Cut Off Wheel Explosion

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Cut off wheel explosion.

Cut rate wheels are cut rate for a reason. Have a great day brent by dp68 date 01 27 2014 18 17. Portable cut off wheels are among the most common bonded abrasive products in use. Avoiding accidents begins with learning and following the basic do s and don ts for portable cut off wheels.

Namely they re usually manufactured with fillers or inferior bonding agents which makes them flimsier and more prone to breakage. I ve never had a 14 wheel come apart but i have had 4 5 disks fragment. If the bar or tubing cut is slightly warped it should be clamped in such a manner that the convex side is down and is in contact with the work support. Test result for many wheels.

Found everywhere from metal fabrication shops to homeowners garages these wheels are very safe when used correctly. Especially with cut off wheels that are so thin anyway that is poor craftsmanship and total lack of thinking. Beyond the press recommended for you. Sure if the careening piece of debris slices through your jugular.

If the work is allowed to shift or the pieces cut off do not fall away properly the wheel may be pinched this is a major cause of wheel breakage. Worker is killed while operating roll grinding. Abrasive wheel cut off saw breaks and cuts employee s face. Metal cutting disc exploding 13 000 rpm this is why you shouldn t remove the grinder guard.

Usually a chunk comes off of one side and flies off usually hitting me in the gut. Good reason not to. Machine operature fractures arm when struck by grinder wheel. To allow for detachment and reduce the risk of a full blown explosion of the wheel if in a bind.

Tom mcelroy wild survival recommended for you. However accidents have occurred because of misuse and abuse of these wheels. However with proper protective gear it s unlikely that an abrasive blade will kill you imho.