BenB
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 06:57 PM |
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How many angle grinders do you get through in a year?
Today I had one of those days that make you realise that working for a living (so you can pay someone to do PITA jobs) isn't that bad.....
A while back I put a StickyBoot on my tintop to scrape through MOT. Of course the boot fell apart shortly afterwards leaving me with a clacking CV
joint.... Not being particularly enthusiastic about the possibility of a CVJ collapsing at speed I got a replacement CVJ (and boot kit!!)....
Only trouble was the suspension is now 11 years old and hasn't seen a spanner for the last 9 of those!! So all the nuts were rusted to buggery
and back. Out came the angry grinder..... It was bad... And I've booked some intensive psychotherapy to try and forget just how siezed solid the
brake disc was onto the hub.... Suffice to say that initial plan of gently tapping it with a rubber mallet quickly gave way to large tw@ts with the
not-so-subtle persuader....
I was using the angry grinder that much that it became uncomfortable to hold, and blowing air into the vents with my air blower just produced copious
amounts of smoke Ray Mears stylee... Shortly afterwards it started making funny noises then stopped working. I thought I'd sussed it when I saw
the contacts had burnt out but replacing them just made a big spark come from the electromagnets and then it was all silent....
So it's angle grinder #3 in less than 12 months for me 
ps Getting the old CVJ off the driveshaft BTW was a severe PITA. Never again!! Next time my Micra goes wonky I'll throw some money at the local
garage (or give the car to the local scrappy  )!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:00 PM |
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I broke the button you hold to undo the disk after 1 month but my JCB one has lasted my 6 months and counting
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:01 PM |
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I had a Makita for 15 years a bosch for 5 years and i am currently using 2 Aldi ones that i got for £7.99 3 years ago and are still going strong. When
my mate was building his stock car we used 6 in 3 months 
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Guinness
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:03 PM |
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I've killed one B&Q one, and working hard at killing the second. Funny how the original B&Q one seemed to last 1 year and 1 day 
Cheers
Mike
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iank
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:07 PM |
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Have yet to kill the cheap(ish) Erbauer I got from Screwfix a couple of years back.
Guess I mustn't be pressing hard enough 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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thunderace
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:08 PM |
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one word got it new years ago and the word is
DEWALT
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:09 PM |
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Bought a bosch one about 10 years ago. Built two cars with it, still going strong!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:19 PM |
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bosch industrial (blue) going just fine.
regular use tools are best paid for.
Just totalled two erbauer drills at work and finally proved to my boss that buying decent kit is worthwhile, now we have 2 makitas finally!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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minitici
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:27 PM |
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I had four replacements for a cheapo grinder from Focus (in the space of two months).
Eventually took a full refund and bought a decent Makita.
Only good thing with the ones from Focus was that I got a set of 5 grinding discs with each replacement
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Howlor
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:35 PM |
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Bosch and no probs 10 years on.
Steve
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locoR1
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:44 PM |
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Had a Black & Decker Proline for about 20 years (god that makes me feel old)
Its still going strong considering the abuse its had over the years
Just goes to show you get what you pay for!
Dave...
 
Description
Check out my CB500T Cafe Racer build diary
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Simon
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:50 PM |
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Just killed my Bosch one at work. Lasted about two years, but they are worked hard.
Got a B&D drill cos of the fire, needed in a hurry and it lasted less than an hour!!!
ATB
Simon
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:54 PM |
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I have 2 Hitachi angle grinders , both are in everyday use and a least 15 years old.
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onzarob
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 07:58 PM |
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I've got a B&D been great 6 years old, but only home use. I did kill a cheap one in 3 months, but I was chasing walls with it when
renovating my cottage, cement dust kills em quick
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
one word got it new years ago and the word is
DEWALT
Ditto...must have had mine at least 10 years....still works flawlessly
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jono_misfit
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:14 PM |
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Weve got a Wolf grinderete which lasted for about 30 years but died last year and cant get spares for. Almost makes me want to put in a warranty claim
but apparently they went out of business in 1980 something.
