Cutting steel- was Re: [TheForge] Re: A recipe for Emperor Wilson...

[Ries Niemi]

On Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Keporter at aol.com wrote:

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> Makita, who invented them, makes the very best small angle grinders.

As a lifelong tool abuser, I gotta disagree with this statement. By and 
large Makita tools last about 2 weeks in a real shop environment full 
of gorillas like me and the boys that work for me.
The only grinders I will let in my shop are Bosch or Metabo. We have 
one big 9" Milwaukee, which, while it has lasted a long time, is one of 
the most ergonomically misdesigned pieces I own.

Bosch and Metabo 4 1/2" ers both go for around 100 bucks, but will last 
years, and then are rebuildable. You can drop em off ladders, cut the 
cords off with a grinder, saw or dropped 1000lb piece of metal, burn 
em, use em for wheel chocks, and they just keep working.

Chicago is now a small town in China.

ries