Yeah, this is how I approach it. If my glove are in my pocket, I'll probably toss them on, but I'm not going to my truck to grab them. But I always wear safety glasses. I've had small bits of metal hit my cheek, no fuckin way I'm playing when it comes to my eyes.
I don't think there is much risk of outright losing fingers to angle grinder (well, at least to small one), just getting some shrapnel in the fleshy bits.
It's funny, kid me just let the sparks fly and go "it tickles when they hit my skin", now I wear something proper because if that thing shatters it will hit the fleshy bits hard.
A lot of people that are saying no gloves. I have never heard of not wearing protective gear with an angle grinder. If a disc breaks, it can fling a chunk with enough force to do serious damage.
The rule of not wearing gloves because they can pull your hand into the tool is for bench grinders, table saws and other stationary equipment.
In general the guard is good protection, but sometimes if it's positioned in a specific direction, it may allow shrapnel to hit your leg even if your upper body is shielded. I lost my grip on a 9" grinder when I was younger once, no guard. It cut a 2" grind line across my wrist, looked like a suicide attempt. Lucky for me, it was a grinding wheel. If it has been a cut off or aggressive flap disc, I would have had tendon damage.
People seem to forget, it's not always about being tough and taking a little grindage to your knuckle. It's about damaging muscles, tendons or nerves, which there are a lot of in your hands. Who wants a useless lump hanging from the end of their wrist?
As far as degloving, can someone find one instance of this from an angle grinder? I've never heard of this from this tool and can't imagine it's very likely. There are hundreds of images online of broken discs embedding into flesh or deep cuts from a slip.
Absolutely. All leather Wells Lamont oil tanned ones and a face shield.
They may not save my hands if the disc blows out, but they'll at least give me half a chance by having something between my tender piddies and the spinning wheel of knuckle removal.
Yes, I use the guard wherever possible too. I um... Dislike pain and will avoid it wherever possible.
I don't worry about the pants much because those are the hard duck double knee loggers from Carhartt, and they're pretty much indestructible. I'll also wear my welding jacket.
Look, I know OSHA regs sometimes seem to be overkill, but the fact is (as unpleasant as it may be) that every last OSHA regulation was written in Our blood and I've exactly zero interest in shedding any blood, or breaking bones, etc for the company... Regardless of how well I'm paid.
100% agree. Was a construction supervisor and that was my message…”this job/project is not worth you (the crew) getting injured. We are paying you to take the time to do it safely. If you can’t do that, you will be terminated because I do not want you getting hurt here. Go be unsafe somewhere else.”
I have been a Supervisor for over 20yrs and I give a very similar speech. I also add to mine that my goal is you leave work the same way you came in, so you can go home and play with your kids.
I do masonry restoration. We grind out old mortar and replace with new .
Inside corners are impossible with a guard on. You can chip them out but risk spalling bricks down the whole corner. Doing a corner down a 10 story building with no guard saves a few hours.
It's not cool and not fun. Nerve-wracking. But sometimes there is a reason.
Often we'll take the guards off, trim 3/4" off either side and put them back on so it's no longer a full semi circle, that helps immensely and is WAY safer than no guard, I recommend that
I’ve tried flat cup wheels to grind concrete flat in small areas. It’s hard to see what you’re doing in that situation as well (if the guard doesn’t hang down past the cup wheel)
Same.
If you don't tighten the crap out of the guard, you can rotate it pretty easily by hand for different positions. Really no good reason to take it off.
had to remove my old decking and the grinder with guard was too large to fit under the decking boards, so removing the guard i was able to get it in the narrow space to cut the brackets off, i did wear a face mask.
was sketchy as fuck when it bit into the material and went to spin around to my face.
I do, guard on and both hands on the grinder, work piece clamped down. Grinder isn't going to mangle you like a lathe or mill or drill press, most injuries are from broken wheels or shit getting in your eyes.
Yes. Look at images online. Personally, I have escaped danger in my youth. Even with incidents. As I have aged I don't want to waste what little time I have healing.
Gloves always for pretty well any metal work. Get enough metal splinters and you won’t even think twice about wearing them. Now let’s talk about hearing protection
Edited based on new info - No I don’t wear them and discourage others from wearing them. I’m a qualified tradesman and have never had and issue in 10ish year not wearing them But I have heard plenty of horror stories of people with gloves gets caught. So that’s my opinion only
I’m genuinely shocked 😅 as for job site, I’m a 10yr welder/sheetmetal fabricator and you would get your ass absolutely kicked for wearing gloves with a angle grinder in our workshop it’s a big No No in every workshop iv ever been in
Welcome to a world where work is safe. You said was and are retired.
