Zoidberg's Lidl angle grinder tip

[Sailingsaves]

Great piece of kit (from my personal experience and imo).

Small, in solid carry box.

Fits into tiny less accessible places.

Been using it for a few jobs.

I can now cut chain quicker than with a hacksaw. I can trim bits of wood (with a different disc).

No inverters or expensive battery operated devises required.

And it looks like the batteries can be replaced (if you know what you are doing) quite easily if they start to fail.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[ashtead]

Seem to sell out quickly though?

 

[coopec]

Wear substantial shoes/boots when using an angle grinder. I learned the hard way the other day: the cutting disc shattered, the grinder flicked out of my hand and dropped onto my foot at full speed. (It was lucky it didn't take my big toe off : blood everywhere)

Clive

 

[Jim@sea]

Wear substantial shoes/boots when using an angle grinder. I learned the hard way the other day: the cutting disc shattered, the grinder flicked out of my hand and dropped onto my foot at full speed. (It was lucky it didn't take my big toe off : blood everywhere)

Clive

In other words dont wear sandals when using angle grinder

 

[UK-WOOZY]

wear a face shield too when using a cutting disc. i used polycarbide discs on an angle grinder without face shield but goggles and mask when getting the old headlining off and antifoul. less chance they will shatter, but the macallister grinder i got from b&q started turning on by itself in the end...

 

[Sailingsaves]

Wear substantial shoes/boots when using an angle grinder. I learned the hard way the other day: the cutting disc shattered, the grinder flicked out of my hand and dropped onto my foot at full speed. (It was lucky it didn't take my big toe off : blood everywhere)

Clive

Agree.

Eye protection too.

The thin discs and the thin dremel discs are the 'worst'. That is one has to be careful to keep the disc at right angles; any slip and shards of disc fly all over.

"An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes" (and learned from them).
My hearing is failing because I did not wear earplugs enough in a couple of jobs.
I cut a nice groove in my finger once with an angle grinder by slipping.
I shattered a dremel disc with no eye protection and was simply lucky it did not fly into my face (dremels don't have a guard as angle grinders do)
Not to mention burning tiny holes through a good pair of trousers because I thought I would just do a quick bit of grinding after work one day and did not change clothes before doing so.

I keep my finger on the quick release bit of switch these days. (A good feature on this tiny grinder is the very good safety trigger bit of the switch). Very impressed so far for £30

 

[UK-WOOZY]

i have recently started having pain in my fingers and non stop tingling, its really bothering me now, im sure it was from using angle grinders and sanders on my boat trailer and interior wood as i often had that weird feeling where the fingers feel springy after using power tools. quite worried now that it is going to affect sailing and my work. i too have had the discs break when using a dremel. they are poorly made or come off the spindle too easily

 

[ashtead]

Thanks for info will be quicker next time to get down to lidl as was slightly concerned that this wasn't Up to much.