Glossary
Hand Grinder Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential hand grinder terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key hand grinder vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in hand grinder training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Compound
- Polishing paste.
- Deburring
- Removing sharp edges.
- Die grinder
- Small rotary tool.
- First article
- First part checked before a run.
- Flap disc
- Layered abrasive disc.
- Gate
- Casting entry point.
- Grit
- Abrasive size.
- Lockout/tagout
- Energy isolation before servicing.
- Mirror finish
- Highly polished surface.
- PPE
- Personal protective equipment.
- Scrap
- Parts that fail inspection.
- Silica
- Hazardous dust.
- SOP
- Standard operating procedure.
- Spatter
- Weld splatter.
- Vibration
- Tool shaking.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Hand Grinder practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Hand Grinder training.
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