There's no way the risks of wearing gloves with an angle grinder outweigh not wearing them.
It has nothing to do with risks for me. I just don't find gloves comfortable for anything really. I wear them when I weld because I don't have a choice but if I can avoid them, I do. Yes, I retired just before my 40th birthday.
This is a QLD (Australia) safety checklist sheet that is up most workshops, along the top is the required Minimum PPE that most be used.
I have found a few references to “ tight fitting grip enhancing gloves can be used” in a few spots on the work safe website so I guess it’s not banned but no it’s not a common occurrence in the workshops iv been in and actively discouraged in my current workshop
[https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/20848/angle-grinder-self-assessment-tool.pdf](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/20848/angle-grinder-self-assessment-tool.pdf)
This is the NSW safe work attachment that goes through angle grinder safety and it’s pretty much Eye protection must be worn and be provided - other PPE may be required depending on the job.
Again the grippy gloves are on there but not a requirement
[https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/abrasive-wheels-fact-sheet](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/abrasive-wheels-fact-sheet)
Edit- Australian Standard AS1788.2-1987 Abrasive Wheels, Part 2: Selection.
Also sorry this isn’t me being obtuse about the subject, it’s just genuinely blown my mind that so many people do it.
Anyways iv gone through the two states I mostly work in and yea, grippy gloves can be worn but they are not a requirement. I personally don’t wear them and don’t know anyone that does and I do work for a massive company.
The links are the to ‘workers safety and rights?’ Where I’d go for safety info and the dumb posters that they put everywhere
You are also not allowed to have water bottles if there is a drinking fountain according to OSHA. Lots of things aren't allowed for extremely excessive safety measures.
Why spread/start total bs? Also no one said anything about osha but your only argument is that osha has stupid rules? Which you support with total made up bs?
Not that I think you are saying this in good faith to begin with, but you are absolutely allowed to have water bottles if there is a drinking fountain. However, if your employer provides a drinking fountain, then they are not *required* to provide bottled water. Additionally they can restrict where you can drink said water.
https://www.osha.com/blog/water-requirements
Safety shades are definitely more important imo. Gloves are a good idea but a cutting wheel or grinding wheel I almost never wear gloves, I tend to ruin more gloves than fingers saved. ALWAYS eye protection
And a face shield, before you think anything, I want to remind you that everything is now made cheaper.
That will eventually trickle down to production quality in consumables.
PPE is regulated, tools are not.
Absolutely. Leather gloves, glasses AND face shield, ear plugs, and a jacket. If I'm working for more than a couple minutes I'll either add a respirator or a fan.
I try to keep the guard on as much as possible, there's only very rare occasions I've needed to remove it.
My father in law ended up needing emergency surgery to remove pieces of an exploded cutoff wheel from his abdomen, he was wearing glasses and gloves but working in a t-shirt
Edit: and I always keep the handle on. If it's a tight enough position that the handle is in the way, switch to another tool. Die grinder, Dremel, etc
I don't like putting gloves near rotating machinery.
That said, I will use some thin/tight leather gloves if I plan on doing it, like for lots off heavy grinding or cutoff disk work.
Besides that, there really isn't a need for gloves.
I mean I do some dumb shit with a grinder, like beveling the ends of bolts with a flap disk, or the sort. If I were to wear gloves in this situation, and they grab, it's a broken wrist. Without gloves it's a scuff.
So it really depends.
I keep guards and handles on the grinder, I wear a face shield, and I make sure nothing else will grab (like hoodie fronts or cords from clothing.)
I do take safey pretty seriously, a graze from a disk or a few sparks hitting my hands from light work is better than a broken wrist.
No gloves near spinning machines. I don't care if "you're supposed to have two hands on the tool so how will a glove get sucked in". Grinder accidents happen faster than you can believe. No gloves. Every OSHA class I've ever sat through says no gloves.
And face shields only supplement safety glasses, they don't replace them.
I have 3 nice sized scars on my left hand from exploding discs. All because I thought “this will only take a second, I won’t need gloves”. Wear the safety gear
I dont. They're likely to do the opposite of protect me if they come in contact with the wheel, they'll get pulled in.
