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I've used one of these for years on my drill press, when something binds you can shut off 
quick, without letting go of what your drilling 

Ralph Neumeister

On Wed Jan 10  9:13 , Riverbend Blacksmiths <riverbendblacksmiths at mac.com> sent:

>On my forge, I hooked up this slick air actuated foot switch. I love  
>this thing. You can use it on your routers, but I actually use it on  
>my electric blower on my forge. I can't see why you couldn't use it  
>on a grinder. There are 2 models. One is an on/off switch. One is an  
>on/off if you step off of it switch. It works very well for me. I've  
>provided the link below.
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx\?c=2&p=30049&cat=1,240,41065
>
>Marsha
>Ontario Canada
>---
>On Jan 10, 2007, at 9:00 AM, Lynn Emrich wrote:
>
>> Rick, I've tried to use several speed controls on side
>> grinders. The ones I've tried, one was the speed
>> control sold for routers, make the motor heat bad
>> enough that I quit using it. If you have one that
>> works please let us know about it, eg. brand, model,
>> where to find, etc.
>> Wayne Goddard also recommends a foot control for flat
>> disk grinders. Can you tell me where to find one, or
>> better yet, how to make one on the cheap?
>> Thanks, Lynn
>>
>>
>> --- Rick Korinek rickkorinek at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Most angle grinders can be used on speed controls to
>>> slow them down.  This is a great strategy for taming
>>> the wire wheel, when necessary.
>>
>>
>>> Another way to control the grinder is to make up and
>>> use a foot switch to turn it on and off.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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