If you don't feel safe or comfortable using the tool bring it to a metal shop and they will cut it for you or get someone who is more experienced using that tool.

Never buy cheap abrasives disks for cutting metal, always use metal cutting diamond blades... that goes for every power tool, and if improperly used you can get hurt just as badly using a sawzall, circular saw, or any other tool, especially when lacking experience and even being experienced seen quiet a few experienced contractors end up with stitches or worst is not careful.

Look on the bright side, you can always go for the whole protective shebang and cover yourself from head to toe, and always use safety glasses.

Good luck

Angle grinders have a protective metal shroud around the cutting wheel that keeps the spray of sparks pointing away from you. This shield also keeps errant pieces of wheel away from you as well. As far as GN's comment about using diamond wheels, I suggest you look at the custom car builders on TV - they all use abrasive cutting wheels to cut metal. I do, too. Of course, using an angle grinder properly requires a strong, stable hand-hold and thoughtful planning to use safely. Besides wearing goggles, you can also wear a face shield.

Please! Get an experienced person to demonstrate the safe use of your tool. Then you use it in their presence. Without a background in using power tools it’s not worth the Dangerous Possibilities. Good Luck and Be Safe Sa Possible…

@Verbo most often we would be cutting T-posts, occasionally rebar. Once a year, I might need to cut a thicker steel post, as with a steel bedframe that is being recycled and cannot fit in a recycling can at its original length.

If you are doing so much cutting maybe something like this be much better for you to do the job it's much safer and they cost around $200 give or take.

.I have started using my Chop-Saw on Firewood with a Carbide Tip Blade to reduce the Vibration my hand is exposed to. With A 12 or 14” Dia Blades it’s A Zip. Set-Up on a Work Bench or Table it allows me to Stand or Sit while working wood stacked in reach. I went to this initially cutting Pallet Wood and moved into Small Hard woods that were less work to bring home 6’-8’. Long X Processing.

@GN Builders L.L.C I have a compound miter saw, but the metal cutting blades for those are non-ferrous / aluminum cutting blades. Everyone I talk to cautions against using these for ferrous metal cutting. Not sure why.

You are definitely right this is a MUCH safer rig.