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Title: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: suzota on August 01, 2008, 18:18:17: i have just lost a fight with my angle grinder.

i now have a hole in my left arm that has taken 7 stitches to close up.
nearly cut the tendons. :'(
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: strapping young lad on August 01, 2008, 18:22:25: ouch

dunno if anyone here is an afficionado of welsh rugby but a prop who played for neath is a farmer (brian williams RIP) who was cutting steel on his farm holding steel in one hand, grinder in the other, got distracted and nigh on cut his arm off, when it got fixed you could see where his repair was cos his arm wasnt straight anymore

blamed the dog:)
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on August 01, 2008, 18:22:54: ouch! :shocked:
Mine got me once. Fired a bit of metal shard into my eye. My own silly arse fault for not wearing goggles.
Hope it heals soon, matey!
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: lightweight-love on August 01, 2008, 19:12:14: ouch! dangerous ol things, especially when u have to take safety covers off to get into that hard to reach place! lucky no serious damage eh!
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: tenpolequint on August 02, 2008, 06:04:11: No pictures?
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: suzota on August 02, 2008, 08:24:57: erm at the time i didn't feel like taking pictures, stopping the bleeding was more important.

will take a couple when i change the dressing
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: landroverkeith on August 02, 2008, 21:52:14: Quote from: suzota on August 01, 2008, 18:18:17
i have just lost a fight with my angle grinder.

i now have a hole in my left arm that has taken 7 stitches to close up.
nearly cut the tendons. :'(

:-> now thats why i retired my angle grinder after only using it once to cut some towball bolts scared meself silly and will never use it again :oops:
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: carbore on August 02, 2008, 22:18:30: OW!

I decided I would never use mine while lying under the car, thats someone elses job.
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: suzota on August 02, 2008, 23:03:13: (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/Picture006-4.jpg)

you have to use them at times.
Title: Re: when angle grinders fight back
Post by: bigant on August 02, 2008, 23:37:23: i only count 6 stiches there :twisted:

still nice battle scar to add to the collection :)