Whats the best 4 1/2 hand grinder ?

years ago while working maint. in a plastic production plant one of my jobs was rebilding skil mdl.#77 wormdrive saws to cut up the regrind(bad parts) to fit in the grinder and i was repairing 3 a shift and noticed when i didn't clean one out it usually had issues quickly. the only time one of those outlasted the others was when some dumbfuck ran over it with a forklift. glad to see somebody else cleans out their tools

 

I have been using a makita for about 5 years now. Solid as they come.... UNTIL you drop a complete tube chassis on it... It still works, but a bit more intermittenly now. I went out and got a HF grinder, and seems to work OK, but I am going to go buy another Makita as soon asI can.

DIma

 

The HF I buy only because if I'm out in the woods 100 miles away cutting pieces off a car with the generator and I forget it or it falls in a puddle or something, it's not a big deal. I had one for about two years, finally died when it got sand in it from under an old Cadillac. I bought another to replace it, and to ensure it will last forever, I got two more on sale last month for $9 each. At that price they're just about as disposable as the cutoff wheels.

4" will get in smaller spaces than larger, too.

But if I was using one every day for bodywork and the like, I'd spend the bucks on a real one and save the chinese crap for when I'm outdoors -

 

i have 3 craftsmens, one i bought 5-6 years ago after the first one quit after a long life and two my neighbor gave me. i keep a grinding disc on one, sanding disc on another and a wire cup brush on the third. sometimes i swap out the wire brush for a cut off wheel. it sure beats changing the wheels out everytime i need a different media and now it spreads the wear and tear out over the three tools.

 

black and decker .......got it in the late 70's.....still american made back then.......still good today.......replaced the cord.....use good quality abrasives.....good to go

 

I use an air powered Ingersoll Rand 3445 4 1/2" grinder. I love it over an electric grinder because it's very powerful, never get's hot, and you can control the speed of the grinder. I feel I have way more control with this grinder than the Makita grinder I was using before. Also, you can find them for around the same price as a nice electric grinder.

 

Makita makes a 4-1/2" grinder thats variable speed, model 9564CV and a 5", model 9565CV. Has anyone ever tried one, seems like a good idea. With a cutoff wheel you could slow it down for a little less kick. May also help when finishing. The down side, almost $200 bucks.

 

Dewalt, hands down.....................

 

I have to agree with TMan,the disc or the blade does the cutting,the grinder or tool just spins it.
I have an industrial grade Dewault that came over on the ark.I'll shed a tear when it dies.

 

makita man mine is 5 years old never misses a beat.it would be fifteen years old but some fucker saw how good it worked and fuckin stole it!!!!

 

im usually a makita man but i used to work for sears. they had this deal where for rewards for things they would put your number ina basket. well i was a good boy and i won a nice little craftsman grinder. I LOVE IT!!! never thought i would but now i can't imagine having another one. that was 5 years ago just used it the other day on a french job works just like day one

 

I like DeWalt, some of the other grinders have that funny switch that kind of likes to lock it self in the on position when you didn't want it to. The DeWalt button for the power and the button to lock it on are seperate and far apart. I like it better that way.

That's just me...

My old DeWalt just died on me after ten years, I use it almost daily so I'd say that's a pretty good run.

 

Dewalt, hands down for me. At work, we use them exclusively and we use them alot, daily.

I have two in the shop now also. Though expensive, I find them a good value for the money and have never burned one up.

 

I've used dewalt, makita and Metabo... Im my opinion the metabo is the best hands down. I have two of them a 4-1/2 and a 6"

They do cost more but in the long run I'd say they pay for themselves.

 

Is that Makita or Bosch ?
Those switches suck big time.

I've got an old Black and Decker,and a newer Dewalt.


If you get one from Horrible Freight,get one of their fire extinguishes too.