"JerryD(upstateNY)" wrote in message
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Excellent post !!!
I would add that if you get the grinder caught and it jumps........stop it
and check to see if the disk cracked or if a chunk is missing.
If it is cracked or missing a piece......take it off and THROW IT AWAY !!!
Install a new disk and try again.
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JerryD(upstateNY)

And thank YOU for your VERY good post on a most important point I totally
missed. Angle grinders have a lot of things to consider.

I buy my small grinding wheels at HF. The ones they have for 99 cents work
as good for me as those expensive Makita ones. But when it comes to wire
wheels, I spend the bucks and get Makitas.

IMPORTANT- The older and more worn a wire wheel is, the more wire shards it
spits out. When the wires get worn about half down on a cup knot brush,
toss it. When the wires get about a third worn down on a straight wire
brush, toss it. I have pulled more wires out of my face, hands, arms, and
shirt than I can count. I have even found them embedded in tarps and
drywall close to where I was working.

As an added caveat to your post, I like to lay my grinder on its back or
side, and not down on the wheel. They are easy to crack, and the pieces go
flying.

Thanks, Jerry.

Steve