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Grinder recommendations |
Rav914 |
Nov 23 2009, 02:50 PM
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All-weather fan Group: Members Posts: 738 Joined: 15-April 07 From: WA Member No.: 7,669 Region Association: None |
What do you all recommend? Main uses will be knocking off rust to get to metal, cutting metal, smoothing welds. Small enough to fit in tight spots. Electric power source. Thanks,
Nate |
Geezer914 |
Nov 23 2009, 02:57 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,436 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States |
I bought a 5" Milwalkee from Home depot. picked up some cutting wheels. Works like a champ.
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TravisNeff |
Nov 23 2009, 03:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I Like my 4" hitachi that I picked up from lowes, much better and quieter than the POS unit I got from HF (was cheap and gets the job done)
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Sleepin |
Nov 23 2009, 03:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The petite ones preferably. The big ones have a tendency to knock you over!
My mind is tellin me no but my body my body's tellin me yes I don't want to hurt nobody But there is something that I must confess... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
Bartlett 914 |
Nov 23 2009, 03:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
You can't beat the harbor freight 4.5" angle grinder. So cheap you could consider it to be a disposable tool! I had a Shop tool brand one that got away from me and hit the floor. It broke in half. The chicago brand ones are pretty tough. I use them for wire wheel, grinding and I use the .040" cutoff disks.
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Spoke |
Nov 23 2009, 03:16 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,989 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
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tat2dphreak |
Nov 23 2009, 03:25 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I have a ryobi and a "GMC" home depot brand basically. the little GMC kicks ass but the ryobi has a nice feature of being able to put the handle on the top, for sideways grinding and cutting.
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jmill |
Nov 23 2009, 03:41 PM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Get the 4.5" and not the 4". I find it hard to find the flap disks for the 4" grinders. I bought an adapter to get my 4" to run the 4.5" disks.
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kenshapiro2002 |
Nov 23 2009, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,441 Joined: 23-July 09 From: Bawlmer, MD Member No.: 10,598 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Yeah...just got a 4.5" Ryobi at HD and it rocks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)
I have a ryobi and a "GMC" home depot brand basically. the little GMC kicks ass but the ryobi has a nice feature of being able to put the handle on the top, for sideways grinding and cutting. |
aircooledtechguy |
Nov 23 2009, 04:39 PM
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The Aircooledtech Guy Group: Members Posts: 1,966 Joined: 8-November 08 From: Anacortes, WA Member No.: 9,730 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
My Costco up here had this Hitachi 4" electric for $29.95 yesterday.
I need one too and will probably be picking one up soon. |
VaccaRabite |
Nov 23 2009, 05:18 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,458 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Look at all the wussy grinders. My 13 amp 7.5 inch and grinder laughs at any job "too cramped." It just makes the room required.
(for small jobs I use my air grinder... I just wanted to be an asshat) |
Cheapsnake |
Nov 23 2009, 07:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 15-November 07 From: Door County, WI Member No.: 8,341 |
Harbor Freight, bought 2 about 5 years ago for around $20 to do some fiberglass work, figuring they'd be toast once the job was done. They've been through hell since then and still going strong.
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Richard Casto |
Nov 23 2009, 08:04 PM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
I tend to like the cheap HF 4.5". I have three. One for knotted wire, one for thin cut off and one for grinder. When they eventually die (they usually work a long time) I just buy another one. With how I abuse them, I can't see spending more for a better one.
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bdstone914 |
Nov 23 2009, 10:24 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,533 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
I tend to like the cheap HF 4.5". I have three. One for knotted wire, one for thin cut off and one for grinder. When they eventually die (they usually work a long time) I just buy another one. With how I abuse them, I can't see spending more for a better one. I have to go with the HB ones. First one lasted 2 years. With coupons and specials you can get them for $12. Two are nice so you can keep a different wheel on each and not switch back and forth. Bruce |
underthetire |
Nov 23 2009, 10:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
I got a skill professional grade one for Xmas 15 years ago, gota love my dad. Works good, but has a weird arbor on it. Can't get sanding disk backings for it. My dad has the a Milwauke and it really rocks and you can get anything for it.
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Gint |
Nov 24 2009, 08:22 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,082 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
For general use as mentioned already a 4 or 4.5" electric grinder is probably what you want. Pneumatic die grinders are great if you have the air source as well as a being good alternative to an electric grinder, but they don't have the same torque for the big grinding jobs.
I have 2 4" (4.5" I don't know) grinders. The first that I've had for 10 years is a Dewalt that only cost me $40 or so brand new. It still cranks away, nice and smooth. The second I bought when I was stripping the 6 tub so I wouldn't have to change wheels. It's a HB cheapo. Gets the job done, but it sounds like it's grinding rocks before you even put a load on it. If I were only going to buy one grinder, I'd get a decent one. You get what you pay for. And if you're one and only grinder is an HB, and it quits on you when you least expect it, you'll be schlepping to HB to get a replacement. |
jd74914 |
Nov 24 2009, 08:48 AM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
I have a nice DeWalt 4.5" grinder. Its the second DeWalt I've owned. The first lasted for 6 years of complete abuse, and I hope this one will last as long. At one time I had a HF grinder. It was one of the $12 cheapies, and lasted only a few weeks. I completely agree with Gint; its not worth it to me to have tools fail in the middle of a project so if you have only 1 grinder go buy a relatively nice one. They aren't too expensive.
I used a friends Riobi (sp?) and liked that too; though not as much as the new DeWalt with quickchange arbor. The quickchange feature is awesome! |
Rav914 |
Nov 24 2009, 09:26 AM
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All-weather fan Group: Members Posts: 738 Joined: 15-April 07 From: WA Member No.: 7,669 Region Association: None |
Thanks for all the info. I'm going to drop by HD and check out the Dewalt and Riobi, and then to Costco to see what they have.
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charliew |
Nov 24 2009, 10:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
I like a 4 inch makita the best but I also have two 4 inch hf grinders. The big 6 or seven inch grinders are ok but usually are too big for most car body tasks. When you get up to the big stuff a sander and a grinder is needed because of the differences in their speeds. I also use a bunch of 2 inch air sanding disks and scotchbrite pads. For the cut off wheels I use a long straight air cutoff tool with the 1/16 thick disks. Another problem with the big stuff is if it ever gets hung under another piece of overlaping metal and gets away from you it will change your outlook on sanding for awhile.
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