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[r97]

i have the same hf one t-man has, i think i got it for like 10 bucks, all i have to say is that i'm happy, i hear people say the gear box is loud, but it doesn't bother me one bit.

i think this is it, different color though,
http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders/heavy-duty-4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-91223.html

p.s. bighead, that better be a crazy nice grinder! i can think of a lot more to do with 550 bucks!

 

[ramairgtz]

I have a 9" milwaukee, a 4" makita and a 4" HF. I have put the HF one through some tough work and it just keeps on going. For $10 you can't beat it. I did take the gear box apart and fill it up with bearing grease and it's not as noisy now

 

[Bluethunder3320]

I have a 9" milwaukee, a 4" makita and a 4" HF. I have put the HF one through some tough work and it just keeps on going. For $10 you can't beat it. I did take the gear box apart and fill it up with bearing grease and it's not as noisy now

good idea on the grease!

 

[bighead]

i have the same hf one t-man has, i think i got it for like 10 bucks, all i have to say is that i'm happy, i hear people say the gear box is loud, but it doesn't bother me one bit.

i think this is it, different color though,
http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders/heavy-duty-4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-91223.html

p.s. bighead, that better be a crazy nice grinder! i can think of a lot more to do with 550 bucks!

Thats why I never got another one. I was just stating quality in these grinders.

 

[redsox985]

I have a 9" milwaukee, a 4" makita and a 4" HF. I have put the HF one through some tough work and it just keeps on going. For $10 you can't beat it. I did take the gear box apart and fill it up with bearing grease and it's not as noisy now

Are they really that loud over the noise grinding steel makes?

 

[bighead]

My HF grinder has sounded like a can of rocks for over a year now. But it keeps running. I did have to fix the original power cord.

 

[Cam]

Are they really that loud over the noise grinding steel makes?

When you use grinders a lot you come to realise that your not all the time cutting or grinding, sometimes just standing there trying to figure out a way to cut something, or light grinding - im not sure if you have heard the term - as grinding for many people is taking the tool and attacking the steel gouging nasty marks in the surface, and whittling the disk down to nothing in a matter of minutes.

So when your lightly grinding the noise is bloody horrible, and if your grinder is making a rumbling low - pitch sound or sounds like its got sand in it, you can actually hear it through your earmuffs, as earmuffs are designed to muffle high pitch sounds - thats why you can hear the radio while you have earmuffs on.

 

[fowler]

my makita sounds like it has rocks inside the gear box

i dont think that is normal

 

[oscaryu1]

Ryobi ftw.

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

I have a Makita 4 1/2" (or 110mm) grinder and a 9" Makita grinder as my hobby tools. I've had them 4 years now with no problems. I always choose the highest wattage with soft start, its easier on the hands, and the tools and being high wattage the final output difference due to the soft start it negligable. I also have a makita electric die grinder (large) and a makita nibbler along with a Dewalt cordless angle grinder.

Just some of the products that can be used to remove metal ^^^ that I use.

I would echo that of what others on this thread have mentioned, buy quality, and usually you'll not need to worry about it for a long time, or at least you'll have decent customer support.

Jordan

 

[lucasszy]

I have a hitachi 4 inch , which is great.

I also have a HF 4.5 inch, and I cant say that I see any difference between the two, outside of the Hitachi costing 3 times as much.

Sure the HF sounds like it has rock in the gear box, but its been like that for over 2 years and still keep on ticking. For $10 I dont think that it can be beat!

i also have a 4 inch die grinder, air powered, and ended up getting the electric, since even with my 55 gallon compressor, it doesnt put out enough air to work constantly.

Cheers

 

[Ghanem]

cool

 

[Bluethunder3320]

used my dewalt with a masonry blade to cut down the wall in between the kitchen and dining room.

at first, my dad went out and bought a reciprocating skil saw. we tried it but it was slow and after 1 foot of cutting with the "high speed" "heavy duty" blades, there was no teeth left. smooth as a knife.

tried the b&d jig saw that is 25 years old. did the same thing as the skil saw, all the teeth came off.

and also tried another skil saw. this one had a 10" or so blade on it. it cut like a slug and it kicked back ALOT. it was dangerous.

so got my dewalt from my shop and put on a dewalt masonry blade. CUT LIKE BUTTER!!!!! this was through the wall studs and plaster.

the only problem was it made so much smoke and dust you could barely breathe and see.

 

[DustinWolfe]

we tried it but it was slow and after 1 foot of cutting with the "high speed" "heavy duty" blades, there was no teeth left. smooth as a knife.

tried the b&d jig saw that is 25 years old. did the same thing as the skil saw, all the teeth came off.

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your problem is your not letting the tool do the work(or super cheap blades) you cant try to force the tool to cut you have to let the weight of the tool do the work for you. ive been using recip saws for demo for years and never had this problem(not after 1 foot at least)

 

[devino246]

your problem is your not letting the tool do the work(or super cheap blades) you cant try to force the tool to cut you have to let the weight of the tool do the work for you. ive been using recip saws for demo for years and never had this problem(not after 1 foot at least)

May have also been wood cutting blades rather than demo blades which can go through nails and such.

 

[DustinWolfe]

May have also been wood cutting blades rather than demo blades which can go through nails and such.

thats very possible except i believe he said he was using heavy duty or demo blades. i always used the "search and rescue" demo blades. they were for wood w/ nails

 

[devino246]

used my dewalt with a masonry blade to cut down the wall in between the kitchen and dining room.

at first, my dad went out and bought a reciprocating skil saw. we tried it but it was slow and after 1 foot of cutting with the "high speed" "heavy duty" blades, there was no teeth left. smooth as a knife.

tried the b&d jig saw that is 25 years old. did the same thing as the skil saw, all the teeth came off.

and also tried another skil saw. this one had a 10" or so blade on it. it cut like a slug and it kicked back ALOT. it was dangerous.

so got my dewalt from my shop and put on a dewalt masonry blade. CUT LIKE BUTTER!!!!! this was through the wall studs and plaster.

the only problem was it made so much smoke and dust you could barely breathe and see.

Had the drywall been removed?? From the way it sounds, you were cutting through plaster walls.

 

[redsox985]

May have also been wood cutting blades rather than demo blades which can go through nails and such.

I don't know about this. Our circular saw went straight through our steel saw horse while building our shed. It was a wood blade and dad didn't notice where he was 'til I said it was sparking. It didn't feel any different he said.

 

[DustinWolfe]

I don't know about this. Our circular saw went straight through our steel saw horse while building our shed. It was a wood blade and dad didn't notice where he was 'til I said it was sparking. It didn't feel any different he said.

now that you mention it i cut halfway through the tailgate on my dodge pickup with a skilsaw once building a miniramp. didnt notice till i was halfway through. not to mention we used to cut sheetmetal all the time with a skilsaw and the blade on backward. loud but effective

 

[Bugzuki]

I have a Ryobi angle grinder because I like the pistol grip instead of that awkward thumb slide switch. Mine looks similar to this one and I have had it for a couple years. Got it from Home Depot for like 50 bucks.

I also have an air die grinder. I use it with a cutoff wheel all the time. I used to have a small one that would bog down easily, but when I bought a new one I got it a little bigger and it works much better. I got it at Home Depot as well. I use the 3" cutoff wheels. It cuts tube real nice. It does sheetmetal too. I have used it to make an engine mount also out of 3/8ths. The angle grinder cuts that much better.