Video: Extending life of abrasive cut-off wheels

Who pays $6 for a cutoff wheel? I usually do a gouge cut to line up the path but I admit I usually power through that gouge cut with the wheel about 1" deep into the metal.
Yup, and keep her steady, not both hands as far back as possible

(Pretty much keep the fingers in the "no fly zone" of the disc)

I think that is a bigger factor then anything else