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I have the Jet clone of the Tormek. All of the Tormek jigs fit the Jet, I bought the Tormek jigs. Tormek has a book that shows how to use every jig the sell. I think I bought the book from Rockler. I don't know how close yours is to the Tormek, but book has been very helpful to me.

Test Your Grinder Safety Knowledge

Mancomm, Davenport, IA, a publisher of regulatory compliance products, offers the Grinder Safety Training CD, developed to help fabricators improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) examination of 27 grinder-wheel accidents in an 8-yr. period revealed that 26 percent of those accidents resulted in employee deaths.

&#;Because abrasive-wheel grinders are everyday equipment in workplaces nationwide,&#; says Mancomm president and founder Benjamin W. Mangan, &#;many workers become complacent about their hazards. Improper use of a grinding wheel, or the use of one that is defective or damaged, can cause the wheel to break up. And those flying fragments can be deadly.&#;

The safety-training CD covers a range of topics, including personal protective equipment, grinder and grinding-wheel RPM compatibility, ring tests, grinding-wheel installation, guard adjustment and aluminum-oxide grinding wheels.

While you&#;re waiting for your CD to arrive, you might have your operators take this grinder-safety awareness quiz, derived from the audio portion of the CD. The answers appear at the bottom of this page.

1. Why should eye protection be used when operating a grinder?

A) To protect the worker&#;s eyes from sparks.

B) To protect the worker&#;s eyes from flying fragments, if the wheel breaks.

C) To protect the eyes from ultraviolet rays created by the hot metal.

D) A and B

2. Which of these are forms of personal protective equipment you may need while using a grinder?

A) Eye protection

B) Respirator

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C) Ear plugs

D) All of the above

3. Why shouldn&#;t you wear jewelry while operating a grinder?

A) The sparks will tarnish silver or gold.

B) It could get caught in the equipment.

C) The fumes will cause gems to become cloudy.

D) It&#;s considered bad luck in many workplaces.

4. Why would you want to tap a grinding wheel with the nonmetallic handle of a screwdriver?

A) You would never want to do that, it could hurt the wheel.

B) If the wheel makes a ringing noise, you will know it is not fit for use.

C) It&#;s part of a test to check the usability of the wheel.

D) Tapping a grinding wheel shakes any impurities out of its pores.

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