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

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

I agree with Ries and Bill as well.
If you can fine an old Milwaukee, excellent. Skip the newer ones ( POS).
Ive a small pile of dead HF grinders in a corner.
With Makitas, it's usually the plastic switch linkage that gums up. I 
finally took a drill to the case and epoxyed in another switch.
Many mfg make a consumer line and and an industrial line..the latter 
cost more in the short run but you don't have to keep buying new ones.
The $50 refurbished Makitas or Dewalts seem to be the most tool for the 
money...have worn out 3 or 4 of the Makitas.
The first one i ever bought was a Shinko...it still runs just fine!....Pete

Woolley wrote:
> 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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