"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...602-1fhad.html

--
Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on', Melbourne, Australia
www.superbeam.co.uk www.eurobeam.co.uk www.greentram.com

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Tony Bryer
saying something like:

"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...602-1fhad.html

There's no accounting for stupidity...

"Another man was wearing thongs when he dropped an angle grinder on to
his toe, while in another case a man had been drinking alcohol before
using the machine."

--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

On 6/2/2011 12:18 PM, Tony Bryer wrote:
"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...602-1fhad.html


I'm scared of mine.

On Jun 2, 5:01*am, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 6/2/2011 12:18 PM, Tony Bryer wrote:

"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...injuries-promp...

I'm scared of mine.

I had a near miss with my big one. Picked up on my clothing. Cut it
to ribbons.

On 02/06/2011 05:01, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 6/2/2011 12:18 PM, Tony Bryer wrote:
"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...602-1fhad.html



I'm scared of mine.

Agreed. Probably the tool I am most wary of. Dealt with a claim or 2
when employees were using them from ladders rather than platforms.

On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 23:37:22 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:


I had a near miss with my big one.

Oo-er missus.

--
Frank Erskine

On 02/06/2011 07:37, harry wrote:
On Jun 2, 5:01 am, Gib wrote:
On 6/2/2011 12:18 PM, Tony Bryer wrote:

"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...injuries-promp...

I'm scared of mine.

I had a near miss with my big one. Picked up on my clothing. Cut it
to ribbons.

I used to wear a thick leather apron when using a big angle grinder.
That was mainly to protect me from the sparks, but I also rather doubt
it would have picked up on the wheel.

Colin Bignell

On 02/06/2011 01:18, Tony Bryer wrote:
"Paramedics have urged home renovators to take extra care
with power tools after treating 17 men for angle-grinder
injuries in Victoria in the past two months."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ho...inder-injuries....

Pah, it's now a Stage act!

http://www.fireperformers.co.uk/#Anglegrinders

"Angle grinding is a skill which is often performed by fire performers
and can be combined with fire skills for a spectacular show. Often
performed indoors angle grinding is popular in night clubs and as part
of an amazing stage show.
If you specifically require angle grinding to be part of the performance
please indicate this at the time of enquiry because not all fire
performers angle grind. "

Hmmm, She does...

http://www.fireperformers.co.uk/Imag...grinding-2.jpg

--
Adrian C

On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:20:02 +0100, Adrian C wrote:

Pah, it's now a Stage act!

http://www.fireperformers.co.uk/#Anglegrinders

Hum, I wonder if they are using unmodified grinders and regular
wheels? You'd still get a spectacular display from a suitably
flint(?) loaded wheel going much slower...

--
Cheers
Dave.

Adrian C wrote in news:94ovdgFqf4U1
@mid.individual.net:

....

please indicate this at the time of enquiry because not all fire
performers angle grind. "

Hmmm, She does...

http://www.fireperformers.co.uk/Imag...grinding-2.jpg


I hope everyone takes note that she was wearing safety specs :-)

--

All the best,

Chris

On Jun 2, 11:58*am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

Hum, I wonder if they are using unmodified grinders and regular
wheels?

I make knickers with titanium sheet gussets for angle grinding shows -
bright white sparks. A rigid grinding disk, edge-on, seems to give the
best results.

Andy Dingley wrote:
On Jun 2, 11:58 am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

Hum, I wonder if they are using unmodified grinders and regular
wheels?

I make knickers with titanium sheet gussets for angle grinding shows -
bright white sparks. A rigid grinding disk, edge-on, seems to give the
best results.

Cor, etc....
http://www.fireperformers.co.uk/Imag...Grinding-3.jpg

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember harry saying
something like:

I had a near miss with my big one.

My big one went bang! last week; I suspect it to be the suppression cap
in the handle shorted out. Fair gave me a start when it went.

Picked up on my clothing. Cut it
to ribbons.

Last time I did that was wire-brushing a fish tank frame - lost a
perfectly good set of trews to it.