[TheForge] Fatal acccident

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

I think i'll accept your ideas on soft buffs but still question it on 
wire brushes which tend to hold on more aggressively.

On 11/19/2014 8:46 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
> A buffer is not meant to have a guard. A guard is a DANGER.
>
> The biggest hazard posed by a buffer is not having the workpiece 
> tossed back at you, but of getting something attached to your body 
> caught up in it, drawing you in.  That is why you never wear a tie in 
> front of a buffer, for example.
>
> Mount a guard, and when your hand gets drawn in, it is pulled into 
> what is effectively a knife.  No do dat.
>
> On 11/17/14, 7:08 PM, peter fels & phoebe palmer wrote:
>> Most professionals remove the wheel guard Bruce. Put bluntly.
>> Even with the guard, once the brush or buff has worn down some, 
>> there's enough clearance for a workpiece to be whipped around the wheel.
>>
>> On 11/17/2014 2:57 PM, Bruce . wrote:
>>> With or without the standard ~270* guard?
>>>
>>> Granted, without a guard, you're taking your life in your hands.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to understand what happened so as to be able to prevent a
>>> recurrence.
>
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