Cutting OFF SAFELY
Cutting off is one of the most popular application, often known also as cutting, sawing, sitting, slitting, grapping, parting …Before you select the correct wheel, you need to know the machine it will be used on.
Hand held machine
Machine is held in the hand guided by hand; the material being cut must be stable (held firmly). There are angle grinders or petrols saws. These are most popular commodity DIY abrasives products.
Angle grinder
Petrol saw
Stationary machines - Machine is fixed in place
Safety information for these machines and saws are under development.
Chop saws
Table saws
Mobile machine
Machine is guided but not supported by hand, and is moving while it is cutting. There are floor saws or swingframe cutting-off machines.These are professional equipment.
Safety information for these machines and saws are under development.
Suspended swing frame machine
Floor saws
For your information, safety aspects in transportation, storage, use and disposal of chop and table saws are presented in FEPA’s safety codes available for sellers and users of abrasives machines.
FEPA Safety Code for for bonded abrasives and precision superabrasives. Click here to download an order form.
FEPA Safety Code for superabrasive products for stone and construction. Click here to download an order form.
This website is intended to give information on safe use of abrasives in compliance with European standards, and not to give advice on product selection. You should read the information given on the product or its packaging to determine suitability. For any specific question, contact the retailor who supplied you the product.