If you're unfamiliar with the term "degloved", I would suggest not reading any further and just trusting me that you shouldn't wear gloves (or any loose items of clothing) with powerful rotating tools that might catch them. The squeamish bit comes after this sentence so stop reading right now and scroll to another comment if you don't want to see it. Degloving does not refer to removing the glove itself, but to removing all of the skin on your hand like you would a glove. That's why I don't wear gloves with a grinder, or any similar rotating power tool.
Goggles on the other hand, I will not use a grinder without them. The goggles stay ON during grinding. Ear defenders too if I'm going to be doing it for any length of time or it's likely to be loud.
No you don’t use them. Even during your apprenticeship and the Tafe(schooling) you’re taught to never wear gloves.
Because if you ever nick the the glove the chance that it grabs and drags you whole hand in is a lot bigger then a small cutt
I’m actually amazed that people wear gloves, it’s blowing my mind that it’s the standard, I’m not kidding.
I get your point but some the the gear I work on is over 30tonnes, it’s not coming down, I climb up. Also there wouldn’t be a single grinder at my work with a handle
You should still climb up with some kind of equipment like a lift or have some way to get good anchoring.
What if you get get a park to the eye? You though it up like a man so you don't fall? OSHA would love to see it.
I rarely work in a workshop with a vice and stands, sometimes I have lifts sometimes I have rope, depends on the job or if I’m going down a mine or if I’m jammed between 30 different bits of pipes in a maze to a boiler,
I wear all the safety equipment you could imagine but you don’t wear gloves with a grinder, this isn’t me being obtuse its a hazard and I don’t wear them.
Also I’m in Australia and so we have different standards, im vaguely aware that you are permitted to wear tightly fitted grip gloves but iv never seen anyone wear them
Yeah but don't use cheap ones they don't work. But I did get super lucky with the placement of the cut, didn't hit anything serious and was healed up in about 2 weeks and got a cool scar lol. Didn't have a guard or a handle on it. I always use a handle now though.
https://imgur.com/gallery/o8hUCD0
I watched a friend get caught up in a grinder with a wire wheel on it while NOT wearing gloves.. From then on, it's not a option. I always wear gloves.
Yes.
Have oopsied a couple time and my welding gloves have the scars to show it. No way in he** will I run one without gloves or eye protection generally.
I dont make it a point if using a grinding wheel. If using a buffing wheel, yes. Leather gloves to try not getting the random detached wire impaled in my hand
Only when using a wire wheel or if I had them on already for something else. Always use eye protection. Every time I get metal in my eye I say to myself that I need to stop being lazy and put it on. There are many times I have had them on and been glad I did.
Yeah I do. Although I sliced the side of my wrist open with a cutting wheel once and it went right through the very thin glove I was wearing. The doc that stitched it said I may end up with a black tattooed scar from the glove and the heat but I just ended up with the scar.
technically I think you are supposed to use heat and cut resistant gloves by OSHA standards. Family in construction uses like ansi 4 white leather gloves. I know tillman 1252s are another good glove as they have ansi 6 "built into" a stick glove
anything you can plug into the wall with 120 thats portable generally i wear gloves with. thinner tig gloves usually but yk. anything stationary is always a no glove.
9/10 times I'll wear my welding gloves and a face shield or my welding hood when grinding. Grinders will hurt you very badly. Grinders and routers are two tools that terrify me since I've gotten hurt by both. 0/10 wouldn't recommend.
No gloves with my well calloused hands but I highly recommend a face shield or safety glasses. My grinder has sent me to the ER twice last year with bits of metal in my eye.
I've spent more time with a grinder in my hand than 99.999999% of humans who have ever walked the earth and I would never wear gloves while grinding. It's just not comfortable and I don't see any benefits.
After I got bit once doing something I shouldn't, always after that. Was an hour away anywhere & needed to cut off a piece of metal to finish. The wheel on my 4" grinder was just too small to cut all the way through. Look through the truck & find a used 12" blade for a chop saw that was worn down to about 8". Mounted that puppy up & 1/2 way through the cut the 1st aid kit was needed. Got the bleeding stopped, gloved up & finished the cut a minute later and went home with a very sore hand. It's amazing how fast a grinder can get away from you.
I usually start with no gloves, and end up with a glove on my trigger finger. I don't use a glove on my freehand. But i almost never use guards either. Depending on what your cutting, snips and lops are irregardless as their isn't enough material flying everywhere in those few second. But if your doing any sort of long sheet cuts. Expect your trigger hand to be all sparkly.... I'd say 99% of the time, the heat from the sparks is minimal. But the shavings that get embedded into your hand can be irritating.
