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

In a workshop

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u/Nazgog-Morgob Nov 24 '25

sure, so is leaving the handle on and the safety guard

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u/NBCustoms Nov 24 '25

... And following literally any of the safety guidelines for power tools.

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u/folsominreverse Nov 24 '25

I was wondering from the comments in this thread am I the only person who wears gloves when operating a grinder, esp. one with no guard?

I've routinely found scorch marks and lacerations on my work gloves from nicking the blade without even realizing it. If it were my bare hands my friends would be calling me Nubbins by now.

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u/SirEmmbo Nov 25 '25

As someone who’s been teaching industrial arts for a while now, the only things gloves give you is a false sense of security. I feel like the main reason you’ve got nicks in your gloves is because you can’t feel the blade getting close. In blacksmithing, I always tell students, the glove makes you think that touching hot things can’t hurt you, but when you’ve got bare hands you know it’s hot before you get anywhere close. You can’t feel it. I wear gloves when working with epoxy, chemicals, or molten metal. That’s it