Angle grinders
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Need a new 4 1/2" angle grinder. Prefer with cord. Any suggestions on what to buy or what to avoid. What are you using? Love it or hate it?
Thanks.
Last edited by GomangoCuda; 01/24/22 03:08 PM.
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Re: Angle grinders
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How big of a motor do you need for grinding/cutting steel? I see some grinders with 6 or 7 amp motors and some with 11 amp? If Doc was here I know where he'd say to buy one. I found out the hard way that you can forget about getting parts for anything they sell.
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: GomangoCuda]
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We beat the heck out of our Makita grinders in the steel mill and I was allowed to bring my tools home when I retired so I’m still beating on it. I have one set up with a cut off wheel and one for grinding
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: justinp61]
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I have a Makita I bought over 15 yrs ago. Honestly, I don't use it 8 hrs a day, everyday, but I've used it hard, dropped it more than I care to admit, set it on fire once (my fault, not the grinder ) , and it got soaked in the rain a couple of times. Still no issues. Never had a problem bumping the switch off either, if anything, the placement has enabled me to turn it off quickly when needed.
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Re: Angle grinders
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Mikita is reasonably priced and holds up to well.
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: TJP]
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I'll take a good look at Makita. At my age I won't wear out any grinder that isn't junk. I hate junk. Thanks for the recommendations. Which style do you like? The long ones have a handle on the end and the short ones you hold around the motor. Is heat an issue with the short ones?
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: BloFish]
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Mikita is reasonably priced and holds up to well. This^^^^^^
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Re: Angle grinders
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I used a Dewalt 11 amp in my welding shop, got used every work day before I retired. Sometimes some very heavy duty grinding. The average life was around 5 years in my welding shop, before the cord got killed, or the brushes wore out (you used to be able to get brushes, but it was getting harder to get them 4 years ago). I also can't speak for what they are selling these days.
At the welding shop, the 11 amp motors had a longer life cycle, especially if your doing a lot of grinding. The smaller motors would slow down on rpm the longer they were ran without a stop. The 11 amp grinders are a bit more heavy then the lower amp motored grinders, you use both hands with the 11 amp grinder, but that also gives you more control.
I can also tell you the grinding wheel you are using makes a big difference as well, the cheap wheels put a lot more dust into the air, and they grind away a lot faster then the higher quality grinding wheels do. A higher amp grinder and a good made in the USA wheel will be a different grinding experience then a china grinder with HF grinding wheels. The more you grind, the better you will understand. Gene
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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I bought a cheap one at Northern Tool for a project. I figured if it wore out after a few uses I would have gotten my money out of it. That was probably 15 years ago and it still works just fine.
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Re: Angle grinders
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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The biggest pain for me with a side grinder is the switch. Have an old Makita with the "death switch". Decided to change, bought a Metabo. Clumsy to use. My advice, go somewhere that has a number of vendors displayed and try the switches. When you find one YOU like, that's a keeper.
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The biggest pain for me with a side grinder is the switch. Have an old Makita with the "death switch". Decided to change, bought a Metabo. Clumsy to use. My advice, go somewhere that has a number of vendors displayed and try the switches. When you find one YOU like, that's a keeper. Agreed, seems the clown engineers who design these things never used one!, The Dewalt 10.5/11 amp model has the "safety style" paddle switch located down under on the center main body where one would hold it and your fingers are always on it....
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