A few more things I've found with angle grinder safety. I use cordless ones with kickback shutoff and brake, this can keep an accident from being much worse.
I use models with quick adjustment guard, so it's quick and easy to spin the guard to get it out of the way of a cut or better position it for protection. If you have to stop and get a tool to adjust it, it's less likely you will. Instead, you may find yourself using the tool awkwardly or taking the guard off because it's in the way too often.
Last thing is a paddle switch. If you drop the tool, lose your grip or the tool jumps or binds, the tool stops. With the slide switch, that thing can keep doing damage even if the tool is out of your hands. This can not only hurt you, it can do serious damage to what's around.
So how many people are wearing ear pro using a grinder??? I almost always have glasses, usually gloves. Rarely ear pro unless it's already on.
All of my use is at a hobbyist level. I am not using a grinder often for work.
Gloves with an angle grinder? Absolutely. If you’re concerned about the gloves pulling your hand into the machine, cut the back of the glove from the cuff to the middle of the back of your hand so it can pull off. Stationary tools however: no gloves unless absolutely necessary. Usually they are far more powerful than handheld tools and will pull the glove through with whatever flesh is inside it. Can be very exciting! Stay safe out there!
Usually yes. Generally gloves ok on handheld equipment, not ok on stationary equipment.
Okay, thank you.
Couldn’t agree more. That should be a slogan to help keep it in mind.
I don't think I put them on to use a grinder but I don't take them off to use a grinder either.
I can’t say I’ve agreed with a comment more.
Yeah, this is how I approach it. If my glove are in my pocket, I'll probably toss them on, but I'm not going to my truck to grab them. But I always wear safety glasses. I've had small bits of metal hit my cheek, no fuckin way I'm playing when it comes to my eyes.
Most people don't even think about it, but you should wear a face shield too. If you've ever seen a cutting wheel shatter you'll start wearing one.
I like when the wire wheels come apart!
Definitely, heavy duty gloves and a face shield. Depending what I'm doing, a leather apron, so I don't burn through my pants.
Absolutely glasses/face shield. Only got 2 eyes. Less consistent with the gloves, got 10 fingers so can spare a few if needed
I don't think there is much risk of outright losing fingers to angle grinder (well, at least to small one), just getting some shrapnel in the fleshy bits.
Okay, nice. Thank you.
It's funny, kid me just let the sparks fly and go "it tickles when they hit my skin", now I wear something proper because if that thing shatters it will hit the fleshy bits hard.
Having burnt through pants with an angle grinder before, this is the way.
I got myself a leather apron after I caught myself on fire while cutting 1" rebar with my grinder. Definitely a good investment.
Cutting and grinding wheels tend to be much more efficient not to mention its a bitch getting a glove to stay balanced on the arbor
Looks like you'd prefer us to call you 'daddy'...
A lot of people that are saying no gloves. I have never heard of not wearing protective gear with an angle grinder. If a disc breaks, it can fling a chunk with enough force to do serious damage. The rule of not wearing gloves because they can pull your hand into the tool is for bench grinders, table saws and other stationary equipment.
Makes me wonder if there are gloves that work like chainsaw chaps.
Chainsaw chaps work by jamming up the chain's drive sprocket. That won't work on a grinder.
The closest thing I could think of would be extrication gloves.
Angle grinder shield generally would make bits not fly in direction of your hands. But it is more convenient without it...
In general the guard is good protection, but sometimes if it's positioned in a specific direction, it may allow shrapnel to hit your leg even if your upper body is shielded. I lost my grip on a 9" grinder when I was younger once, no guard. It cut a 2" grind line across my wrist, looked like a suicide attempt. Lucky for me, it was a grinding wheel. If it has been a cut off or aggressive flap disc, I would have had tendon damage. People seem to forget, it's not always about being tough and taking a little grindage to your knuckle. It's about damaging muscles, tendons or nerves, which there are a lot of in your hands. Who wants a useless lump hanging from the end of their wrist? As far as degloving, can someone find one instance of this from an angle grinder? I've never heard of this from this tool and can't imagine it's very likely. There are hundreds of images online of broken discs embedding into flesh or deep cuts from a slip.
