However, our worries may be reduced a bit with the new Hiplok anti-angle grinder D1000 lock. It is designed specifically to resist angle grinders, a problem that they say "has been largely ignored ...

The only problem we see is that the attachment can’t be easily removed from the grinder, but that’s OK. Grinders are like potato chips, after all – you can’t stop at one.

Angle grinders work by spinning a small disc or wheel at a high rate of speed (from 8,000 to 11,000 RPM) to cut, grind, or polish. They are available as corded, cordless, or pneumatic (air powered ...