Hood
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You need to go to spec savers
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Hood
I am obsessed.
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Pic I have just taken of one of my Vardex inserts.
VTX shows its a Vardex.
Size on one of the other edges.
Brad93
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I’ll take a picture of mine later
Hood
I am obsessed.
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They are hard to see, you just need to get the light right on them.
Exuptoy
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Nice catch
It seems the 120mm internal profile convoluted arms are £290 on their own!
Arc Tourist
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Nice score Mr. D
Olderisbetter
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Got home to this ...
Kept the poor guys at Engweld in Derby at work as late as possible so I could pick this up so I can delete what little steel is left of my car's wheel arch. It's an Abracs Pipeline brush.
Never used a twisted wire brush before but I figured that if the stone chip paint and rust under there could eat a poly disc in about 5 minutes, I need to be approaching it far more aggressively.
I also acquired some posh doughnuts but I didn't have time to take a photo before they vanished somewhere.
Never used a twisted wire brush before but I figured that if the stone chip paint and rust under there could eat a poly disc in about 5 minutes, I need to be approaching it far more aggressively.
I also acquired some posh doughnuts but I didn't have time to take a photo before they vanished somewhere.
bigegg
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Those are monster wire wheels.
You'll need a face shield AND goggles.
I have a pic somewhere of a wire from one , stuck into a face shield - scary if it ended up through your eyelid!
Leather apron/jacket is also a good idea - the wires will go through overalls.
Got to admit, the abracs don't shed as much as the cheaper ones.
I grind with a welding shield on (less auto-darken module) and safety glasses, hopefully my face will survive. I also make a point of keeping my neck, face, and nads out of the plane of rotation. It'll be up in a wheel arch, theoretically only my hand and arm will be that exposed - it does look terrifying though.
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That reminds me Ive been trying to buy a face shield but now shops only have those flimsy covid sneeze masks.
If anyone knows where I can get a proper grinding/impact rated polycarbonate face shield?
bigegg
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The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Trust me you don't.
Really trust me on this.
Don't even lift the ppe until it has stopped completely.
I'm beginning to think that taping the grinder to a stick and maintaining a minimum safe distance would be a sensible idea.
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I bought one of these after seeing it recommended on here, I've been using it for a year now and it's the best one I've ever owned.
https://www.honeywellsafety.com/Products/Eye_and_Face_Protection/Honeywell_Bionic.aspx?site=/uk
Nick DV
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Been trying to get one locally, not a hope in hell
bigegg
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anto44
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I had to order mine online, I can't remember now who it was I ordered fromBeen trying to get one locally, not a hope in hell