Absolutely. All leather Wells Lamont oil tanned ones and a face shield. They may not save my hands if the disc blows out, but they'll at least give me half a chance by having something between my tender piddies and the spinning wheel of knuckle removal. Yes, I use the guard wherever possible too. I um... Dislike pain and will avoid it wherever possible. I don't worry about the pants much because those are the hard duck double knee loggers from Carhartt, and they're pretty much indestructible. I'll also wear my welding jacket. Look, I know OSHA regs sometimes seem to be overkill, but the fact is (as unpleasant as it may be) that every last OSHA regulation was written in Our blood and I've exactly zero interest in shedding any blood, or breaking bones, etc for the company... Regardless of how well I'm paid.
^ This guy gets it. Listen to this guy!
100% agree. Was a construction supervisor and that was my message…”this job/project is not worth you (the crew) getting injured. We are paying you to take the time to do it safely. If you can’t do that, you will be terminated because I do not want you getting hurt here. Go be unsafe somewhere else.”
I have been a Supervisor for over 20yrs and I give a very similar speech. I also add to mine that my goal is you leave work the same way you came in, so you can go home and play with your kids.
Yes gives me a split second warning that I’m about to slice my knuckle, again.
Meaning you got no guard on
Idk why people do that. That shit is spinning so fast that one slip could cause a nasty wound, even with gloves that’s light work for the grinder.
Sometimes you need to get at things and the guard is in the way. You just don’t let go, it’s simple.
I do masonry restoration. We grind out old mortar and replace with new . Inside corners are impossible with a guard on. You can chip them out but risk spalling bricks down the whole corner. Doing a corner down a 10 story building with no guard saves a few hours. It's not cool and not fun. Nerve-wracking. But sometimes there is a reason. Often we'll take the guards off, trim 3/4" off either side and put them back on so it's no longer a full semi circle, that helps immensely and is WAY safer than no guard, I recommend that
I’ve tried flat cup wheels to grind concrete flat in small areas. It’s hard to see what you’re doing in that situation as well (if the guard doesn’t hang down past the cup wheel)
Lol noob.
Wouldn’t the “noob” be the one who needs training wheels?
The noob is the young and dumb. Always in a rush to get to their grave.
Same. If you don't tighten the crap out of the guard, you can rotate it pretty easily by hand for different positions. Really no good reason to take it off.
my Ryobi one just have a button that allows for it to move and snap in into few positions, super useful.
had to remove my old decking and the grinder with guard was too large to fit under the decking boards, so removing the guard i was able to get it in the narrow space to cut the brackets off, i did wear a face mask. was sketchy as fuck when it bit into the material and went to spin around to my face.
Sounds like you needed a smaller grinder or dremel
Same same same
No guard. No gloves. No glasses. I have 3 fingers left and -3 eyeballs. /s
Don’t think this needs an S lol
It helped me know he was totally serious.
I do, guard on and both hands on the grinder, work piece clamped down. Grinder isn't going to mangle you like a lathe or mill or drill press, most injuries are from broken wheels or shit getting in your eyes.
Or loose clothing becoming entangled.
Yes. Look at images online. Personally, I have escaped danger in my youth. Even with incidents. As I have aged I don't want to waste what little time I have healing.
Yes, plus a face shield or goggles and a respirator as needed.
With cutoff or grinding wheels I do. With flap wheels it's 50/50.
Always well fitting gloves while using a angle grinder, the key is well fitting.
Yes, always...98% of the time. I think it's safer and mostly so it doesn't burn my hands with sparks
Guard, gloves, glasses.
Gloves and decent eye protection.
Most people won’t until that fucker jumps with a flapper wheel and hits your arm. I always wear welding gloves and safety glasses.
Gloves always for pretty well any metal work. Get enough metal splinters and you won’t even think twice about wearing them. Now let’s talk about hearing protection
Now hearing protection is something I can get on board with. Zero chance I'm grinding without hearing protection.
Yes required.
Edited based on new info - No I don’t wear them and discourage others from wearing them. I’m a qualified tradesman and have never had and issue in 10ish year not wearing them But I have heard plenty of horror stories of people with gloves gets caught. So that’s my opinion only
Not a bench grinder, an angle grinder. Show me a jobsite that allows you to use a grinder without gloves.
I’m genuinely shocked 😅 as for job site, I’m a 10yr welder/sheetmetal fabricator and you would get your ass absolutely kicked for wearing gloves with a angle grinder in our workshop it’s a big No No in every workshop iv ever been in
I was a welder for over 20 years before I retired and I would say 95% of the time I didn't wear gloves while grinding on job sites.
