On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 02:10:32 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote:

On 14 Jan 2005 17:35:38 -0800, "
wrote:


I'm trying to find a saw blade that I can use in my 4 1/2" angle
grinder. Actually it is to cut wood but there are usually some nails
** in what I am cutting.

In checking McMaster, Harbor freight and Northern I have not found one.

Your help will be appreciated.
Lewis.

Woodcutting blades are available for anglegrinders. I won't say
where because you don't want to be hitting nails with a wood-cutting
blade on an anglegrinder. Wrong tool for the job. Buy or rent a
circular saw with a cheap carbide blade. The difference is that the
circular saw may kick when it hits a nail, but it won't twist like an
anglegrinder would. Kick tends to be self-resolving; having
kicked it's done. Twist is more dangerous. It's harder to avoid in
the first place, and the more it twists the worse things get in a
flash. Highly recommended for excitement and war stories if you're
quick enough to get out of the way, nevermind damage to the workpiece.
Damage to work isn't usually a concern in demo work -- it's an
objective.

Pick yer pony, take yer ride. Hope you have a side grip on your
angle grinder. A side grip could make this approach feasible and
reasonably safe if you are able to maintain control. If you're
paying attention, fairly quick and fairly strong, it could work OK.
At the boat builders where my son works they use the big angle
grinders with a toothed carbide blade. They modify the grinder with an
extra side handle to make the thing useable. It is used to cut
aluminum. Like removing welds and so on. Everybody who uses it has to
take a class before they are allowed to use it. This class is approved
by WISHA, which is Washington state's version of OSHA. This grinder,
once modified, is called "the Meataxe".
ERS