greenalien
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If you do use a grinder on board, and you're cutting steel (or some types of stainless steel), be aware that the metal dust goes everywhere, then turns to rust and makes an unsightly - and hard to remove - mess!
squint a bit to protect yours eyes from flying shards of steel.
I find it safer if you shut your eyes!
And put your hands over your ears to protect them from the noise.
.....and really, don't be tempted to use a cutting disc without the guard on.
I've done it. I used to as a matter of course.
But the guard will stop the grinder spinning around the disc because.....
.........one day the disc will snatch in a cut (the metal may move, like when cutting angle iron) and the grinder will be wrenched from your hand, almost tearing your thumb off and will spriral up into the air (still running because it was one with a "latch-on" switch) and plummet to earth, hopefully not landing on you or a loved one, with the disc still spinning at 6000rpm.
I was that soldier......
This whole thread does confirm that angle grinders are the scariest power tool.
Nastty things.
I suppose it'd get your rig disconnected pretty quickly (if the seawater didn't get to it first).
Anyone else remember when the rig came down on the Kiwi AC boat a couple of years ago?
I'm *sure* I saw the support bods running 12" (engine powered!?!) grinders while leaning over the edge of the chase ribs!