Angle grinder advice

[Captain Nemesis]

Ive got a Marley-type sectional garage to dismantle, so Im going to have to cut down the uprights cemented into the base (which I need to keep). They're about 160mm square and have rebar in them.

Never one to pass up an opportunity to buy another tool, I thought I might buy a good, used, "pro-quality" angle grinder on eBay instead of hire, e.g. Makita, Hitachi, Bosch,...

So, what size and motor power rating should I be looking at? Will be going for corded, not battery.

 

[scbk]

If you're after a 9" grinder, have a look at the Hitachi/Hikoki twin pack usually about £90, pretty good value.

 

[Catman Chris]

I have just bought the Macallister 9" grinder from Screwfix along with a diamond disc for under £60. I used it last weekend to make a floor to ceiling cut in an internal brick wall. It performed faultlessly. It did want to wander a little but all angle grinders of this size do. Its the same model sold in B&Q but a bit cheaper.

 

[ktuludays]

I have an erbauer 9 inch grinder, used for cutting gravels boards and paving slabs. No issues in 3 years with regular use

 

[Tigercubrider]

a garage is bigger than you expect when it's in bits.
I'd be tempted to hire a wall cutter with hose fitting. That would keep dust down, and be beefy enough to cut the slabs into manageable pieces to move/dispose of.
You won't own it at the end but sometimes a small tool feels like painting a room with a bottle of tippex

they go through concrete and rebar.
£40 for a weekend
https://www.hss.com/hire/p/dch300-300mm-cut-off-saw

 

[Captain Nemesis]

..cut the slabs into manageable pieces to move/dispose of..

I plan (or at least plan to think about trying) to re-use the panels (approx 1170 x 300 mm) as paving in part of the garden.

13 posts to remove.

 

[mattylad]

IS the garage still in a usable condition?

If so offer it on Freegle/Freecycle etc. and someone who wants one will come and dismantle it and take it away for you.

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Well - its reasonably usable as is, but it is not without issues.

The double doors dont fit very well. The roof has a small tiled pitched section at the front, with ridge tile problems. The rest of the roof is asbestos cement panels, which pose remove/transport/re-fit problems.

There are window panes in the end wall opposite the double doors, set directly into the concrete - again remove/transport/re-fit problems.

The roof truss fixings are almost certainly rusted solid - Ive never had any intention of checking or applying penetrating oil - just going to chop them up.

Once the posts are sawn off theyd be too short to be reused.

Lastly, and nothing to do with the nature/condition of the building, I need to keep the double doors and their hinge posts for a bit. Its coming down so the base can be extended and a posh shed installed, but with the garage gone there would be an 8' wide opening into my garden, so the front face of the garage has to stay until the last minute.

 

[Gossamer]

+1 for the Hikoki 9’’. I’ve used mine for going through concrete gravel boards with rebar and various other stuff including box section. Good value. I stupidly got it on its own not in the twin pack which is good value.

 

[sparkymarka]

Can’t fault the hitachi twin pack ….had it over 10 years and have cut loads of various stuff with it ….