How to Easily Cut Bricks With a Portable Angle Grinder 

You are welcome.

Thanks for posting this fact. I worked in the metal working industry, what a nightmare and I did safety seminars. Next time someone comes into your ER tell them an angle grinder is the most dangerous tool in the shop because it is. Face shield, gloves (contrary to another poster), respirator under the full face shield, hat. The RPM this grinder is spinning is insane without getting out my angle grinder, I believe it's 7,500 rpm. That's per minute. You can see the damage it does if you google what it can do to a person's face. It ain't pretty. Industrial accidents are gruesome. I've seen enough of them after 30 years on the road selling machine tools and related products ie power tools.

How would wearing gloves protect against loss of fingers?

I can tell you for a fact gloves don't matter much for a grinder at all. I had a grinder jump on me and go straight into my thumb cutting my tendon. Went through a welding glove like a hot knife through butter

Table saws as well. Main guns as well. I have also seen jointer injuries too. I would in the hospital and do X-rays.

@@AG-ig8uf that’s what I thought too. I was thinking the glove would catch and cause a worse injury

You are welcome Marty.

The sneakers, the pushes forward and doesn't pull, the cap is for wrong type of work, the cord that hangs almost in his blade, ... I dunno man, not feeling it, seems like an amateur.

Yeh I was surprised how easily that disc cut those bricks. Have to cut about 6 bricks myself & was wondering how to do it, so this looks like the way to go. Time to dig out the old grinder!

Just go but the type 1 angle grinder. That's what I did. Better safe then going to the hospital.

Quick, thumbs up while you still got em : - P

Well then, tell us the easiest way.

Not at all.

Alt Fit No. Way. I’ll have to try it

Instructions unclear. Now my mailbox is stuck up in the tree.

Still not sure what you mean. Do I cut a brick by rubbing a ham sandwich on it repeatedly?

@@city2015 bounce back

Place a brick on the edge of the marked brick ( width to width) and stick your foot on the second brick.

I've just been using a 9"' grinder. Couple of bad kick backs....I went almost the full depth (73mm). You think I should just go say 20mm all round then break in half? I've got about 100 to do.....

@@volvot5turbo With a 9" be especially careful. Very hard to control. Just cut from both sides if you need a good clean cut but make sure whatever you're cutting is held unless it's something like a large paver which will be heavy enough. If you don't have a proper way of clamping the bricks you can sandwich them between some old large paving stones to keep them held. Usually cut in a straddled position with your feet apart so if there is any kind of kickback it will just go through your legs. But if doing a lot then maybe hire or invest in a brick saw.

Think you broke every safety rule there mate. 1. Secure the brick properly. 2. Wear gloves. 3. Wear eye safety (you might have done.). 4. Keep the cable well back from the machine. 5. Don't cut so deep. 6. Don't wear trainers. I had some really bad Kickback once, thought it was gonna go through my knee. Never again.

@@volvot5turbo havnt tried this yet but I think a single cut might do the trick.

It's not so dangerous if we wear all the protective gear :)

Why isn't it portable? It's not a stationary grinder.

Roger MacInnis because sometimes, there is no enough space for flatbed cutter. ie. narrow hallway.

tobytomic That's not what he was saying.

Roger MacInnis battery is what he was thinking

What like in a vice should it be secured??

There's a blade guard on his grinder too. Cars kill more people than angle grinders do and you don't see people stop driving them because of it. Plus the danger aspect is what us manly man's like lol. Use at your own risk though

right on! People are a trip!

you can do that

Fucking pussy

@Jacob Watson you are 100% correct!

hes using a cheap grinder

Gloves absolutely not

Easy bro...Mexicans dont use PPE. Everyone knows that.

Gloves should never be used with rotary toal.

At least try to always protect your eyes

@Rick Rangel Personal Protective Equipment

What would be the danger? Shattering the disc?

Why buy one disc when you could buy two?

Come on. I have cut thousands of bricks and tiles and stone with my cheap enihel 125 and 230mm angle grinders (wont risk my dewalt cordless AG on stone) to build my patio and garage without any incident. Never clamped them. Sometimes small pieces fly but they dont hurt much. I always wear googles and safety shoes and use common sense like always try to cut away from me and be careful where the power lead is so i wont cut through it etc

Never use gloves when using grinder or any rotating machine

+Daniel Edward fuck you....every house you see built used a bolster....if placed on sand and hit on all 4 sides first a clean cut is dead easy.....try it sometime.....properly......

+Scott Awaywithit It's not that serious. chill out.