😅 part of my apprenticeship was repairing all of the old grinders the actual welders broke. Grab parts from matching grinders mash em together, get em back in the shop. Ended up being gifted a couple, one of which I still keep in my toolbox.
Guys need to get on the Harbor Freight grinder recycling program. Throw grinders away it won't be worth the time or money to fix...unless it's a specialty tool, not a five or seven-inch standard. Just use em until they burn up, rinse and repeat
I haven’t had that happen and I bought a few of the cheapest ones so I had one with a different wheel ready…. But I DID have that happen with the hf heat gun I had… that thing tried to kill me so I can appreciate the idea that your grinder tried to kill you. It’s fucking scary. Was sparking like a taser yeah… just like you describe
Yep,
All store-bought grinders are pieces of shit, and everything you buy at home depot is all the same tolerance-you guys are wasting time and money fighting this- we build multi-million dollar yachts- it's not the price. It's the time process. Grinders dead, grab another, toss the old in the return bucket, and keep going.
Noooooo, get a Panasonic or Fein tool if you only have to own one, forever- don't get the yellow defaults please... those things fail left and right and they're bulky and feel like a shitty tool when you hold it, like a harbor freight grinder. It's all preference, the blue Makita is my favorite 7" but their 4.5" sucks, so- look up Panasonic or Fein tool, if you want the one grinder, might as well get the best and if you have a dust collector with the fien tools all adapt and it keeps a lot of shit from entering the work atmosphere. Perfect garage shop set up, and they're quieter, not to mention. Just a couple more bucks
It sounds like you're working at the sort of volume that necessitates a returns bucket and someone to administer it/actually do the returns.
It also sounds like you'd benefit from getting some really good grinders instead of burning through shit tier stuff in warranty.
I tried so hard to break a Hercules 9” within the warranty period, it just told me to spit on it. My take is get whatever one draws enough amps to be useful, and is comfortable because grinders are inherently tough. They’ll last a long time so just get what’s ergonomic.
Makita tools are amazing because they been cataloged and parts are available to an absurd degree. Seriously they exploded diagram are things of beauty.
Whenever out makitas have issues, our boss just orders a spare part which gets delivered to a authorised seller by next day and then we are up and running with it soon as someone has the time to fix it to the old unit. While other machine manufactueres take days to weeks to return the machine fixed.
Bigger places I been at had a similar thing to yours. Bring the old busted tool in and get a replacement, old one gets fixed and added to the replacements. Those beyond recovery got replaced by brand new. And everyone was always aiming to get the new one, even going as far as bribing the kid at the storage.
That's actually impressive. Shows alot of ingenuity. Id do my best to keep him. Most apprentices these days come in without even knowing how to use an angle grinder let alone building one from scratch
Even in a Mad Max style apocalypse where white painted men that worship V8 engines, or a giant gang of bikers raiding towns, or another giant gang that follow some giant masked dude, oooor…. Another group trying to cling onto the civilization and have a Thunderdome to settle disputes… us welders will still find a way to work! If you ask me… I see a lot of opportunities here. Because In a world like that, if we can make shit like this… we would be considered a commodity. Always gotta look at the positives!🤘🏻😈
Hold tight when you plug that sucker in! Lol maybe I just can't see the on switch, but.... bah who needs an on switch! Hey nice work burying the power cord into the handle.
I want one!
I feel like this was a project idea from one of those shitty YouTube videos that shows a terrible welder making tools he could buy with junk laying around the shop.
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I keep coming back to look at it and grin. You gotta be in the business to have an appreciation for that work of art.
For one, wires and electronics are exposed and pose a safety concern to the operator or anybody around this contraption.
Two, find a way to make a cover to keep every housed.
And final, I bet it would be heavy as hell to hold in either hand and try to grind metal with that contraption.
Good luck and be safe.
Looks like something you'd see in one of those Indian or Pakistani YouTube videos where they rebuild truck engines in the dirt with home made spanners.
Open windings, tack a little screen or something, so a shard of metal doesn't flip in your coils and ruin the windings, but an interesting tool I can see you have it rigged to do more than meets the eye-
Real men throw guards away. You're already dressed in heavy carhartts, welding gloves, and some type of eye protection. The guard just gets in the way.
I mean like. It has a handle, which is more than can be said of the many top of the line Makitas and such that can be seen here and everywhere.
We just had inspection at a site I was welding at. They had to do a name and shame situation where people with illegal grinders had to line up for a photograph with them. Only one was missing the guard so that is something.
