Leave the blade guard on the angle grinder. I carved a 1/4" groove in my right hand pointer finger with my friend's litte grinder that you hold by the tool body. No guard. While the abrasive disc was idling to a stop, I changed my grip and my finger contacted the disc. This incident really pissed me off because of my down time and, ya it hurt.
Never rush and maintain focus on the job at hand. I work alone too. I factor this in when I assess a job for the potential for injury and how far away help is .
I learned another thing the hard way and it's about eye protection. I think that I used to belive that I could blink before anything could hit my eyeball or something like that. Well I was proved wrong more than once. The last time the eye surgeon extracted a piece of shrapnel from my eye a small rust ring remained behind. It's just a hair away from the pupil, so I came close to loosing the use of that eye. Now I use a face shield. I want to be able to see my grandchildren as they grow up.
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