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Old 06-02-2020, 10:06 PM   #41
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Hey that's not fun getting a scratched eye. Maybe invest in a full face shield, when those disc's shatter it's a real danger to your face.
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I've been using one of these metal cutting blades a lot lately: https://www.lowes.com/pd/LENOX-Metal...ory/1000680493. I feel quite a bit safer using this than using carbon zip wheels, especially for demolition stuff - I've had two zip wheels catch and break on me, taking the grinder instantly out of my hands (I always keep myself out of the plane of rotation so I wasn't hurt, but I did get a scary nick in my pants on one of them). The metal blade is thicker and removes a lot more material for each cut so it's definitely slower, but for me the safety factor (real or illusory) is worth it.

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Old 06-02-2020, 10:23 PM   #42
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I've been using one of these metal cutting blades a lot lately: https://www.lowes.com/pd/LENOX-Metal...ory/1000680493. I feel quite a bit safer using this than using carbon zip wheels, especially for demolition stuff - I've had two zip wheels catch and break on me, taking the grinder instantly out of my hands (I always keep myself out of the plane of rotation so I wasn't hurt, but I did get a scary nick in my pants on one of them). The metal blade is thicker and removes a lot more material for each cut so it's definitely slower, but for me the safety factor (real or illusory) is worth it.
That looks really slick. I have helpers that I won't let use the angle grinder. That blade looks like something I could feel comfortable with them using.

I have only had the angle grinder get away from me once. I was fine but Asetechrail got knocked off of the scaffold he was working on. Nailed him square in the chest.
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Old 06-03-2020, 06:22 AM   #43
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Looks like a good option for me. Headed to Lowe’s today. I don’t let my helpers use the grinder. They are on ratchet duty at the moment.
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Old 06-03-2020, 06:45 AM   #44
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Looks like a good option for me. Headed to Lowe’s today. I don’t let my helpers use the grinder. They are on ratchet duty at the moment.
To the blade's virtues I would also add: they last a lot longer than the carbon zip wheels (I'd say more than three times longer, which is how much extra they cost, so it's a net win), and they do not constantly get smaller and smaller as you use them (although in some ways this is a disadvantage because you can often use little bitty zip wheel remnants to get into smaller spaces).
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Old 06-03-2020, 03:05 PM   #45
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The key to longevity with cutting blades is to let the blade do the work. Apply only enough pressure to start making sparks/cuts. Extra pressure only adds extra friction which heats up the edges and dulls them. This holds for drills too. However, with drills it is the speed of the cut, not the pressure, that dulls them on steel. One can not slow down a spinning blade, so less pressure is the key.
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Old 06-13-2020, 11:19 AM   #46
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Seats are finally, finally out. That was a struggle but it’s done. Next big project is the wheelchair lift which will be a nightmare. The bolts under the bus are completely blocked. No way to reach them so I will have to come up with another plan. But...progress has been made!
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Old 06-20-2020, 11:14 AM   #47
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Last of the seat bolts are out. Working on removing the wheelchair rails while I wait for some stuff to arrive to remove the heaters.
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Old 06-20-2020, 11:35 AM   #48
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Looks like you're making great progress
Keep up the good work.
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Old 07-02-2020, 11:03 AM   #49
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Rubber from the stairs is out now and the panels along the ceiling covering the wires. Very little rust on the stairs.
Blew a fuse somewhere yesterday disconnecting the alarms so that will have to be fixed. These chair rails on the floor are a nightmare but I’ll figure out a plan for those.
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:55 PM   #50
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Our stair coverings were so grody that the majority of the screws had to be drilled out. I hope yours was simpler than that. The metal on the top of each step looks good. Even the bottom step looks like it only has surface rust. Good deal!
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Old 07-02-2020, 04:42 PM   #51
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About half the screws came out pretty quick. Then we used a crow bar to pop off the rubber. I still Gabe to grind off a couple.
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Old 07-07-2020, 10:49 AM   #52
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Today I decided to start tackling the wheelchair rails in the floor. Plan A and B didn’t work so I went to plan C. I held the angle grinder on its side in the rail and cut n a star pattern over and over until I had ground down so I could see just the remainder of the bolt. Then I used a hammer and a punch pin and knocked the bolt out through the floor. It was very slow going but one rail is out!!
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Old 07-07-2020, 10:58 AM   #53
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Good on you! Those rails are a PITA and set a lot of folks back a good bit.
Kudos for getting one out!
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Old 07-14-2020, 10:35 AM   #54
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Got most of the gross black foam covering off the back, part of the rubber and one more chair rail.
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Old 07-24-2020, 04:08 PM   #55
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Chair lift and floor heaters are out!!! I couldn’t get to the lift bolts under the bus because they were blocked by the fuel tank. So I grinded 4 off from outside the bus , deployed the lift, grinder off the 4 inside the bus, then dropped it out the door. Then 3 of us had to drag it 40 feet up the driveway to get it out if the way. Fun times but at least it’s gone....
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Old 07-24-2020, 11:15 PM   #56
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Nice work! You are getting closer and closer to the hard part being done
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Old 08-03-2020, 02:38 PM   #57
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Four of the chair rails are finally out of the floor and half the rubber flooring. It was a bit wet under there so I’m curious what the floor will look like once I take the plywood out.
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Old 08-17-2020, 01:52 PM   #58
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All of these dastardly chair rails are finally out of the floor!!!! Next step will be pulling it all up to see what the metal looks like.
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Agh!!! The dismay that hit me when I discovered the entire plywood floor is held down by tons of screws. Sigh. It’s always something.
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Agh!!! The dismay that hit me when I discovered the entire plywood floor is held down by tons of screws. Sigh. It’s always something.
screws and nails.
A circular saw set to the depth of the thickness of the wood is handy. Score the floor with that then pry it up in sections.
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