4.5" grinder

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:16 pm

my makita just went to heaven. really annoying as the brushes are only worn half way. Had it for 4 years or so.

Anyway, the usual stuff on sfd( including sparky???) and an addition of a high powered hitachi on dm-tools
http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/sn/HITG13SE2
which is twice the price of the other pro tools

Whats best then?

fin · Post by **fin** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:46 pm

u can normaly pick up dewalt 4.5" angle grinders for £39.95 iirc from ancatown1 on ebay. ive got one of those dewalt grinders and it seems fine to me.

i had a bosch grinder iirc that got pinched a few years back. just before that happened it started shooting its bearings out whilst i was using it to grind a bit pointing back. i butchered an old drill for a couple of new bearings and it was perfect. shame i never used it again haha was a good tool aswell.

ohh they sometimes have bosch ones on that guys site aswell. maybe you will be in luck

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:19 pm

bosch blue about £40 in screwfix lovely little grinder

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:22 pm

and a 3 year warranty................

what about these higher powered ones, twice the power, twice the price...........anyone got one?

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:49 pm

the hitachi you linked to is a 5"

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:26 pm

big-all wrote:the hitachi you linked to is a 5"

balls, I'm not doing very good today

Is 5" ok then? Any problems between the 4.5 and 5?

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:23 pm

Grinders, no we are talking!

All we use at work is Hitachi or Bosch, your link to certainly has the balls. Depending on what your usining it for, the ones with paddle switches can be a bit awkward if you use it one handed, although a bit safer.

This one is more comfortable to use but a little heavy for long periods of use.http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat/de ... B3&ID=6084
(Thats the one ill get next)

The other ones we use are bosch GWS10 125. Both are very smooth runners. The body on the bosch is thinner than the hitachi but a bit longer. So if you have small hands, go for the bosch.
Both are in the £80 range id imagine, but worth it.

The smaller 115, 600watt jobbies are okay, but easy to stall and the gearboxes normally seem a bit smaller so cant take the stick.

The big factor, is disc choice. Quality ones are a world away from cheap ones.

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:13 pm

for cutting metal Hitch will tell you, you want the good 1.5mm thick stainless steel cutting discs

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:15 pm

bosch GWS10 125 is the one i own and use a fair bit for cutting metal studding and straps.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:20 pm

I'll go for hitches G13SB3 one i think............£80 cant be bad

cheers for the input

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:35 pm

Is a good heavy duty grinder that will take a lot of abuse.

As i said, a bit easier to use than the models with paddle switches.

Seems your taking a few recomendations from me on powertools

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:15 pm

just ordered it............i'm worried its tooooo green

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:58 pm

I have the metabo EW 7115 S, which comes with a tool less blade change disk and saftey clutch. Before that I had a green bosch one, which did some serious metal cutting and allowed me to repoint the back of an house with it before it died.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:06 pm

As with drills, safety clutches in grinders really get me

We had some metabo ones once, not many of us liked them.
The worst though is the Milwaukee 5", that cuts out almost as soon as you start putting pressure on it.

Hows the milwaukee sds going btw handyman? A world away from their grinders

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:17 pm

its bloody good, as good as the hilti one i was using a while ago. Mabye not quite as light as the hilti, but has as good a feel to it. Been knocking the s*** out it recently, and its going well