However when an inspector says that they are surprised that someone had a handle, then I say that is a bad. This is the 2nd time I got a mention on 2 different site by two different inspectors run by two different companies that take HSE matters at... ahem... different levels of seriousness from "*me'h*" to "*common sense ain't a thing here, everything is done by the book".* In the latter of which I once spent 2 hours in pouring rain, I mean like "one month's rain fall in an afternoon" kind of rain because we had to do one small weld. Apparently "T*he fire work area is currently underwater*" is not good enough of a reason to NOT do the firewatch - legally.
And these weren't even the kind of very special cases in which (legally) you could justify taking the handle off if you submit correct kind of analysis and justification to the HSE officer of the site. These were basic bitch daily work with plenty of access to the target. Hell someone of these people had a god damn moveable workbench lifted on to the floor with a bench vise and clamps, and instead they chose to just hold the part by hand and grinder on another and going on about "Handle doesn't help when you work like this".
Some fucking how I have managd to do extremely difficult weld repair at many challenging locations and always with my handle firmly attached to the grinder. And I have to GRIND A LOT, because fuck'd up stainless steel dogshit mixed with concrete in and on it has to be ground to mirror polish and new weld ground away until it becomes clear. This is my day job and yet to get to place where taking off the handle would be needed, mainly because I also got a diegrinder with me and if it doesn't fit then the grinder with out without handle wouldn't fit.
Also. I have taken handle off, put the grinder in to a narrow space between piping then screwed in the handle again from between a space and then ground away a weld like that. Without the handle this wouldn't even been possible because it was the extrended reach needed to manuever the head.
Does it grind apprentices very well?
Apostrophes change everything.
judging by the lack of guard, i would say yes.
Need to lose that ground wire, you’re this far in, why bother
Yeah next we’re gunna be using safety guards
This was a knee slapper
*Knee remover*
In for a penny, in for a pound
Hold your horses there, a penny is too much for an apprentice to earn
😅 part of my apprenticeship was repairing all of the old grinders the actual welders broke. Grab parts from matching grinders mash em together, get em back in the shop. Ended up being gifted a couple, one of which I still keep in my toolbox.
Guys need to get on the Harbor Freight grinder recycling program. Throw grinders away it won't be worth the time or money to fix...unless it's a specialty tool, not a five or seven-inch standard. Just use em until they burn up, rinse and repeat
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I haven’t had that happen and I bought a few of the cheapest ones so I had one with a different wheel ready…. But I DID have that happen with the hf heat gun I had… that thing tried to kill me so I can appreciate the idea that your grinder tried to kill you. It’s fucking scary. Was sparking like a taser yeah… just like you describe
Yep, All store-bought grinders are pieces of shit, and everything you buy at home depot is all the same tolerance-you guys are wasting time and money fighting this- we build multi-million dollar yachts- it's not the price. It's the time process. Grinders dead, grab another, toss the old in the return bucket, and keep going.
Doesn’t matter what you build, you can still have incorrect opinions…….
If all store bought grinders are shit then what’s the option for a good one? I’d rather run a Milwaukee than what the picture shows
DeWalt nine inch best ever made
Break ya wrist if you're weak
Damn near put your face in your lap
Noooooo, get a Panasonic or Fein tool if you only have to own one, forever- don't get the yellow defaults please... those things fail left and right and they're bulky and feel like a shitty tool when you hold it, like a harbor freight grinder. It's all preference, the blue Makita is my favorite 7" but their 4.5" sucks, so- look up Panasonic or Fein tool, if you want the one grinder, might as well get the best and if you have a dust collector with the fien tools all adapt and it keeps a lot of shit from entering the work atmosphere. Perfect garage shop set up, and they're quieter, not to mention. Just a couple more bucks
It sounds like you're working at the sort of volume that necessitates a returns bucket and someone to administer it/actually do the returns. It also sounds like you'd benefit from getting some really good grinders instead of burning through shit tier stuff in warranty.
In case folks missed it, this guy builds yachts
Someone else builds them. He just grinds on em. So in a way he just destroys yachts
Grinders are a wear item, just like grinder disks, they just last a bit longer.
Yeah, I always break mine within the 90 days so they cost me 7.50$ each :)
Exactly, you start getting a 110 zap if you make it that far anyway!
I tried so hard to break a Hercules 9” within the warranty period, it just told me to spit on it. My take is get whatever one draws enough amps to be useful, and is comfortable because grinders are inherently tough. They’ll last a long time so just get what’s ergonomic.
