flip the lock on, but I take that as a sign something wrong with my positioning or posture and adjust.
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 4:34:53 PM No.2932129
>>2924994
>brown hands
>thinks there's an actual difference
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 8:57:35 PM No.2932190
IMG_2989
IMG_2989
md5: 9a22011e4d4978fabe439fc175cbd972๐Ÿ”
Angle grinders and even the CoCraft dremel tool I bought once scare me. The attachment mechanism of the blade to the dremel tool seems really frail and like it's gonna hop off and shoot into my brain.
Replies: >>2932198
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 9:20:51 PM No.2932195
no_guard_thumb.jpg
no_guard_thumb.jpg
md5: bcf3eb44793c5eb5614fa78af63d9b3e๐Ÿ”
Gonna cry?
Replies: >>2932199 >>2932254
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 9:23:47 PM No.2932198
>>2932190
I just checked the kit and found different attachment mechanism than that EZ speedclick shit.

Still, I worry the grinder disk is gonna explode and blind me.
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 9:23:53 PM No.2932199
bummer
bummer
md5: 1b8d5b5069a04a54a91e8debb657d44c๐Ÿ”
>>2932195
And then I set it down and some minutes later broke the disc when I was careless while moving tools around.
This is the strongest argument in favor guardfags imo.
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 12:50:50 AM No.2932254
>>2932195
>cutting threaded rod
>virtually any metal cutting tool will work, from a recip to purpose-named machines
>chooses something that sends sparks everywhere
>uses it in a way that makes it send even more sparks even more everywhere

This isn't even just a safety thing, this is like using a screwdriver as a chisel to cut wood instead of a circular saw.
Replies: >>2932805 >>2932983
Anonymous
7/19/2025, 8:48:08 PM No.2932648
20250719_214216
20250719_214216
md5: 9c09c294cd61f6ed31af000b090428f8๐Ÿ”
Sure, why not,what could possibly go wrong.
My father, BTW, had deep cuts in several fingers. Luckily, he did not cut them off, but cleaning wounds from the metal was long and painful.
Replies: >>2932805
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 1:59:52 PM No.2932805
feels more comfortable than the ones with side switch
perfect for cutting with one hand and holding with the other
not as great as end switch grinders for two handed work
>>2932254
>this is like using a screwdriver as a chisel to cut wood instead of a circular saw.
just say you're scared of grinders, pussy
>>2932648
I've seen worse, good thing he's not using wood cutting disks
Replies: >>2932866 >>2933009 >>2933020
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 4:45:54 PM No.2932829
>>2928588
>what would happen if I accidentally touched the outer rotating plastic part of my drill when it was rotating
I've been hot swapping bits since before my 12th birthday
you sound like a baka ass faggot
Replies: >>2932867 >>2933021
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 8:13:55 PM No.2932866
>>2932805
>just say you're scared of grinders, pussy

I'm scared of grinders, pussy
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 8:23:20 PM No.2932867
>>2932829
That's not what hot swapping means
Replies: >>2932884 >>2933021
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 10:09:12 PM No.2932884
1684983435227785
1684983435227785
md5: ac92146ebca0347c2669066ed6b98bc9๐Ÿ”
>>2932867
it usually means a trip to the free clinic
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 2:43:31 AM No.2932950
>>2928817
I've had multiple discs explode on first spinup without touching any material. Trusting your safety to chinese manufacturing is shitjeet level brain activity.
Replies: >>2932956
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:18:32 AM No.2932956
>>2932950
What heinous shit brand discs are you using?

