How to cut straight and efficiently with an angle grinder
Channel: Norton Abrasives EMEA
Date: 25/02/2021

Before you start cutting with an angle grinder, it is important to check the working environment to ensure that there are no flammable materials nearby that could catch fire from the flying sparks. Make sure you are wearing the correct protective equipment: goggles, gloves, protective suit, safety shoes, ear protection and a mask. Make sure you always use a full guard on the machine when cutting to deflect sparks away from your body and protect you if a pane breaks during cutting. 

Cutting in a straight line may sound easy, but can often be quite difficult. To ensure the best results, ensure you have clear visibility of the cutting area. If you're struggling to see where you're cutting, this could result in needing to restart the operation, or causing irreversible damage to the workpiece.  

A useful tip to ensure you cut exactly where you intend to, is to draw a line or carve in the metal lightly, then follow that line. Using the weight of the machine, oscillate up and down through the metal. Don't push the disc through using force, let it do the cutting. Work at 90 degrees to the surface, otherwise the disc could bend (particularly ultra thin 1,0mm discs) and with it, the cut can bend also.

Norton offers a range of cutting and grinding discs for all metal fabrication jobs. For more information and expert help and advice, don't hesitate to contact us at https://www.nortonabrasives.com/en-gb or contact your local distributor to find a Norton product to help you optimise your process.

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