Grinder Cutting Wheel Safety

Cut off wheels subjected to improper side grinding.

Grinder cutting wheel safety.

A cutting disc should not be used for grinding. Always wear safety glasses face shield protective gloves suitable protective clothing hard hat steel toe boots and hearing protection and dust mask if necessary. To work with high strength steel there are harder wheels. Grind at an angle above 30 degrees to the workpiece with a depressed centre grinding wheel.

Safety practices that must be followed to minimize accidents and maximize safety when using angle grinders and resin bonded wheels apply to the wheels the grinder and the operator. Going for the wrong speed. Keep the working area around cutting and grinding operations clear. To cut steel plate rode or steel casing cutter wheels are used.

Keep other employees away while operating power tools. The rpm rating of the disc blade must be higher than that of the angle grinder. Adjust guards to deflect flying particles away from operator. The speed varies among various grinding wheels.

The safety code for grinding and cutting wheels is ansi b7 1 safety requirements for the use care and protection of abrasive wheels the code is very specific defining the proper grinding surfaces for each type of wheel and figure 2 shows that the only acceptable grinding surface on a cutting wheel is on the periphery not the. The metal being ground an also be wasted. The most common resin bonded wheels are type 27 depressed center for grinding and cutting and type 1 flat for cutting. Using the wrong wheel can cause safety hazards for the grinder as well as it will damage the wheel.

Use an 180 guard between operator wheel. Use the correct wheel for the machine s size and speed and the work to be performed.