BANNED: Woodworking's most dangerous tool?

Why the UK banned the chainsaw carving disc that injured me- and personal responsibility...
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[hftuh]

I was a 14 year old attempting a massive woodcarving project. at that time, there were not very many power tools for the job. So, when I have seen this chainsaw disk in my local shop, I was super excited to get it. The guy did not sell it to me. And I had to finish the project with a tiny chisel. Thank you wise man, I am now a grown man still with full set of testicles!

[seanhollandcanada]

I've used chainsaws for over 50 years, even professionally in my youthful logging days. The first time I saw one of those chainsaw angle grinder discs, I muttered, "WTF" and felt queasy just looking at it. Years later I watched your videos about your misadventures with the damn thing. Queasy all over again. Thanks for this reasonable and persuasive warning.

[thewanderingvoice]

"Imagine a chainsaw that is nothing but tip." The perfect description of these kickback devils.

[JasperDouglas]

When I started woodworking, I was sure the table saw was by far my most dangerous tool and I was super cautious, took a safety class that covered table saws, band saws, circular saws, jointers, and planers. And then I had a cutting disc fly off my tiny little Dremel tool, whizz by my head and embed in the wall because I failed to attach it correctly. I put the Dremel down and went in the house and Googled safety on every single power tool I had, no matter how small. Scared the crap out of me. So thanks for this.

[georgequalls]

I believe you offer the most safety instructions of anyone I have seen on YouTube. Thanks for being a responsible and conscientious teacher.

[williaml.baptiste]

As a retired timber cutter, the first time I saw that tool I expected multiple serious injuries. Anyone with a knowledge of chainsaws would openly see the disastrous potential with that hamburger shredder. I'm glad you're speaking on this issue.

[SqueakyNeb]

The kickback of a wire wheel catching an edge is terrifying enough, the idea of chainsaw teeth on an angle grinder is terrifying.

[gigabytegallery]

Even when an angle grinder is unplugged, I can't help but feel instant anxiety seeing people rest their hands on the disc or blade lol

[josephclark]

Yeah, had more stitches (internal and external) than I thought possible and lost a 7 inch chunk of my thigh to that POS. Guard and handle made no difference when it caught, nearly broke my wrist as it easily powered it's way past to my leg. Never felt kickback like that.
Used multiple times without incident but it only took once.
Still no idea what caused it in my situation. Just no problem, no problem, no problem, bam - ambulance and extreme blood loss.
I'm not a weekend warrior, contracting was my life. There's no amount of time saved worth the risk that thing poses.

[MrSaemichlaus]

A crucial difference between metal and wood is that wood can split and catch your tool. Add a tool that is designed to take large chips, and you have a recipe for desaster. I have years of experience with angle grinders and I wouldn't touch this. My spine tingles just from the thought of using it. When you use an aggressive tool, think of this: you are the softest object in the shop!

[jonnya]

As a long term professional metal worker (30+ years) that has used all manner of power tools and angle grinders of all sizes from 3.5" to 9" hundreds if not thousands of times and as a competent DIY woodworker of some 15+ years using hand and power tools, including chainsaws and table saws, I can honestly say that this tool is one to avoid, and I thought exactly that the first time I saw one. I'm no "super safety" nay sayer freak, but there's just no way I'd ever buy or use one. The kickback produced by a sanding disk can be a eye widening and ring tightening experience at the best of times, even for the highly practiced, but those are paper backed which tear and give somewhat, making it not such a major issue if you're using the grinder in the correct manner. With a hard, rigid metal disk such as that, spinning at 11500rpm and with the uneven and sharpened nature to the edge of it, there is no way you will hold onto it when it bites and it WILL bite some day, most likely when you're least expecting it. I was horrified that such a tool could be passed through even the most slack of safety regulations and be allowed onto the market in the first place. If you have ever bought or been given one of these meat shredders, I suggest you do yourself and the rest of your fellow workers a huge favour and destroy it, irreparably. Stick it in a vice and bend it in half with a hammer or something. The most ridiculously dangerous and stupid tool idea I've ever seen. And being marketed mostly at the casual home enthusiast is just mind boggling to me.

[bizboy]

I've been a welder for 7 years and I use a 4 inch grinder daily. That disc looks so cool but I would definitely never recommend someone ever using this without mastery of both the flapper disc and the cutoff wheel. Out of all the big blades, saws and high current equipment I use, the small 4 inch grinder is one of the scariest I use because it can mess you up if you get complacent with it.

[r.duroucher]

Your comment that a person does not know what they do not know is so true. Thanks for telling us what you know.

I hope you do achieve a full recovery.

[thymark]

I wanted to use this cutter today for a small job, but went with multi tool saw. Way safer. And now I saw your video and after considering that I had this way of thinking several times now, to go with different tool, I will stand up after writing this comment, go to my workshop and throw the saw into bin for scrap metal.

[shrimplomein]

Man, I've had normal grinder discs fail and explode, I can't even imagine having a damn chainsaw disc fail catastrophically at 13, 000 RPM. It's sketchy enough when it happens on a chainsaw and the chain wrap itself around a tree or shreds some chaps, that little death machine just seems straight dangerous. Cool concept though.

[Sparky]

I've been doing woodwork for close to 50 years. That has got to be the most dangerous things I've ever seen marketed to the common homeowner/DIY person. Great video, all of yours are!

[mcdon]

I first saw these blades a few years ago, and my first thought was "aw hell no". I've managed to hurt myself twice with a grinder, once with a metal cutting disc (that did a top job of slicing through a work glove and the back of my finger when it kicked back), and once with a wood cutting disc (basically a circular saw blade that did its very best to take the end of my finger off because I put the guard in the wrong place). Thankfully neither was life changing (were trouser changing though) but its proof that no matter how much you think you've got it all under control, sometimes, you don't.

[JellyJonesey]

The kickback from a chainsaw is terrifying enough where you have a pretty large fulcrum to offset the force and deal with it safely. Having that short of a grip on a blade like that is just asking for trouble.

[andrewburd]

This gave me chills. I am a retired Plastic surgeon and over the years have had to deal with many DIY disasters. I now do a lot of woodworking and have used this type of disc for carving wood. I always use industrial gloves and grip and dip when carving. What struck me about this video was the analogy of tripping whilst walking. I do that too! I have been lucky and that is what gives me the chills. Just thinking of what could have happened. This is an excellent video. Now I have to look up what you mean by quadrants. Never heard of that before. Again, thank you for an excellent video.