Abrasive Flap Discs Type 27 and 29
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Usually 27. A flat/squared disc rounds with use anyway. To me using a 29 is like starting with a worn disc, like buying jeans that are pre-ripped.
Of my ~dozen 4.5/5" grinders I only have a guard on the 12A with cutting wheel, mostly because that grinder has the power to really frag a wheel if things go south.
They are a good idea but so impractical for access. There's safety on paper and then there's real-world. But I absolutely believe each person should assume risk(s) with which they are personally comfortable -- a concept we collectively abandoned about three years ago.....
Of my ~dozen 4.5/5" grinders I only have a guard on the 12A with cutting wheel, mostly because that grinder has the power to really frag a wheel if things go south.
They are a good idea but so impractical for access. There's safety on paper and then there's real-world. But I absolutely believe each person should assume risk(s) with which they are personally comfortable -- a concept we collectively abandoned about three years ago.....
I use both depending on the job, mostly preping sheet metal and grinding welds on sheet metal. I don't use the guard, I buy boxes of disc from Empire.
https://www.empireabrasives.com/flap-discs-for-metal-grinding-and-polishing/
https://www.empireabrasives.com/flap-discs-for-metal-grinding-and-polishing/