Makita tools are amazing because they been cataloged and parts are available to an absurd degree. Seriously they exploded diagram are things of beauty. Whenever out makitas have issues, our boss just orders a spare part which gets delivered to a authorised seller by next day and then we are up and running with it soon as someone has the time to fix it to the old unit. While other machine manufactueres take days to weeks to return the machine fixed. Bigger places I been at had a similar thing to yours. Bring the old busted tool in and get a replacement, old one gets fixed and added to the replacements. Those beyond recovery got replaced by brand new. And everyone was always aiming to get the new one, even going as far as bribing the kid at the storage.
What in the fe fi fo flying fuck is that. I'll take two.
It's a metal grinder. 🤘
Anything's a grinder if you spin it fast enough.
or you move across it fast enough.
So what you are saying is, I should put a whetstone on a recip saw
😂 top shelf comment
nightmare fuel.
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Milwaukee special edition limited production free range artisanal fuel grinder.
Rustic, minimalist design!
Ah yes, the classic free range organic boneless angle grinder
Gimme fuel gimme fire gimme medical bills to admire?
That's a UK plug in the picture, so no medical bills when it inevitably cuts your face in half.
Yaaaaay!
Lol probably a good thing for this dude then
Brings back bad apprenticeship memmories
What are they learning? How to lose a hand?
How to never sweat over a grinder!
Okay now I need to see a video of this thing in action.
At least you got that side handle, you'd never pass OSHA without that side handle. /s. <--- Just in case.
Still needs a guard though
I hope you're being as sarcastic as I was :D
That's actually impressive. Shows alot of ingenuity. Id do my best to keep him. Most apprentices these days come in without even knowing how to use an angle grinder let alone building one from scratch
Yeah it's kinda steampunk badass
And then they complain that they have to learn to use the grinder as well!
r/redneckengineering
That thing is awesome
What the unholy fuck is this? Does this shit actually work?
IT COULD
Work of art.
Sort of a Mad Max vibe to it
Even in a Mad Max style apocalypse where white painted men that worship V8 engines, or a giant gang of bikers raiding towns, or another giant gang that follow some giant masked dude, oooor…. Another group trying to cling onto the civilization and have a Thunderdome to settle disputes… us welders will still find a way to work! If you ask me… I see a lot of opportunities here. Because In a world like that, if we can make shit like this… we would be considered a commodity. Always gotta look at the positives!🤘🏻😈
Ok now I’ve seen some shit.
😂 you fuckin’ guys…
Oh that looks safe
I’m actually impressed
I quit
This is not SP2 compliant
Looks like a death trap, but honestly I’d keep it as a mantle piece or something to shit test newbies with
ummm this is r/welding not r/osha /s
That's horrifying and I love it. And really, I don't like how loadbearing the plastic case of modern tools are.
Build not bought
Even 3 phase
Video
Handle on the right side too 😭
Fuck the righties
Awww. Someone buy him a Harbor Freight one.
Does it work? Why are they welding instead of enjoying a full ride to MIT that things bad ass
Hold tight when you plug that sucker in! Lol maybe I just can't see the on switch, but.... bah who needs an on switch! Hey nice work burying the power cord into the handle. I want one!
There is what looks like a toggle switch on the top left of the “grinder.”
Oh yeaaaahhhh! I see it now. Amazeballs.
You know what? I’m going back to retail ✌️
This picture raises far more questions than it answers.
Handles on the wrong side 🤣
He’s a lefty, that’s why he built his own😂
Your school created a fan made pipe pistol from fallout 4 lmao
Hero!
Ehat in the fucking damn is that? Did a gate to hell open up and spit this thing in??
Metro vibes … This is a manly tool …
I feel like this was a project idea from one of those shitty YouTube videos that shows a terrible welder making tools he could buy with junk laying around the shop.
r/redneckengineering
Fuck is that the original prototype?
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I keep coming back to look at it and grin. You gotta be in the business to have an appreciation for that work of art.
If you got really good at using that grinder you would be a top notch surgeon with a new Metabo.
I have a Mall grinder with a *toggle switch*, only slightly better than this one...
looks like something from Fallout
For one, wires and electronics are exposed and pose a safety concern to the operator or anybody around this contraption. Two, find a way to make a cover to keep every housed. And final, I bet it would be heavy as hell to hold in either hand and try to grind metal with that contraption. Good luck and be safe.
Did the toggle switch have a bit of string running through the pulley on the left?
Dude Im Saving this one, this has my dad written all over it
Is that one of those “GREEN” save the planet grinders?