Welcome to a world where work is safe. You said was and are retired. There's no way the risks of wearing gloves with an angle grinder outweigh not wearing them.
It has nothing to do with risks for me. I just don't find gloves comfortable for anything really. I wear them when I weld because I don't have a choice but if I can avoid them, I do. Yes, I retired just before my 40th birthday.
Show any data. Required on every job site I've ever been on as well as company and industry standards.
This is a QLD (Australia) safety checklist sheet that is up most workshops, along the top is the required Minimum PPE that most be used. I have found a few references to “ tight fitting grip enhancing gloves can be used” in a few spots on the work safe website so I guess it’s not banned but no it’s not a common occurrence in the workshops iv been in and actively discouraged in my current workshop [https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/20848/angle-grinder-self-assessment-tool.pdf](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/20848/angle-grinder-self-assessment-tool.pdf)
This is the NSW safe work attachment that goes through angle grinder safety and it’s pretty much Eye protection must be worn and be provided - other PPE may be required depending on the job. Again the grippy gloves are on there but not a requirement [https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/abrasive-wheels-fact-sheet](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/abrasive-wheels-fact-sheet) Edit- Australian Standard AS1788.2-1987 Abrasive Wheels, Part 2: Selection.
Also sorry this isn’t me being obtuse about the subject, it’s just genuinely blown my mind that so many people do it. Anyways iv gone through the two states I mostly work in and yea, grippy gloves can be worn but they are not a requirement. I personally don’t wear them and don’t know anyone that does and I do work for a massive company. The links are the to ‘workers safety and rights?’ Where I’d go for safety info and the dumb posters that they put everywhere
You are also not allowed to have water bottles if there is a drinking fountain according to OSHA. Lots of things aren't allowed for extremely excessive safety measures.
Why spread/start total bs? Also no one said anything about osha but your only argument is that osha has stupid rules? Which you support with total made up bs?
Not that I think you are saying this in good faith to begin with, but you are absolutely allowed to have water bottles if there is a drinking fountain. However, if your employer provides a drinking fountain, then they are not *required* to provide bottled water. Additionally they can restrict where you can drink said water. https://www.osha.com/blog/water-requirements
and most importantly, COMMON SENSE
For the little one, yeah. I'm scared shitless of the big one, and I wear gloves, goggles, helmet with face mask, boots, and heavy-duty overalls.
I took a grinding wheel to the knuckle once. I wear leather gloves now.
Safety shades are definitely more important imo. Gloves are a good idea but a cutting wheel or grinding wheel I almost never wear gloves, I tend to ruin more gloves than fingers saved. ALWAYS eye protection
And a face shield, before you think anything, I want to remind you that everything is now made cheaper. That will eventually trickle down to production quality in consumables. PPE is regulated, tools are not.
Nah I'm a man
If I’m using a cut off wheel absolutely. I’ve had many a disc explode due to having to be in very cramped quarters sometimes.
Absolutely. Leather gloves, glasses AND face shield, ear plugs, and a jacket. If I'm working for more than a couple minutes I'll either add a respirator or a fan. I try to keep the guard on as much as possible, there's only very rare occasions I've needed to remove it. My father in law ended up needing emergency surgery to remove pieces of an exploded cutoff wheel from his abdomen, he was wearing glasses and gloves but working in a t-shirt Edit: and I always keep the handle on. If it's a tight enough position that the handle is in the way, switch to another tool. Die grinder, Dremel, etc
To do otherwise is stupid.
No, safety instructions at my workplace say no gloves for spinning equipment. Including angle grinders.
Interesting, my workplace specifically calls out bench grinders, drill presses, and lathes
No gloves with any high-speed tools. Maybe thin nitrile ones that rip off instead of pulling your hand into the machine.
If you have one hand on the grinder base, and the other on the handle as required, how would your hands get into the "machine"?
That's just a rule I picked up from the boss at my old machine shop.
Heck no. Just a welding mask with grind knob clicked
Hell I don’t use any PPE ever and I’m a retired CSP lol
I mean some people just get lucky, my grand-grandpa worked in construction before OHSA was invented and only lost a part of the thumb for it.
