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A nine inch angle grinder and a Metabo corded die grinder are the two tools I'm actually scared to use. They can get away from you in an instant.
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mangocrazy wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 3:53 pm A nine inch angle grinder and a Metabo corded die grinder are the two tools I'm actually scared to use. They can get away from you in an instant.
There's a good reason why they have a dead man switch and no throttle lock!
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Re: Tool purchases

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Has it got soft start? Or is it just good old fashioned on or off?
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My 9" angle grinder is about 15 years old and doesn't have soft start - one of the reasons it makes me nervous when using it. It's also a heavy bloody thing. Are newer ones that much better? It's the torque on the Metabo die grinder that used to scare me (plus the fact I normally used it with a carbide burr). I sold it a while back and now use a much more manageable Aldi/Lidl cheapie.
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Spindle moulders were a bit a thing too.
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cheb wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:22 am Has it got soft start? Or is it just good old fashioned on or off?
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:36 pm
cheb wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:22 am Has it got soft start? Or is it just good old fashioned on or off?
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Husqvarna chainsaw - I feel like an arborist now :thumbup:
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v8-powered wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:13 pm Husqvarna chainsaw - I feel like an arborist now :thumbup:
On first scan i read that as "abortionist", and had to re-read it....
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I bought this today...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-doubl ... /p10016324

I couldn't help it for £25, it' proper tiny tho' and doesn't bolt down.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:01 pm I bought this today...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-doubl ... /p10016324

I couldn't help it for £25, it' proper tiny tho' and doesn't bolt down.
Drill some holes in its base?
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demographic wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:44 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:01 pm I bought this today...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-doubl ... /p10016324

I couldn't help it for £25, it' proper tiny tho' and doesn't bolt down.
Drill some holes in its base?
I could do.

Interestingly, the blurb on the webshite says it's pre-drilled, but it's not.

TBF It's so small and under powered that it's not going to fling itself off the bench.
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It might once the wheels are worn and unbalanced.

I screw my bench grinders* to a piece of plywood and clamp them to the bench as needed.

*Wire wheel and really rough stone. Fine stone and green stone for HSS and carbide lathe tools. Double ended polisher.
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cheb wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 8:46 pm It might once the wheels are worn and unbalanced.

I screw my bench grinders* to a piece of plywood and clamp them to the bench as needed.

*Wire wheel and really rough stone. Fine stone and green stone for HSS and carbide lathe tools. Double ended polisher.
Aye, mine kind of ambles about slowly when it's ramping up and slowing down as it hits its natural frequency but its fairly steady at full speed.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:01 pm I bought this today...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-doubl ... /p10016324

I couldn't help it for £25, it' proper tiny tho' and doesn't bolt down.
Any good?
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Dunno.

I've not ground or polished anything yet :)

Seems alright, it's much smaller than your typical bench grinder. It doesn't feel like it's going to explode at full speed. The grinding wheel has a metal guard where as the polishing wheel has a plastic guard. The Flexi tool thing threw me a bit because where it attaches is reverse thread.
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dern wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 10:56 am Any good?
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:10 am . It doesn't feel like it's going to explode at full speed.
Nah
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A LH thread is usual on that end of a double ended grinder.

The flexi drive looks useful, I've not seen one designed in to a normal grinder before.
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If anyone else wants a £25 bench grinder (should be £50)....I've got one and it's fine.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb905 ... 240v/549vv
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:01 pm I bought this today...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-doubl ... /p10016324

I couldn't help it for £25, it' proper tiny tho' and doesn't bolt down.
I can't see why you'd need 2 grinding discs.
I changed mine many years ago to have a spinny wire brush thingy. I use it all the time.
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