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

[Justin Fellenz]

I couldn't agree more with Reis. I have a 12 year old bosch that I used
to build a class-V unlimited baja bug with, each tubing fishmouth done
by hand--more than once the grease in the gears got hot enough to drool
out the spindle--and it keeps running, with tight bearings, a reliable
switch, and plenty of power. The dogs that keep it from spinning when
you swap disks are rounded now but they can be fixed. I expect another
dozen years or more. Cheap tools are cheap--home depot tools are cheap,
and so can be compared to habor freight. Good tools,like Bosch, are in
a different class. As someone said, and I say as an owner of both
classes, you need to ascertain how much you really need from a tool. If
it's a non critical asset, buy cheap and buy two. Otherwise, buy
quality.

JRF

--- Ries Niemi <rniemi at fidalgo.net> wrote:

> 
> 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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