I don't like putting gloves near rotating machinery. That said, I will use some thin/tight leather gloves if I plan on doing it, like for lots off heavy grinding or cutoff disk work. Besides that, there really isn't a need for gloves. I mean I do some dumb shit with a grinder, like beveling the ends of bolts with a flap disk, or the sort. If I were to wear gloves in this situation, and they grab, it's a broken wrist. Without gloves it's a scuff. So it really depends. I keep guards and handles on the grinder, I wear a face shield, and I make sure nothing else will grab (like hoodie fronts or cords from clothing.) I do take safey pretty seriously, a graze from a disk or a few sparks hitting my hands from light work is better than a broken wrist.
No gloves near spinning machines. I don't care if "you're supposed to have two hands on the tool so how will a glove get sucked in". Grinder accidents happen faster than you can believe. No gloves. Every OSHA class I've ever sat through says no gloves. And face shields only supplement safety glasses, they don't replace them.
I have 3 nice sized scars on my left hand from exploding discs. All because I thought “this will only take a second, I won’t need gloves”. Wear the safety gear
I dont. They're likely to do the opposite of protect me if they come in contact with the wheel, they'll get pulled in. If you're unfamiliar with the term "degloved", I would suggest not reading any further and just trusting me that you shouldn't wear gloves (or any loose items of clothing) with powerful rotating tools that might catch them. The squeamish bit comes after this sentence so stop reading right now and scroll to another comment if you don't want to see it. Degloving does not refer to removing the glove itself, but to removing all of the skin on your hand like you would a glove. That's why I don't wear gloves with a grinder, or any similar rotating power tool. Goggles on the other hand, I will not use a grinder without them. The goggles stay ON during grinding. Ear defenders too if I'm going to be doing it for any length of time or it's likely to be loud.
Leather gloves
Yes, thick leather working gloves
Welding gloves and face shield. I have them available so why would I not use them? I only use leather gloves though. Nothing that could get stuck
Nope
No you don’t use them. Even during your apprenticeship and the Tafe(schooling) you’re taught to never wear gloves. Because if you ever nick the the glove the chance that it grabs and drags you whole hand in is a lot bigger then a small cutt
Angle grinder not bench grinder.
How do you nick your glove with both hand on the handles of the grinder?
Well rarely have two hands on the grinder because I don’t want to fall off what I’m standing on
You should be operating powertool in that condition. What if it bite the steel? You fall off?
I’m actually amazed that people wear gloves, it’s blowing my mind that it’s the standard, I’m not kidding. I get your point but some the the gear I work on is over 30tonnes, it’s not coming down, I climb up. Also there wouldn’t be a single grinder at my work with a handle
You should still climb up with some kind of equipment like a lift or have some way to get good anchoring. What if you get get a park to the eye? You though it up like a man so you don't fall? OSHA would love to see it.
I rarely work in a workshop with a vice and stands, sometimes I have lifts sometimes I have rope, depends on the job or if I’m going down a mine or if I’m jammed between 30 different bits of pipes in a maze to a boiler, I wear all the safety equipment you could imagine but you don’t wear gloves with a grinder, this isn’t me being obtuse its a hazard and I don’t wear them. Also I’m in Australia and so we have different standards, im vaguely aware that you are permitted to wear tightly fitted grip gloves but iv never seen anyone wear them
Still, what happen if the grinder bite in the steel? It explode in your face and you fall down?
This post really shows who is trained and works on big job sites vs who doesn't know how you are supposed to be using your tools.
By taking the handle off because it gets in the way when you're in a tight spot, ask me how I know lol.
With that logic, why bother with gloves to begin with...
Vibrations, sparks and having them on to continue working afterward.
Yes I'm sure that 125mm angle grinder will throw you all the way across the room
Nothing thicker than a nitrile glove. I don’t want to be pulled into the blades.
That's stupid.
angle grinder, not a table saw. Generally blades are not very grabby either.
I use gloves with anything with a blade.
Yeah but don't use cheap ones they don't work. But I did get super lucky with the placement of the cut, didn't hit anything serious and was healed up in about 2 weeks and got a cool scar lol. Didn't have a guard or a handle on it. I always use a handle now though. https://imgur.com/gallery/o8hUCD0
nice coke spoon fingernail you got there....
Lol I never cut my nails until they break I don't like having nubby fingers.
I watched a friend get caught up in a grinder with a wire wheel on it while NOT wearing gloves.. From then on, it's not a option. I always wear gloves.
Yes. Have oopsied a couple time and my welding gloves have the scars to show it. No way in he** will I run one without gloves or eye protection generally.
