[TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

[Larry and Pat Brown]

I had one HF grinder last about three hours of intermittent use before it 
burned the armature wiring and stopped. the other, I had bought two at 
once, must have been the same batch but was on fire in my hand while I was 
on a ladder about an hour later. At the time HF also sold Bosch 1347a, 
bought two of them about $70 each. Just killed one, The armature to gear 
threads stripped after about 8 years and the other is still fine. I might 
try a Metabo next time. Might try to weld the gear to the shaft on the old 
Bosch for an emergency backup or for the bad neighborhoods ;-)
L Brown

At 08:22 AM 8/11/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>The Dewalt industrial grade 4-1/2" angle grinder is probably the best tool
>they make. I have had one for over twenty years, and it never has let me
>down. On the other hand, when I want to misuse an angle grinder (mounting
>cup brushes, or grinding inside confined spaces where the airborne grit is
>going to be heavy), I reach for a Harbor Freight Chicago brand ($18 on sale)
>in order to spare the "good" grinder.
>Mikey