I think we do about 2 per year of cheap ones, although the current aldi or liddle speacial has lasted a year of abuse.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:19 PM |
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15 year old Bosch is still going strong despite lots of hard use.
It even survived full chat to zero in a millisecond when the clay pipe
I was cutting dropped and grabbed the diamond blade. My wrist
came off much worse, sprained and a kin big bruise where the grinder
body twatted it.
Bent the blade but it didn't explode like a conventional one would of.
Had to use water pump pliers to undo the nuts as I couldn't hold the push
button in enough.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:20 PM |
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I have a cheap Chinese one that I bought twelve yers ago. It's still going strong and it has been severely abused.
Downside; my hands vibrate for half an hour after I stop using it.
Must buy a Makita.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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caber
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:34 PM |
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Just killed my 20year old ,£70 when I bought, it Black and Decker proline cutting through 10mm plate steel for a manifold I made. My second proline is
still going. the side handle broke of my Macro one after 2 days nearly castrating me in the process, I made it a steel handle and the button for the
disk lock promptly broke off. It still goes round and is used for a wire brush. I still have 2 other cheapies one Aldi which is excellent 125mm disk
and one lidl 115 disk, both still OK after about 1 year. Having several with different disks o seems to work for me, none get serious abuse this
way
Caber
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martin1973
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 08:40 PM |
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i got a clark life time garantee one in june
11 time its been replaced
but i have a wolf one which must be 20+ years old still going strong?
[Edited on 30/1/08 by martin1973]
martin
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dhutch
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 09:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
...but my JCB one has lasted my 6 months and counting
How is that anyway? I'll report your thoughts on it back to branded
products...
Persaonly i have makita i looted of my grandad, via the boat, on the assumtion that anything on the boat is now mine.
- God knows how old it is, but ive been giving it abuse for 5/10 years, plus whatever it had before than.
Smoke from the vents just means i need a cuppa, and it would like to be left running while i do that to cool down.
Daniel
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Simon
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| posted on 30/1/08 at 09:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
one word got it new years ago and the word is
DEWALT
Ditto...must have had mine at least 10 years....still works flawlessly
Don't want to upset you, but de Walt is B&D
ATB
Simon
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 12:37 AM |
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Old Makita getting a bit hit and miss now, Machine mart cheapo went on fire first time we used it - they sent it back to be examined before giving a
refund, can't be too carefult hese days!
have and Aldi cheapo which is heavy but functional and we try and leave cutting and grinding discs on seperate machines.
I bought a Dewalt which is good and still going strong but the Dewalt drill purchased from B and Q (and hardly used) has packed up in about 14 months
which has put me off their stuff and confirms that they have gone down the no QC route -if they are made by Black and Decker that reduces my
confidence further as we had one of their mid range cordless drills strip the gears while putting a few screws in.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14016102@N00/ (cut and paste this dodgey link)
Our most recent pics are here:
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/trextr7monkey/
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tomblyth
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 08:13 AM |
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B & Q have an offer on about £35 1 year G/tee and 50 free disk's (that right 50 disks... or buy any from argos and take 3 year optional
cover , only down side is SOD'S Law (It will break at the most inconvenient time!)
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02GF74
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| posted on 31/1/08 at 08:38 AM |
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there are two approaches to this.
first by cheapie grinders: screwfix/aldi/netto/argos for a fiver and treat them as consumables. you'll probalby go through one every couple of
months.
or buy a mega expensive one that last longer .... but how mcuh longer?
... and which way is cheaper?
I have a b&d profession grinder bought over 20 yrs ago; not abused but still going strong.
I keep meaning to take it apart to service (oil bearing etc) but never get round to it shomehow.
I have never know the grinder to get hot.
Are you like realy pressing hard? Just hold it gently against the workpiece mincer style and let the stone to the work.
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