[TheForge] wire brush

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

I dunno'...a sidewinder with a wire brush
will just tear a few of your guts out;
  whereas,A bench grinder
will break your hands
and embed your work in your face.
Shucks, 6 of one...
half dozen of the other.
...pete F

Justin Fisher wrote:
> I like to keep one of my 4 1/2" grinders set up with a knotted wire 
> brush, it gives an interesting finish quickly.  But... I always wear eye 
> protection & a leather apron, and I still get to pull a few wires out of 
> my skin from time to time.  Those buggers come off the brush fast enough 
> to stick right in you.  And definitely use both hands!   The brush will 
> grab and fling the grinder around in an instant, usually where it can do 
> the most damage, if you try to work one-handed.
> 
> I also have a regular wire brush in a bench grinder, that seems to be 
> safer (that is, when it grabs a piece it tends to throw it into the 
> bench rather than across the shop).
> 
> The flap wheels are a whole lot easier to work with!
> 
> --Justin
> Massachusetts
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