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Default Which angle grinder?

Stuart Noble wrote:

Good luck with it. I found slab cutting surprisingly easy with a
grinder. There's little danger of kick back because the material you're
cutting is rigid and the cut can't close up as it might with wood.
Following a line can be tricky, and it pays to set up some kind of base
to rest the slabs on. I used a couple of lengths of 4" x 4" with a bag
of sand for the offcut to fall on. Dust is the main problem. Warn the
neighbours not to put the washing out that day.


A useful tip I have found is to make the first pass with the grinder
starting at the edge of the slab nearest you, and moving away. That way
the stream of dust from the cut is not obscuring your cut line.

If you need help getting a straight line then an old ali level makes a
suitable straight edge to guide the blade.

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Cheers,

John.

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