Angle grinder 230mm - kickback - Thought i was going to lose a leg!!!!

[KAMIKAZEE DIY]

Out in garden today for more work. Had been a bit over keen with haunching and was trimming it back where turf is going to be laid.

Using hitatchi 230mm angle grinder with a diamond disc ( erbauer), during my garden works I've experienced kickback but today was
frightening, a vey close shave and lucky both legs are still intact, the way I was standing it would of sliced both my upper thighs in two, probably right through to the bone.

I've used a STHIL saw before and never experienced kickback, was wondering if there is a reason why stihl saw doesn't give kick back but angle grinder does? Do the disks rotate/cut in different direction ie clockwise/anti clockwise or is it down to " OPERATOR ERROR"

Grinder is the 230 watt or volt etc not 110 version, certainly got the power and today wasn't first kickback but today was FRIGHTENING!!!!!

Cheers

[KAMIKAZEE DIY]

The professional that I am no health and safety precautions were in place so I would only have mysel to blame. Grinder was throwing dust back towards me, is that relevant?

Cheers

[mickg]

most do give a kick back when you pess the trigger to start them, can be a dangerous machine if you don't hold them very firmly and don't force the blade in the cut otherwise if it jams it will kick with an almighty force, that's why we use stihl saws as they are much safer and can use water suppression

[lutonlagerlout]

we used to have a 300mm electric grinder
we called it the "widow maker"
make what you want of that
LLL

[KLS]

If its the same/newer version of our 9" Hitachi then the kick back on them can be tremendous. As you say quite scary. You know there's a lot of talk there when it physical moves your arms when you power it up.

Iv just gone out and brought a ts410 as I'd had enough of hiring them or using the 9" with no dust suppression. Best investment yet.
If you've got much more paving to do look at hiring or even buying a second hand one the putting it on eBay when your done.

[lemoncurd1702]

Make sure you cut from the edge nearest you not from the far edge, cutting away not towards. Also make sure the wheel is spinning before you place the disc on the block or slab.

I always stand with the cutter to the side of me not in front, this also gives a better view of the marked line.

[r896neo]

Yes a stihl saw has a clutch which disengage when it jams.

An electric grinder does not.