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Just watched a $60 angle grinder explode on me mid-cut

Was cutting rebar on a backyard patio job in Houston. Cheap harbor freight grinder. Blade seized, sparks flew, the guard cracked. Now i got a dent in my workbench and a bruise on my leg. Anybody else learned the hard way to spend more on grinders?
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rodriguez.cora
My first angle grinder was a $30 special from a pawn shop that literally had duct tape holding the handle on. I was cutting some old fence posts when the wheel just straight up launched across the yard and buried itself in the neighbor's shed wall. Spent the next hour apologizing with a six pack and a new grinder from Lowes. Lesson learned the hard way too.
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murray.betty
Used to think cheap was fine but that story changed my whole view on grinders.
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