This thread started badly with everyone talking in metric, but halfway through folks have reverted to imperial.
Cordless angle Grinder
- Thread starter UlsterFarmer135
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Anything from the known brands, Makita, dewalt, Hitatchi, Milwaukee will be worth having, especially as the batteries are so interchangeable, if your already running any cordless kit buy the same brand, the batteries might not fit now, but the next battery drill you need to buy might! The little grinders must be pretty good as the scumbags seem to be a able to gain entry into pretty much anything with them!
Steevo
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This thread started badly with everyone talking in metric, but halfway through folks have reverted to imperial.
That's what you call progress...!
ACEngineering
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This thread started badly with everyone talking in metric, but halfway through folks have reverted to imperial.
I work in both! which ever happens to be the closest on the tape measure is what it is
ACEngineering
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the latest 5" milwaukee offerings, but there is a slightly smaller lower powered 115/125mm version too. The high performace one requires the new 5.5ammp or 8amp or a 12amp battery to get the most out of it, these batteries have slightly better cells in them than the standard 4, 5 and 9amp batteries. (standard batteries will still fit and work but you wont get the best out of the tool)
What model of Makita
Steve welder
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I have metabo and happy with it
I’ve got the 230mm twin 18v Makita and would buy another tomorrow it’s bloody brilliant mitre cutting fibre cement on a roof, no leads to trip over or keep moving also have the 125mm, you need spare batteries with what ever brand you buy as their is nothing more frustrating than waiting for bats to charge, I’ve got no pref over brands but my mate is using more batteries than me on Milwaukee like for like,
DGA 517
I have the 467 (115mm guard) but there's no real difference.
Variable speed is a game changer, I use a lot of flap discs and often for deburring stuff etc it makes sense to run on low speed. Poly fibre discs for paint and rust stripping work great at low speed too, they fly apart at normal speeds. It's got plenty torque so you don't feel short-changed.
I bought a chinese copy for £40 but it's crap, I wouldn't buy another, I'd just go straight for a genuine dga517.
Pistonbroke
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New Milwaukee has variable speed aswell but dearer than the old model
Pistonbroke
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I picked up some aluminium tread from gamic trailers and spent ages putting everything on the list into millimeters. First piece 250 wide,the lad said " what's that,about 10 inches?"I work in both! which ever happens to be the closest on the tape measure is what it is
Tomr10
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Doesn’t everyoneI work in both! which ever happens to be the closest on the tape measure is what it is
TheTallGuy
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- Cambridgeshire
Metric for small, imperial for large... with a crossover in the middle. I drill 10mm holes & drive 10 miles. I use 5ml of vanilla essence, but drink pints. Obviously the imperial standards of 4x2 and 8x4 remain. In the middle it just depends on what I am doing as to whether I use metric or imperial.
Is the 519 just a higher spec can get it for £12 more is it worth it?
Its got X lock mechanism for changing wheels
i've got a dewalt 4 1/2 18v grinder been absolutely fine and very capable
Lakesdigger
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Don't use spanner to tighten discs on 4 1/2 grinder and you'll be able to undo by hand anyway, can't see point in fancy lock systems.
Wilksy
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- East Riding
I bought a makita hold-all with, grinder, impact driver, drill, circular saw, reciprocal saw, three batteries and a charger 16yrs ago and apart from the batteries it’s all going strong and I’m a kitchen fitter so used nearly everyday, it’s that old i can’t use any battery over 3ah but I find they’re enough, I’ve added a sds drill and jigsaw since, all the said I’mvery impressed with dewalts offerings
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