Has anyone ever used one of these? If so, what brand would you recommend?
Has anyone ever used one of these? If so, what brand would you recommend?
I have a Dewalt 20 v and love it. I use both grinding wheels and cutting wheels and it holds its charge very well. In my mind very much worth the money.
i have one similiar to what patriot mentioned and i am very happy with mine also
I've had an 18V Dewalt angle grinder for several years. I use the heck out of it and it still works well.
However, I've found it depends on what you are doing with it and your patience level:
1. Works best with thin zipcut disks. Not very good at plain old "side head grinding" when smoothing welds and such, unless you only need to take a thin skim off.
2. Batteries wear out just before you complete your cut- guaranteed!! Always have charged spares with you and put the newly-dead battery back on the charger right away or you'll be outta luck!! I work with 4 batteries...the 2 that come in kits aren't enough.
3. Works well on thin material--1/8" or less. But plan on going thru batteries if you start on anything thicker. That being said, I won't hesitate to cut the head off a 1" bolt. But I would think twice about cutting 4" channel.
4. If you plan on using it away from home, get a charger that will work from your cigarette lighter in your vehicle--or an inverter so you can plug in your 120V charger.
On the other hand, my son, who is less patient than me, would rather hoist a generator onto the truck and use a corded side head grinder than screw with the battery grinder.
So, you mileage may vary!! But I've had no problems with the grinder itself.
Jon.
I also have the Dewalt 20 V and love it. I also picked up the 20 V reciprocating saw. The new lithium ion batteries last a lot longer and charge a lot faster. Well worth it in my opinion.
If it wasn't for the $ in $crap, it would just be.....
Ive used these for scrapping and on cell sites for replacing locks. I've got a milwaukee m18, klutch (northern tool), and dewalt 18. Northern tools grinder set I got for $89 on sale in okc because it was all I could find. My dewalt was at home and I hadn't got the milwaukee yet. The dewalt I got years ago when they were still $200. The trick with all of these is to take your time or your battery will go dead before the job is done. I prefer the milwaukee 119.99 at Home Depot bare tool. But in reality I'd buy whichever I already had batteries for
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