On Sat, 25 Jan 1997, David F. Darby wrote:
> Hello Mike:
>
> After fussing around with wire brushes mounted on drill motors, last week
> I picked up the DeWalt 4.5" HD angle grinder and a knotted wire cup
> brush. I have seen the light! It fairly evaporates old paint,
> undercoating, rust, and just about anything else that gets in the way.
> The DeWalt uses the SAE 5/8 - 11 spindle.
> I'm a bit of a safety nut, and I would recommend donning goggles,
> half-mask air-purifying respirator, and hearing protectors when
> operating the thing. At the very least, one should use safety glasses
> and an approved toxic-particle mask. You will be kicking up a lot of
> fine material that might not be so fine for the lungs.
>
> David F. Darby
> Brushing up on my bodywork in the lovely White River Valley of Southern
> Missouri.
>
David and others,
It's also a good idea to wear an apron. When one of the wires breaks at
12K rpm, it is like shooting a needle at you. I wear a full face
protector, not just safety glasses. After the brush has a few million
rpm on it, it will shed pretty regularly.
Ray (native of Ironton, Mo)
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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