115 Angle Grinder

[atomant48]

I have to stick up for Bosch here - ive got 2, the first one has shot bearings after alot of use (so is noisy but still works fine - and lets face it angle grinders tend to get abused even with our best intentions!) the second is going strong. Cut through everything from sheetmetal to 1/2" solid bar and it is a trooper.

I got it after a classic cars mag reviewed a bunch and it came out top - model is 7C or something. It was rated higher due to lower noise and lighter weight - both v important i think.

As with any manufacturer - there will be quite a difference in quality throughout their range so i dont think it is right to say one brand is better than another, you can have bad models amongst "good" brands etc...

Another good thing i just remembered is it has some sort of braking action so stops v quickly when you turn it off. I find this very useful so whatever brand you go for, look for it as a feature if you can!

Good luck, whatever you get at least on that day you got to buy some new tools, and that is a good day!!

 

[keith19]

Have Bosch, Hitachi, and B&D angle grinders. All now over ten years old.
The Bosch and the Hitachi at one time saw everyday car body use. Now they all only have hobby use.
The Bosch is a torquey little thing that still has plenty of life and power; the bearings have been changed once, I think.
The Hitachi is the nicest to use all-rounder, getting a bit noisy now, so probably wants a bearing job, too.
The B&D does just about okay for hobby work, but gets hot after less than ten minutes. It is the one I lend out if anyone wants to borrow a grinder, but so far it has always come back.
I do wonder if the brands change to different manufacturing plants in different countries over the years, which might account for varying accounts of performance in well-known brands.

 

[dannyp]

hitachi or metabo for me. have a makita as well thats nice to use but the hitach and matabo grinders have done a LOT more work.

i keep a 125mm hitachi with the 1050w motor for where i need a lot of heavy grinding where the 9" won't get. that grider has proved indestructable it's proably done 150 hours on a motor rake repointing houses as well as 4 ish years in the workshop, 2 switches and on it's 3rd set of brushes still going

 

[Sub-arc]

The Hitachi is the nicest to use all-rounder, getting a bit noisy now, so probably wants a bearing job, too.

My Hitachi is a bit noisy too. Popped off the gear/spindle housing today and all the grease was stuck at the top of the housing and nowhere near the gears. So added a bit more and stirred it up a bit. Vast improvement. Might do that every now and then.

 

[BillFarworth]

A Metabo W8-115 purchased!Kit is on the way to me!
Update after receive it!

 

[DuffyBB]

Bough these two a few months back...linky1 linky2(metabo one was £30 at the time, and jumped up in price not long after i got it).

Prefer the feel of the Metabo one tbh(which is actually 705W), and the switch on the Makita one is a pita.

 

[brewdexta]

My Bosch grinder died tonight, it was sounding like it needed some TLC for a while and now its making some serious er - grinding noises its done me well, 10 quid of the market second hand and I've had it for about 10 years. I'll do an autopsy on it when I get time to see if its worth repairing.

So I went a bid mad and bought 2 Metabos. I was always intending to buy a second 115 grinder to reduce the amount of tool changes so I thought I would combine postage and buy one of these Metabo W680-115 for 40 quid inc vat and one of these Metabo W8-115 for 80 quid inc vat.

I have a Metabo sander and its built like a tank and really works - I've destroyed a Makita and a Kress sander doing stuff the Metabo just gets on with.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Jim_gsxr1000]

Dewalt D28113K 240V 900W 115mm is what i have works well, i also have a bosch professiona, also very good!

 

[greek]

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[steve.h]

I would like to add that Erbauer are pretty good power tools for their money, I had a 14.4v drill/driver I used it daily as a tiler, I used it as a hammer via the battery many a time, I gaveit a right tough life, it lasted over 6 years of very a hard life, the only reason itdoesnt get used is the batteries are useless now, but thats not their fault I used them on my lads little 6v quad bike, boy did it go well with the 14.4v battery, the batteries still work but dome last as long, they would of had I not done what I did with them.2 Year warranty with them, I have never returned anyof my Erbauer power tools but I know screwfixdont haggle they just tend to hand a new one over. what more do you need.....