>>2977675
Makes you keep both hands in the tool so, when it inevitably tries to jump in your face, you'll not end up in some LiveLeak vídeo.

>>2977675
They're alright for the bigger 7" or 9" grinders. I wouldn't be able to do as much cool/ sketchy shit with a 4.5" grinder though.

pros: you're basically forced to hold it properly by design
cons: you're basically forced to hold it properly by design

>>2977675
it's fine i guess. only tried it on big grinders

OP here, I'm really wondering, anyone used them for surface preparation work? Wondering if it's more ergonomic because you get some reach and your hand further away from the surface

>>2977675
Paddle switch with a lock is the best option. Gotta be able to lock it in place to hold it in dumb spots at weird angles. As for the safety thing, most of the locking mechanisms will let go if you drop the grinder or bump it so it won’t run away on you.

>>2977675
Most of the smaller grinders now made with a switch are generally auto-off if the grinder binds up on anything, gets dropped, bashed or whatever and there's not nearly as much inertia in a 4.5" disc. I have seen some wild gear out there with just a toggle switch models and no cutout before safety was invented and they just stay on, which I am not fond of.
On my 9" that things a niggerwhipper 9000 you're hanging on for dear life as-is with two hands
There is no fucking way you're catching that spinning madness and turning off a switch somewhere, so the paddle is a good idea

i wish i was like u

>>2977851
meh, not much of a difference