Local welding suppliers tend to carry what works well becuase their customers are nearly all industrial. I can't remember the last time I had a disc let go without being damaged first, and I use them all the time.
Replies: >>2933349
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:56:42 AM No.2932983
>>2932254
the sparks aren't hurting anyone, wtf are you so worried about
and in the same post you suggest that a circ saw which throws sawdust everywhere is somehow good
Replies: >>2933614
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 7:07:45 AM No.2933005
>>2924407 (OP)
I care more about keeping all my fingers where they're supposed to be than what some addle-pate on 4chins thinks of my manhood.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 7:09:49 AM No.2933007
>>2925379
>guard contributes to such scenarios.
You mean helps protect you when they happen because you were doing something stupid.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 7:15:00 AM No.2933009
>>2932805
>just say you're scared of grinders, pussy
You should respect them more, but hey, you're the one who's gonna need an automatic jar opener in a couple years.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 7:23:47 AM No.2933012
>>2925375
>>2925394
>Basically every single saw meant for wood functions with teeth that move in their cutting motion to press the wood into a stationary plate so that the wood is cut instead of catching on the teeth
>Retards think cutting it with a free-spinning blade is a good idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7xWHEWov8M&rco=1
Replies: >>2933023
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:29:00 AM No.2933020
image_2025-07-21_082619042
image_2025-07-21_082619042
md5: d19bba15c8b62f09bdf9e7201e333ccb๐Ÿ”
>>2932805
>I've seen worse, good thing he's not using wood cutting disks
wood cutting discs are fine and perfectly safe, but use an actual grinder disc intended for cutting wood, not just slap a circular saw blade on it
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:36:33 AM No.2933021
>>2928588
>>2932829
>>2932867
>That's not what hot swapping means
if it means holding the chuck with one hand and squeezing the trigger with the other to hold or release the bit, then it's literally how you're supposed to change drill bits if you want it to be quick. what's even unsafe about it?
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:49:49 AM No.2933023
>>2933012
>Basically every single saw meant for wood functions with teeth
and what made you think that a proper grinder (which has a completely different power and speed curve than a saw) disc meant for wood functions with teeth too?
I get not doing any research about the bullshit you're trying to talk about, but the post you're responding to literally had a picture of a proper grinding disc designed for cutting wood. are you basically clinically retarded?
it's even much easier to do precise or ad hoc cuts with it than with a saw, because it's much thinner and with a segmented disc there's no kickback no matter how you apply it and at what angle, unlike with teeth.
Replies: >>2933066 >>2933067
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:55:26 PM No.2933066
71JUCMczt9L[1]
71JUCMczt9L[1]
md5: e2eb45853b8e6cb67ed2ce818cc67004๐Ÿ”
>>2933023
>Some company makes a blade for wood, that means it's a good idea!
Full. Retard.
Replies: >>2933071 >>2933082
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:57:39 PM No.2933067
>>2933023
>because it's much thinner and with a segmented disc there's no kickback no matter how you apply it and at what angle, unlike with teeth.
Also, bullshit on this, and angle grinder can catch and kick on you way easier than a recip saw, which is the appropriate tool for demo work.
Replies: >>2933083
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:34:17 PM No.2933071
>>2933066
>wood carving disc
>not for cutting kerfs
>somehow the anon you're replying to is the retard
If you have a grip on the grinder and don't try to plunge cut like a dumbass or cut on the wrong side of the disc, you won't have any kickback.
Replies: >>2933082 >>2933083 >>2933207
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 5:15:01 PM No.2933082
>>2933066
I'm now convinced your IQ must be below the legal treshold for mental retardation
>dumb fuck references a post presenting a proper wood cutting disc for grinders without teeth by posting that wood cutting discs are dangerous because of the teeth
>I clarify again that there's no fucking teeth in a wood cutting disc that's actually meant for grinders and that he's too retarded to even understand what he's replying to
>the dumb fuck is confused again and is sperging out something about companies
comedy gold
>>2933071
try reading the post you're replying to again
Replies: >>2933083 >>2933207
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 5:16:09 PM No.2933083
>>2933071
wrong quote >>2933082 meant for >>2933067
Replies: >>2933207
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:03:52 AM No.2933207
>>2933071
>>2933082
>>2933083
>Two absolute retards arguing you're fine using the wrong tool that will leave you with fewer fingers when it acts unexpectedly
>Not if, when
Replies: >>2933210
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:14:17 AM No.2933210
>>2933207
there's nothing more dangerous in cutting wood with a non-toothed disc designed for that purpose, than there's in cutting metal or concrete. it may be dangerous to a moron like you, but so is using a grinder in general
Replies: >>2933213
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:35:48 AM No.2933213
>>2933210
Metal abrades and melts from a cutting disc, it's a homogeneous material with predictable effects on contact with an abrasive cutting disc.

