[TheForge] Belt sander recommendations/ now grinder

[Ries Niemi]

On Feb 26, 2006, at 7:59 PM, Dan Brewer wrote:

> I guess I have had extraordinary good luck with my tools from Harbor 
> freight
> tools.  I have a drill that I got from them for better than 20 years 
> now.
> My grinder is going on five years.  I have three of them.  I bought a 
> homier
> grinder and it lasted almost 5 min before I let the smoke out.  I have 
> a 4
> inch Makita that is nice except that it has a breaker on it that I keep
> popping.  A question I have is , Were you using the grinder for a 
> continues
> 1 1/2 hours?  If so I know of only a few tools that will stand up to 
> that
> type of use.
>
> Dan in Auburn


1 1/2 hours?
Hell, we run grinders for 3 and 4 and 6 hours sometimes.
Real tools dont burn up when you try to use em.
I have Bosch 4 1/2" grinders that are 20 years old. Dropped from 
ladders, had the cords cut off while running, covered in weld spatter, 
and they still work just fine.
Cheap tools are not worth buying.
Bosch or Metabo for Grinders.
Bosch or Milwaukee for most anything else, Unless you can afford Fein.
Makita for light duty- love their 1 1/8" x 21" belt sander.

Everything else is junk, and should be avoided.
In my shop, waaay back in 1980 or so, I had written on the wall, in 
foot high letters "I will NEVER buy another Craftsman power tool".

Ries Niemi
Industrial Artist

http://www.RiesNiemi.com