115mm grinder
- Thread starter Chae1
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- Huntingdon, UK
I had a makita cordless, it was a bit low on power and killed batteries, but the milwaukee one is on a par with the others. I don't use the fat cutting discs though.
suffolksmallholder
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- Suffolk
I have a Metabo 115mm angle grinder, can't fault it after 8 years of use. It cut all the metal for my 5 ton trailer rebuild. I have a Makita where I work and the on/off trigger is horrible & stiff. Both are mains, both have the button that holds the gearbox whilst you undo the wheel. The Metabo has a pocket in the steadying handle in which to keep the key, V useful when you remember it is there else you will be hunting for the bl**dy key a very long time......I speak from experience. No plastic carrying box but who keeps one in a box? I have a purpose built bracket over my work-bench on which it hangs with all the disks I'd ever need.
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clunk
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- Location
- Lesmahagow
Hitachi every time if you watch screwfix have deals on them i got a 4,5 inch and a 9 inch for £89 the pair
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Thanks for all the comments. Ordered a Hitachi.
- Location
- our house, Norn Iron
Get one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-SDS-Clic-Angle-Grinder-Nut-/252251757184
Won't need the spanner again, have them on all grinders here just need plires sometimes.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Bought a couple milwaukee ones the same.
Zebbedee
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- Location
- Scotland in the best bit
If you want something between the one handed 4.5" and the big 9" try a 5" Dewalt quite expensive but very very good and as powerful as a 9" but much lighter to use but it is a proper 2 handle design same as a 9" but just smaller excellent tool
Farmerdunk
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- Hertfordshire
Got myself a Dewalt 54volt cordless 125mm grinder. Very powerful and quieter than my makita corded.
personally unless i was horrid tight for space i wouldnt buy a 115, all the grinders i have here are 125mm, it makes them more universal imo.
i have all metabo grinders, the oldest one i have is about 28 yrs old and altho it needs a new set of brushes its still going.
i suppose after that i stuck to metabo.
i have 4 of them atm, a low nosed one for tight spaces and the others are the all singing and dancing 125mm's, clutch, brake, soft start, balancing system, anti vibration handle, quick change and so on, the latest one is a 1700W one, its a strong grinder and still not heavy.
when i seen this video, it kind of sold the autobalancer system for me.
it dose work..
i have all metabo grinders, the oldest one i have is about 28 yrs old and altho it needs a new set of brushes its still going.
i suppose after that i stuck to metabo.
i have 4 of them atm, a low nosed one for tight spaces and the others are the all singing and dancing 125mm's, clutch, brake, soft start, balancing system, anti vibration handle, quick change and so on, the latest one is a 1700W one, its a strong grinder and still not heavy.
when i seen this video, it kind of sold the autobalancer system for me.
it dose work..
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Got a 9" one too. Like the small one for cutting nuts on plough, cultivators etc where nut worn down
- Location
- West Somerset
Got an erbauer here good piece of kit.
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they might catch up i suppose, but a lot of the time they are never up at the forefront of tools are they.
i have the 4 grinders, 2 drills and the cordless grinder from them, cant say anything bad about any of them tbh but they wouldnt be the bottom of the ranges either.
when i wanted a saw the de walt came out the best in the cross cut saws so i bought one and so far so good.
the de walt wrench i went for because im not a fan of milwakee, for now anyways.
im no fan of de walt either but it was the same as the milwakee only a different colour really.
they are the only two up at the top it seems.
they dont seem to have figured out the longer lasting battery yet, getting above 5Ah is looking to be tricky it would seem.
Land Rover
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- North Ayrshire
I've been through a lot of grinders , but I bought a £19.99 Parkside 5 inch one at Lidl as a cheap back up for a laugh .
It's been absolutely brilliant , it really has .
It's a bit noisy now but still going strong .Over 1000 W , plenty long cable , and a proper long handle . You get a spare set of brushes and it has some daft variable speed thing which is maybe best ignored .
If you see them on sale at Aldi ( every few months ) then I would recommend buying one .
Usually they have the big wire brush cups and other discs on sale at the same time .
Do a search and you will see they are quite well regarded .
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/parkside-angle-grinder-lidl-19-99-from-10-12-15-2346126
It's been absolutely brilliant , it really has .
It's a bit noisy now but still going strong .Over 1000 W , plenty long cable , and a proper long handle . You get a spare set of brushes and it has some daft variable speed thing which is maybe best ignored .
If you see them on sale at Aldi ( every few months ) then I would recommend buying one .
Usually they have the big wire brush cups and other discs on sale at the same time .
Do a search and you will see they are quite well regarded .
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/parkside-angle-grinder-lidl-19-99-from-10-12-15-2346126
dannewhouse
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- huddersfield
which 4.5" is best for a lot of wire cup brushing? I find this destroys grinders
I did a 5" lidl parkside which we didn't rate
4.5 hitachi is vibrating in the head now
really old bosh did the brass bush in the head
I don't know why but the cup brushes seem too much for them really.
I did a 5" lidl parkside which we didn't rate
4.5 hitachi is vibrating in the head now
really old bosh did the brass bush in the head
I don't know why but the cup brushes seem too much for them really.
- Location
- Suffolk
I run the wire brush on a Milwaukee grinder. Their warranty is three years... Comes in handy!!
- Location
- our house, Norn Iron
Have one of their cheap cordless drills & apart from only having one battery it works well.
its at that point that you need the Watts in a grinder, the latest 5" i got is 1700W and the next one down is 1450W, id have no fear of using the cup wheel on either of them, they are well fit for it i find.