dirtclod Report post Posted October 22, 2009 If you use a buffing wheel to polish the edge on your knives after sharping don't do what i did. In the process of sharping two round knives i laid one above the buffer. It fell and hit the wheel then went flying across the shop about 10 feet away after hitting the wall knocking things off of there and who knows what else. Luckly it missed my dog and me. As you can see in the picture the wheel is done !! Never to be used again except as a reminder of what not to do. I had just done the one that fell. One thing is for sure i will never do that again ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) good tip.... I did that once myself "lefty" Edited October 22, 2009 by pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasJack Report post Posted October 23, 2009 I think you'll find all knifemakers in agreement that the most dangerous power tool in the shop is the buffing wheel. It's amazing how fast it can fling a sharp piece of metal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtclod Report post Posted October 23, 2009 I think you'll find all knifemakers in agreement that the most dangerous power tool in the shop is the buffing wheel. It's amazing how fast it can fling a sharp piece of metal. In the 10 plus years i have used a buffing wheel that is the first and i hope last time anything like that happens. It was whack bang flap flap and i was like what's going on. I shut the buffer down real quick and seen the tore up wheel and started looking for the knife. It took a few minutes to find it. The good thing is was working on the other wheel or i guess i would gotten hit. That was enough excitment to last for me for a couple of years...LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ1935 Report post Posted October 23, 2009 It is almost sickening to think of what might have happened if that knife had made contact with you or your dog. About three months ago my Husband was "improving" our burnisher on a 5" grinder similar to yours. He had a pair of vice grips holding the shaft whilst he undid the nut holding the burnishing wheel. When it was all reassembled he flicked the switch, eager to see how his new invention worked. There was a heck of a bang and the vice grips, which he had forgotten about, hit him in the cheek chopping a great chunk of skin and flesh out. It cost a trip to the GP, about two hours for both of us and three stitches in his face. It could so easily have been a missing eye or teeth. Please be VERY careful out there!! DJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
