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shoppin for a hand grinder
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i keep atleast one of those red 4 1/2" grinders i buy at menards on each van,cant think of the brand but they cost about $25-30 each and they work just as good as the makita's in my experiance anyway
Tool Shop brand I think. I have a couple of their tools and have been surprised they work as well as they do. I have the corded drill and the small power sander.
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What everyone has said about the Harbor Frieght electric tools are true, they will work, and work well for many years. A grinder is a grinder. I would however try to get one with a paddle switch. I have never had a power tool (save for a drill) get away from me until I had my 4.5" grinder did. I had the gaurd off using a 36 grit flexible sanding disk and it hit the concrete disk down at full throttle. It hit just right, fractured the disk and jumped in my left ankle. 16 stiches later I wish I would have sprung for one with a paddle switch. It would have been much cheaper than the E.R. visit was :blush:What ever you buy get one with a paddle switch. Your thumb will thank you for it
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moneypit wrote:
What everyone has said about the Harbor Frieght electric tools are true, they will work, and work well for many years. A grinder is a grinder. I would however try to get one with a paddle switch. I have never had a power tool (save for a drill) get away from me until I had my 4.5" grinder did. I had the gaurd off using a 36 grit flexible sanding disk and it hit the concrete disk down at full throttle. It hit just right, fractured the disk and jumped in my left ankle. 16 stiches later I wish I would have sprung for one with a paddle switch. It would have been much cheaper than the E.R. visit was :blush:What ever you buy get one with a paddle switch. Your thumb will thank you for it
Ouch. I saw a guy put one in his knee while kneeling down at work. They spin so fast the can get away from you easy.I try to keep the gaurd on mine after witnessing that.
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- larrycavan
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It sucks for that, won't spin true...back to my trusty air tools
Would probably be pretty good for general purpose stuff and it was cheap enough.
Also picke up the electric speed controller pretty cheap.
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