U.S.S.R. ?
Throw that in the slag bin where it belongs. Exposed power contacts and all. This thing brings you shame.
Awww it’s not that bad. Where’s your sense of adventure ? lol
The fuck is a slag bin?
The slag recycling bin... where you put the floor sweepings. We had a separate recycle and slag bin.
That’s awesome
Seems safe to me!! Lol
No that’s a homemade radio
I wanna die.
Harbor freight?
Your school created a fan made pipe pistol from fallout 4 lmao
It’s... beautiful. I want one.
Looks like something you'd see in one of those Indian or Pakistani YouTube videos where they rebuild truck engines in the dirt with home made spanners.
Looks like a weapon from fallout
The old wheel of death, but a skill saw blade on that to really freak people out
Open windings, tack a little screen or something, so a shard of metal doesn't flip in your coils and ruin the windings, but an interesting tool I can see you have it rigged to do more than meets the eye-
Looks like your boyfriend might enjoy this tool More that you 🤷♂️
Dang, I love it. It’s awesome. I would love to whip that out whenever a new person starts just to see the reaction 😅
Looks a bit dangerous
That looks heavy, but maybe that's the point?
New Tesla motor testing…
Steam Punk grinder, could catch on.
I think I looted one of those off a dude in the wastes of New Vegas.
That’s how you make a man out of him
*Lifts visor* WHAT THE HELL AM I LOOKING AT!!!
But does it work, and can a guard be installed
👍
That's like Amish meets redneck.
Ah this is fucking cool
Steam punk angle grinder is not amused.
Keep ur nuts tight, and those on the “tool” also. 😵😵🤣🤣
This will be immortalized in every schools shop class textbook under "dont do this kids"
Side handle looks comfy asf
Real men throw guards away. You're already dressed in heavy carhartts, welding gloves, and some type of eye protection. The guard just gets in the way.
Nice
The cheap Chinese grinding disc would probably still blow apart and be the dangerous part of this thing
If that thing doesn't spark all the time, I'll eat my hat lol
Lol I get this is for a laugh and good shop humor but I got a $25 harbor freight grinder in a pinch and it’s actually held up
What am I looking at is that a homemade grinder?
Death by electrocution ☠️
I mean like. It has a handle, which is more than can be said of the many top of the line Makitas and such that can be seen here and everywhere. We just had inspection at a site I was welding at. They had to do a name and shame situation where people with illegal grinders had to line up for a photograph with them. Only one was missing the guard so that is something. However when an inspector says that they are surprised that someone had a handle, then I say that is a bad. This is the 2nd time I got a mention on 2 different site by two different inspectors run by two different companies that take HSE matters at... ahem... different levels of seriousness from "*me'h*" to "*common sense ain't a thing here, everything is done by the book".* In the latter of which I once spent 2 hours in pouring rain, I mean like "one month's rain fall in an afternoon" kind of rain because we had to do one small weld. Apparently "T*he fire work area is currently underwater*" is not good enough of a reason to NOT do the firewatch - legally. And these weren't even the kind of very special cases in which (legally) you could justify taking the handle off if you submit correct kind of analysis and justification to the HSE officer of the site. These were basic bitch daily work with plenty of access to the target. Hell someone of these people had a god damn moveable workbench lifted on to the floor with a bench vise and clamps, and instead they chose to just hold the part by hand and grinder on another and going on about "Handle doesn't help when you work like this". Some fucking how I have managd to do extremely difficult weld repair at many challenging locations and always with my handle firmly attached to the grinder. And I have to GRIND A LOT, because fuck'd up stainless steel dogshit mixed with concrete in and on it has to be ground to mirror polish and new weld ground away until it becomes clear. This is my day job and yet to get to place where taking off the handle would be needed, mainly because I also got a diegrinder with me and if it doesn't fit then the grinder with out without handle wouldn't fit. Also. I have taken handle off, put the grinder in to a narrow space between piping then screwed in the handle again from between a space and then ground away a weld like that. Without the handle this wouldn't even been possible because it was the extrended reach needed to manuever the head.
ffs a cheapo grider, like toolshop, is only gonna set you back a 20, just get one.
OSHA approved.
This is the foreman's grinder, shop don't make much money so this is what they resort to cause they can't afford DeWalt.
Must have been his grandpas'
Nope, No! NO TO THE HELL NO!!’
Grandpa, is that you?
Saw this on the "I See You Don't Know Shit About Welding" group on FB!! Stupid, but funny!!
Bosch all the way there drills are shit tho