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

[Woolley]

Greetings,

I couldn't agree more strongly with the statements below.  IMO Metabo is
head and shoulders above the rest. Milwaukee's paddle switch on the 4.5"
makes it almost impossible to use.

Regards,
Bill Woolley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ries Niemi" <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: Cutting steel- was Re: [TheForge] Re: A recipe for
EmperorWilson...


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