Wear you PPE!!!

I am in an intense cleaning phase of the Dart. Yesterday, I was using a 3" cup brush in my die grinder to scrub the rust and stuck-on carpet hairs from the floor pans and firewall. Due to the amount of dust created, I wore my full-face respirator mask. Apparently, I had not tightened the chuck properly. The brush came out, smacked my face mask, and kept on going.
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Looking at the location of that gash on the mask, I can imagine that I would be minus a bunch of teeth (at least) if I hadn't had the full face mask on. I still have not found the brush; I think it went into orbit.
Please, please, please wear your PPE!!!

Why are you using a wire brush in a die grinder??? :realcrazy: :realcrazy: :realcrazy:

The instructions for the wire wheels have a recommended RPM limit which is much lower than a die grinder...

You should use the wire wheels in a drill or variable speed drill so you don't spin them too fast and have them fly apart...

But glad that you're ok and the mask took the hit.... :thumbsup: