good grinder to buy?

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:55 pm

i will be using 3m paint stripper pads. there really beafy and shouldnt do anything to metal if im moving the grinder constantly.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:04 am

i was looking at the dewalt in the case from lowes its a little more then the one you linked to but it is 10amp and you get a case.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:30 pm

i got the firestorm. this thing is a BEAST.
i dont know how much bettter you can get!

reason i got this instead of the dewalt, is because this one has a trigger and a trigger lock, the dewalt has a switch on the side towards the front which i would hate! with the trigger you can turn it on and off constantly while you quickly find a new spot to grind.

i have think undercoating and dirt on the bottom of my bed, this thing tore right through all that the second it touched.
i couldnt believe it!

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:56 pm

on the trigger vs. the switch. I have a dewalt with the switch. When I lock it on, in the back of my mind I wonder, "what happens when it gets away from me and wrapped in my shirt, or worse, MY PANTS!!"?

I wish my dewalt had the trigger.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:59 pm

ooo yeah didnt even think of that! once it gets on your clothes, i wouldnt even want to reach anywhere near the grinder to get the switch. at least you could pull the wire.

RedneckTexan · Post by **RedneckTexan** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:59 pm

My DeWalt has a paddle on the bottom, once you let it go, it stops fairly quickly. I don't like those that have a switch that locks on/off, too dangerous

BTW, Nice tool there Ryan!

averagef250 · Post by **averagef250** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:51 am

Hands down, Black and Decker makes and has made (for the past 50 years or more) the best electric grinders money can buy. I have bought, used, rehabilitated and tossed quite a few grinders since I stuck my first rod and the B&D's go ten times longer and work harder than anything else you can get.

I have a whole mess of grinders mostly BD, but there are a few Milwaukees mixed in. The ones I use everyday are a BD 4" that someone gave me 15 years ago and I stuck new brushes in. It looks like it went through Hiroshima, but it still runs like a top. And an ancient BD 9" model 590-5 that I've had so long I have no idea where I even got it from. It's so old it has a wood side handle and I've replaced the cord atleast 5 times. The only thing besides the cord I've ever had to touch on it is I replaced the switch with one from a newer BD because the old switch was a push-on push-off type deal that wasn't too safe.

Comparatively, the BD 9 inchers will hog steel with a coarse wheel as hard as you can push it through. The milwaukees bog down pretty good and I keep them set up with sanding discs and wire wheels.

foghorn · Post by **foghorn** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:14 am

Well since you already bought one i was gonna suggest this one i have one and it works great.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... lpage=none

I dont know how many rpms the 3m disks can handle but always check it to make sure before you use. Having a disk scatter apart on ya can be dangerous.
For grinding out small dents for filling with bondo i would get one like this they are great for this task.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=97187

Foggy

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