Well I had an interesting experience today. I had cut out some profiles on the saw and was going to finish them out on grinder. I placed a new 40grit ceramic belt on the grinder, I won't say which maker because I have never had a problem. When I turned on the grinder I cranked up the speed and noticed that it was making a perculiar sound so I cut the grinder off and checked everything. Everything looked alright to me so I cut it back on again noting the sound but continued on. I picked up one of the blades and pressed it against the platen. Almost immediately the belt shredded with loud sound and what felt like a bull whip across my left should, chest and back. I was already backing away from the machine and fully expected some serious damage to my chest and back from the pain I was feeling. Luckily all i had was some abrasions from the fresh 40 grit belt and a 1 inch wide whelp running from my upper chest across my shoulder and down my back aways. What really surprised me was the machine still had a 1 inch or so wide piece of belt still intact on it running smoothly.
I've had belts break at the joint but never just shred like this one did.
I've had belts break at the joint but never just shred like this one did.
