Mr Roo
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On the back of the “is 9” too big?” thread, I thought I’d have a wee moan in here about the last half-dozen or so makita grinders I’ve had.
my last job, we pretty much only bought makitas. 4 inch for the blacksmiths, 4.5 inch for the platers, and occasional 5” for myself and another fella who got the muckier and heavier jobs.
there was also an array of ~6-7yo Bosch/Hitachi/etc grinders kicking about.
In the 12 months I worked there, I went through approximately 10 grinders. Occasionally it was something daft like dropping a 500x500x20 plate and blootering the whole unit. Sometimes it was a simple snapped cable which then got cut short and re-plugged.
but makitas? jeezo. Three makitas I got lasted less than a day. One makita never made it through it’s first disc before the “blue reek” came and that was it.
even last weekend, I’m putting together a new gate for my parents whilst i’m home for christmas. Take out a new makita (i might have liberated it before leaving previous job.. ) and I start cutting some 12mm and 14mm square.
less than an hour before it gave up!
Has anyone else noticed this serious downturn in quality for makita’s grinders? I remember the days of old when a makita was all i would use, but now? Wouldn’t look at ‘em if they were free!
my last job, we pretty much only bought makitas. 4 inch for the blacksmiths, 4.5 inch for the platers, and occasional 5” for myself and another fella who got the muckier and heavier jobs.
there was also an array of ~6-7yo Bosch/Hitachi/etc grinders kicking about.
In the 12 months I worked there, I went through approximately 10 grinders. Occasionally it was something daft like dropping a 500x500x20 plate and blootering the whole unit. Sometimes it was a simple snapped cable which then got cut short and re-plugged.
but makitas? jeezo. Three makitas I got lasted less than a day. One makita never made it through it’s first disc before the “blue reek” came and that was it.
even last weekend, I’m putting together a new gate for my parents whilst i’m home for christmas. Take out a new makita (i might have liberated it before leaving previous job.. ) and I start cutting some 12mm and 14mm square.
less than an hour before it gave up!
Has anyone else noticed this serious downturn in quality for makita’s grinders? I remember the days of old when a makita was all i would use, but now? Wouldn’t look at ‘em if they were free!