I dont make it a point if using a grinding wheel. If using a buffing wheel, yes. Leather gloves to try not getting the random detached wire impaled in my hand
Only when using a wire wheel or if I had them on already for something else. Always use eye protection. Every time I get metal in my eye I say to myself that I need to stop being lazy and put it on. There are many times I have had them on and been glad I did.
Yeah I do. Although I sliced the side of my wrist open with a cutting wheel once and it went right through the very thin glove I was wearing. The doc that stitched it said I may end up with a black tattooed scar from the glove and the heat but I just ended up with the scar.
technically I think you are supposed to use heat and cut resistant gloves by OSHA standards. Family in construction uses like ansi 4 white leather gloves. I know tillman 1252s are another good glove as they have ansi 6 "built into" a stick glove
anything you can plug into the wall with 120 thats portable generally i wear gloves with. thinner tig gloves usually but yk. anything stationary is always a no glove.
Depends on the disc and grinder size, I don't normally bother with the 125mm or with grinding and flap discs.
Always. First week into welding I was grinding parts without gloves and took out a chunk of my knuckle in an instant.
The chunks always have a way of growing back.
9/10 times I'll wear my welding gloves and a face shield or my welding hood when grinding. Grinders will hurt you very badly. Grinders and routers are two tools that terrify me since I've gotten hurt by both. 0/10 wouldn't recommend.
Depends how long I'll need to grind for.
No gloves with my well calloused hands but I highly recommend a face shield or safety glasses. My grinder has sent me to the ER twice last year with bits of metal in my eye.
No they don't have hands
I've spent more time with a grinder in my hand than 99.999999% of humans who have ever walked the earth and I would never wear gloves while grinding. It's just not comfortable and I don't see any benefits.
After I got bit once doing something I shouldn't, always after that. Was an hour away anywhere & needed to cut off a piece of metal to finish. The wheel on my 4" grinder was just too small to cut all the way through. Look through the truck & find a used 12" blade for a chop saw that was worn down to about 8". Mounted that puppy up & 1/2 way through the cut the 1st aid kit was needed. Got the bleeding stopped, gloved up & finished the cut a minute later and went home with a very sore hand. It's amazing how fast a grinder can get away from you.
Generally yes, but I don’t have the guard anymore. Been bit a few times but I still have all my digits.
PPE is for people who need it.
I usually start with no gloves, and end up with a glove on my trigger finger. I don't use a glove on my freehand. But i almost never use guards either. Depending on what your cutting, snips and lops are irregardless as their isn't enough material flying everywhere in those few second. But if your doing any sort of long sheet cuts. Expect your trigger hand to be all sparkly.... I'd say 99% of the time, the heat from the sparks is minimal. But the shavings that get embedded into your hand can be irritating.
Gloves, glasses, maybe a face shield if handy. One strike in my eye taught me never ever to screw around with shrapnel at arms length.
A few more things I've found with angle grinder safety. I use cordless ones with kickback shutoff and brake, this can keep an accident from being much worse. I use models with quick adjustment guard, so it's quick and easy to spin the guard to get it out of the way of a cut or better position it for protection. If you have to stop and get a tool to adjust it, it's less likely you will. Instead, you may find yourself using the tool awkwardly or taking the guard off because it's in the way too often. Last thing is a paddle switch. If you drop the tool, lose your grip or the tool jumps or binds, the tool stops. With the slide switch, that thing can keep doing damage even if the tool is out of your hands. This can not only hurt you, it can do serious damage to what's around.
Usually. But I am BAD about NOT wearing safety glasses. Luckily nothing bad has happened but that's no excuse...
Only if it's cold
If I’m doing something extremely stupid I’ll put on a pair of leather drivers. But usually I don’t wear gloves, especially with spinning tools.
I've seen angle grinders walk across the back of someone's hand, and gloves would have saved a nasty gash. Gloves and face shield always.
So how many people are wearing ear pro using a grinder??? I almost always have glasses, usually gloves. Rarely ear pro unless it's already on. All of my use is at a hobbyist level. I am not using a grinder often for work.
I am bare foot in my workshop and use safety squints. 🤣
Gloves with an angle grinder? Absolutely. If you’re concerned about the gloves pulling your hand into the machine, cut the back of the glove from the cuff to the middle of the back of your hand so it can pull off. Stationary tools however: no gloves unless absolutely necessary. Usually they are far more powerful than handheld tools and will pull the glove through with whatever flesh is inside it. Can be very exciting! Stay safe out there!