[TheForge] OT -12v motors

[peter fels]

The grinder, the buff and the power wire brush, especially the latter,
are a nasty combination of
dangerous and boring!


On Jun 21, 2011, at 5:44 AM, <Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> <Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:

> I'm a slow learner<G>.  I also sometimes teach newbies.  I always (even only doing demos) call the grinder "(bring on a full voice, rich in harmonics, that can be heard from far away, think Perry Como singing, and then someone drops an anvil on his foot in the middle of a long note) the single most dangerous piece of equipment in the blacksmith shop."  Certainly there are more dangerous pieces there, but the grinder/buffer is the one most likely to get away from a person; before he/she can get away from it<G>.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:29 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -12v motors
> 
> That's true indeed Grover but screwing up work faster means you learn faster 
> so it's a trade off.
> 
> Andy has a solid safety point; faster means more damage if the work gets 
> away from you. SO stay out of the plane of rotation. Make it a matter of 
> reflex when operating wire wheels, buffs and belt grinders even wheel 
> grinders. If you just never stand in the plane of rotaion you never have to 
> remember which when it's okay or which tool might get you a new piercing in 
> a bad place.
> 
> Jer
> 
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