Wood is a natural composite of fibers and polymer (lignin) whose cutting properties change depending on the direction you cut it in, and burns when abraded. Just use the right tool for the job instead of trying to magic your angle grinder into doing everything. And again, just because they make a disc that does it, doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job.

The only time I'd use with an angle grinder on wood is for power carving with a specialized disc like the Kutzall burr discs that hold like a grinding wheel.
Replies: >>2933215
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:52:33 AM No.2933215
>>2933213
never claimed it's the proper tool (especially considering how difficult it would be to maintaing a straight cut with it), just that you can do it in pinch and there nothing more dangerous about it with a proper disc. the structure of something as soft in relation to the cutting power as wood is irrelevant if there's nothing on the blade that could get it stuck
Replies: >>2933216 >>2933217
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:56:50 AM No.2933216
>>2933215
If you're "in a pinch" why would you have a dedicated wheel for cutting it?
Replies: >>2933218
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 3:58:42 AM No.2933217
SElkC4[1]
SElkC4[1]
md5: d9dabf0574fb09296f09e25f851eb75f๐Ÿ”
>>2933215
>the structure of something as soft in relation to the cutting power as wood is irrelevant if there's nothing on the blade that could get it stuck
Replies: >>2933219
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 4:03:36 AM No.2933218
>>2933216
it's my default wheel installed on the grinder. it's meant for wood, metal, plastic, etc. and I only change it for something more specific when there's a lot of cutting
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 4:08:19 AM No.2933219
>>2933217
>I specifically made a point about a non-toothed blade, even the whole fucking reply chain is about the difference between a dedicated disc and just slapping a saw blade on a grinder
>posts a clip of a saw with a toothed saw blade
are you retarded?
Replies: >>2933223
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 4:20:01 AM No.2933223
>>2933219
No, but you clearly are.
Replies: >>2933227
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 4:34:03 AM No.2933227
>>2933223
>n-no u
exactly what a retard called out on his illiteracy would respond. it's not possible that someone, who cites a sentence specifically referencing non-toothed discs not getting stuck, as opposed to saw blades, and then tries to refute it by literally posting a saw with a toothed blade getting stuck, is not below the IQ treshold for mental retardation
Replies: >>2933236
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 5:59:55 AM No.2933236
>>2933227
What SEA country are you from that you try to use an angle grinder for everything?
Replies: >>2933355
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 6:43:07 PM No.2933317
>>2924840
Contractors here in Malta always get the blame for the frequent accidents involving thirdy worldies on building sites, but you just can not, no matter how hard you try, persuade them to the potential dangers. Lateral thinking Is not their forte.
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 8:00:44 PM No.2933349
>>2932956
Every brand that does their manufacturing in China (all brands) has failed on me in that way, big name or not.
Just use 50 or more in a day and you'll find them, too.
Anonymous
7/22/2025, 8:12:36 PM No.2933355
>>2933236
never even visited it, or any country outside of Europe for that matter, and it doesn't logically follow anything in the slightest
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 6:04:57 PM No.2933614
>>2932983
You are and idiot. Two times I had to drive my kid to er, because she was watching nice sparks and that ended with metal bits from the sparks in her eye. Note, that she was like 3-4 meters away.
I myself damaged glasses with these harmless sparks. And glasses cost about 500 Eur.
Replies: >>2933722
Anonymous
7/24/2025, 2:20:05 AM No.2933722
71ENUjFzJdL._UF894,1000_QL80_[1]
71ENUjFzJdL._UF894,1000_QL80_[1]
md5: 31213ecfaa403bca57ad4108cf574a8f๐Ÿ”
>>2933614
Anonymous
7/24/2025, 3:58:25 PM No.2933822
>reminder that you are not a man if you still have 10 fingers on your hands