A Moment's Silence Please

Wes

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It's with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my nine Inch 'Makita' angle grinder in the early hours of this morning after a short illness.
Always willing and keen to take on any job (no matter that the neighbours thought), 'Mak' passed doing what she loved. Attempting to cut through the chassis rail of an E3. The precise cause of death is still unknown but roughly halfway through the job she accelerated to to probably 50 per cent above normal speed, emitted a final shower of sparks and acrid smoke from from her motor housing before literally dying in my hands.
You were always there for me. Who can forget when we cut our first E9 fender all those years ago....
No flowers please, donation's can be made to my CSL resto fund :)

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I have the twin of Mak, always there for me, never a complaint. Been about 12 years of bonding over so many projects. Please do a post to determine the cause of Mak's demise so his brother may learn the family history and possibly avoid the same fate.
 
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I see Mak lost her guard somewhere back in the mists of time.. The mark of a true grinder aficionado!

Maybe time for one of those new fangled battery powered jobs... Lose the cord and the comically giant mains plug!!;)
 
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alprada70 said:
My grinder didn't die but I was aficionado using a table saw 8 days ago, cut off my thumb, now I have 8 surgical stitches and a little less bone.
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Oh man.. I feel your pain! At least they were able to save it! I lost the tip of my right index finger on an unprotected table saw. Wood caught and flipped and dragged my hand across the blade. Invested in a SawStop saw after that...
 
Have to respect the angle grinder. One of the most useful but scary tools I have. Flying debris, kickback, disc shattering and putting it down while the blade is spinning.
 
A good alternative to an angle grinder is a reciprocating saw.
Much safer and less chaotic to use, but due to its design it will not fit everywhere.

Below is a surgical kit for surgery on the donor body.
The previous owner of the body gave consent to the removal of organs for transplantation...
 

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Wobdog said:
Have to respect the angle grinder. One of the most useful but scary tools I have. Flying debris, kickback, disc shattering and putting it down while the blade is spinning.
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If you thing those micro grinders are dangerous, check this out.....
16 inch diamante blade 400mm

Breiti
 

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I had the same grinder for several years after it failed suddenly. I immediately bought another identical unit when it failed. When using it without a guard, I'd usually grind my knuckles which prompted me to put the guard back the next time I used it. Indispenseable
 
Now that’s a freaking blade!

They all have their place in my shop. Every time I need to cut something I’m always like… I wish I had that… and then I do. It’s a sickness.
 
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