04/05/2026
Using the bandsaw, the metal shavings fall nice and slow.
Using the bandsaw, only the metal is removed.
Using the bandsaw makes a neater, thinner, straighter cut.
Using the angle grinder, the cut is wider, harder to get straight and neat.
The angle grinder cuts fast and throws metal dust and sparks across the room.
The worst part of using the grinder with the "abrasive" cutting discs is that the abrasive is designed to wear away as it cuts; causing the abrasive to float in the air with the metal dust.
The metal dust is gross and covers everything, the sparks are hazardous, the dust is breathable for quite awhile, (without a mask), and it all STINKS!
If I cut all these with the grinder, all this metal would have been powdered and spread across my shop and floating in the air when I disturb it.
