Upgraded Version Wood Garving Disc, (ø125x22mm) Wood Grinding Wheel Chainsaw disc, Tungsten Carbide Wood Sanding, Grinder Discs for Shaping, Grinding and Cutting, Fits 115mmor 125 Angle Grinders

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I have an Arbortech disc which is much safer but can still cause serios damage but at least no chain to fly off into your face at great velocity. The Office for Product Safety and Standards are also telling any business that sells these chainsaw discs as attachments for angle grinders to remove them from the market immediately as they do not comply with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Consumers, local authority trading standards services and businesses are asked to take specific action to cease use or remove them from the market as advised below. These attachments are not designed to be used together and are likely to cause loss of control which could result in serious injury or even fatality.

Chainsaw Discs that are marketed to be used on angle grinders could be considered interchangeable equipment under the 2008 Regulations and based on OPSS risk assessment are not able to meet the essential safety requirements when combined with an angle grinder. A national warning has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards for the immediate removal from sale of angle grinder chainsaw discs. I assume that's tongue in cheek as anyone seriouly asking most certainly shouldn't be allowed near one. Must remove from the market angle grinder chainsaw disc accessories as they cannot comply with the essential safety requirements under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.Life's too short to waste time sharpening the things - after hacking-up five tons or so of logs/naily-scrap-wood/pallets a new chain in autumn is a sensible and satisfying investment. WIDE USE: Wood grinding disc angle grinder discs stump grinder teeth stump grinder teeth are suitable for polishing all types of softwood, hardwood, woodworking, wood carving, root carving, tea tray, coffee table, etc. A friend of mine still (40 years later) has a diagonal scar right across his face from eye to chin where a "Partner" (petrol angle grinder) that was fitted with a 12" circular saw disk kicked back into him. OPSS is also telling any business that sells these chainsaw discs as attachments for angle grinders to remove them from the market immediately as they do not comply with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. I wouldn't dream of using it for woodworking but it is invaluable in the garden for removing tree roots below soil level, and trimming back the base of Pampas grass.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.So far as I can make out the chain to disc interface is a crude anti-kick back measure (slipping clutch) the danger so far as kick back is concerned is if the job (eg: timber) closes up on the disc and the disc (along with the rest of the grinder) decides to climb out of the job with some force, if that happens then it's danger dead ahead. This Safety Alert is the result of a risk assessment carried out by OPSS following two previous risk alerts published by the Office in February, based on information from local regulators. Any businesses selling these products must remove them from the market immediately as they do not comply with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Additionally, on disc cutting courses and requal I was taught to check the speed of disk was sufficient for the output RPM. I only did this once and it cost me a new chain as the old one had gone too far to be sharpened again.

There is no place for an attachment of that kind any more than fitting a circular saw blade to an angle grinder but idiots are always going to do it anyway. Some time later I also saw a man wood cutting using an angle grinder fitted with a course circular saw blade without the guard on. Woodworking is your worldwide home for discussion of all things woodworking, carpentry, fine furniture, power tools, hand tools, and just about anything else about making - anything - from trees! The other tool is an arbortech woodcarver, they have safety humps between the teeth to stop digging in but can still be quite exciting to use, i have one but dont use it very often, it comes with guards for a reason.Watch as Woodcarving Illustrated magazine’s technical editor, Bob Duncan, and his assistant, Alex Giagnocavo, demonstrate and review chainsaw carving discs for angle grinders. All information and advice on this forum is subject to the WARNING AND DISCLAIMER located at https://www. The relevant standard BS 60745-2-3 requires product instructions to bear this warning “Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving blade or toothed saw blade. GRINDING MACHINE TOOLS: 6-teeth wood grinder disc provide smooth,angle grinder discs for wood, tree stump remover controlled grinding and polishing to maximise wood-cutting grinder discs grinding performance.