"Steve B" wrote in message
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I just returned home after spending my Christmas Home Depot cards. I
picked up a Makita grinder. Usually, the first thing I do is remove the
safety shield. I find it tends to get in the way. However, on this
grinder, I notice that my fingers are pretty close sometimes. I have
another, I just like two so I don't spend time changing from grinder wheel
to wire wheel. I will get a third for sanding.

How many of you use the guards, or do you take them off and put them in a
drawer?

Steve

I have the guards on the little 4.5" grinders but the "HOG" has no guard. I
frequently find the guard helpfull in stabilizing a cut. Also used as a
steady rest when holding the grinder in a vise by a bolt in the handle hole
and grinding formtool shapes.

Glenn