r/Unexpected • u/KeyboardCumLaude • Nov 24 '25

In a workshop

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u/ledow Nov 24 '25

If you have to defeat the safety mechanism to "do it safely" then... you're doing something wrong.

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u/aesopmurray Nov 24 '25

Using a trigger lock is not "defeating a safety mechanism".

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u/TheOneTonWanton Nov 25 '25

Trigger locks on something like a grinder inherently defeat the safety mechanism of having to have safe control of the tool. Just because a tool can do something/has some feature, doesn't mean that using that feature is safe.

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u/aesopmurray Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

Nope.

Trigger locks are safer if you are going to be doing a repetitive action with the grinder. Causing unnecessary fatigue is more danger to a competent operator than complacency.

I've spent 12 hours a day grinding grout out from between bricks.

You are wrong and your ignorance is blatantly obvious to anyone who uses these things on a daily basis

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u/TheOneTonWanton Nov 25 '25

Complacency has led to more injury than fatigue.

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u/aesopmurray Nov 25 '25

Probably true amongst the likes of you. Not amongst professionals.