9" grinder

[Deluks]

9"/230mm grinder in Lidl's this week, at a megacheap £28.99. Kind of annoying cos I've just forked out for a Bosch and I'll probably only use it for the 1 job

Then again they're also doing 9" diamond blades for a paltry £4.99

Probably naffola but worth a try at that price.

 

[xerxes]

Console yourself that the Bosch grinder was very good value, and the Parkside tool overpriced by approximately 28.98.

Having said that, I might be tempted to try the discs, against my better judgement.

 

[noseall]

bosch grinders are awesome.

vicious, but awesome.

 

[^woody^]

Not from Lidl, but I get my diamond blades from Aldi for £5.

I notice no difference in cut ability or service life from the ones costing £30-£50

 

[HandyHands]

I've a Makita 9", and a Bosch 4.5" - both are great bits of kit. The Makita has a huge kick on start-up, and not for the faint hearted. Used the Bosch only this morning working on an iron gate.

 

[Hitachimad]

My favorite 9" is the 2000w Hitachis, nice and light, but plenty of power, and one of the smoothest running, virtually indistructable aswell

 

[Deluks]

My favorite 9" is the 2000w Hitachis, nice and light, but plenty of power, and one of the smoothest running, virtually indistructable aswell

Is there any tool you own that isn't Hitachi?

Aka Hitch on another forum?

 

[Hitachimad]

I have a ferm belt sander
And a powerdevil planer

 

[noseall]

i used to pay between £10 and £30 for diamond blades. some were good some were not so good.

some would cut ok others would 'gum up' and require a soft cut to bring the diamonds back up.

some would last longer than others.

13 months ago i paid £70 for a blade and i will never ever buy cheap ones again.

ever.

it still has over 10mm cutting left on it and will cut through staffy blue bricks and quarries with ease.

 

[mp10013]

i think it depends on what you intent to do with them. if you occasionally slice a bit of concrete then the cheap ones are fine. if you're regularly going through more vicous materials, and you need to do it quicker then likely its worth paying a bit more. i am the former, i paid £7 for the cheap ones from screwfix, i occaionally need it for diy and local building. it's been on over 7 months and has only worn down 5-10mm.
i put a 3-4" cut in a 7m length of concrete and it didnt measurably wear down at all.
however, my makita 9169 is now broke... it keeps blowing fuses ad there is a post in the tools forum if anyone can help.

 

[joe-90]

It doesn't really matter what brand it is as long as it turns the disc - it's the disc that does the work.

 

[Thermo]

i used to pay between £10 and £30 for diamond blades. some were good some were not so good.

some would cut ok others would 'gum up' and require a soft cut to bring the diamonds back up.

some would last longer than others.

13 months ago i paid £70 for a blade and i will never ever buy cheap ones again.

ever.

it still has over 10mm cutting left on it and will cut through staffy blue bricks and quarries with ease.

with you on that. i have a bosch grinder thats just died that has a 2 year old marcrist blade on it. still cuts great. considering the amount of paving i cut i think the money spent on a good blade is well worth it. not only that it will cut quicker than a crap blade.

 

[R5GTT]

It doesn't really matter what brand it is as long as it turns the disc - it's the disc that does the work.

Not true - a cheap brand won't have any form of motor protection (coated field coil, armature grid etc) so the dust & crap will get into the motor & kill it quicker.

 

[mp10013]

could be why my makita's now broke crap inside it, off to get the armature tested 2mo.

 

[noseall]

It doesn't really matter what brand it is as long as it turns the disc - it's the disc that does the work.

Not true - a cheap brand won't have any form of motor protection (coated field coil, armature grid etc) so the dust & crap will get into the motor & kill it quicker.

Take no notice of joe as he likes to prevoke and he is a tightwad.