TBH for home use only, buy a warehouse one for $20 odd. You get a years warranty if it burns out, and they seem to run fine. mine lasted about 5 years
gunhand,
Mar 19, 5:28pm
I have one of those grinders, had it two years and nothing wrong with it. I do all manner of work with it as well.I tried out of desperation a few years back a warehouse one, lasted a week, a week longer than I thought it would as well. By day 2 it was making weird noises and by day 5 it, well died a smokey noisy death. But it served its purpose in that time.just.
treachug,
Mar 19, 5:32pm
+1. Purchased mine from warehouse for home use. Its had a good workout in the last 6-7 years I have had it rebuilding a Stockcar & altering a couple of trailers. Still goes ok.bit tired though. Was a Colt one I think, silver painted alloy nose with blue body. Have a brand new Makita 115mm & brand new DeWalt 115mm in the cupboard, both been there since way before the current grinder & both in boxes still unopened. Still using the good old red shed grinder!
gunhand,
Mar 19, 5:47pm
Actually I have the one to the leftof the $49.99 one sorry.
trader_84,
Mar 19, 5:47pm
I've got a couple of them and they get used often. Bosch ones. One big one and the other a 125mm one. Its false economy getting a cheap piece of sh1t due to thinking that it will not get alot of use. Thats not what usually kills them . its leaning on them too much in use. This is what starts making them start making funny noises and getting that lose and worn out feeling. Leaning on them too much will kill any of them but it will break the cheapo ones first. The known name brands will last longer in the same situation.
rosehonda,
Mar 19, 5:53pm
Yea the 115mm orange black and decker is the one i'm looking at. Website does not have sale price for some reason.
May be fine for home use but I just don't think I could bring myself to buy a warehouse red stamp one.
gunhand,
Mar 19, 5:59pm
It will have a warrenty like everything so you can't go wrong really.But ,so do warehouse ones LOL.
tmenz,
Mar 19, 6:04pm
Get a variable speed one.
stevo2,
Mar 19, 6:30pm
I have good quality grinders. Bosch 230mm Pro Flex 180mm German Bosch 125mm Pro Makita 125mm Pro AEG 115mm Pro Flex end grinder Pro All excellent machines that will probably outlast me.
sanders4,
Mar 19, 6:34pm
Most are made in China and last the same. Warranty from the red shed, so dumb to waste money on a brand name. I have had a warehouse unit outlast an Hitachi that cost 5 times more so go figure! Best ever was a black and Decker made in Belgium, did 6 very repeat veryheavy years until it fell off a saw stool.
intrade,
Mar 19, 6:50pm
id get a makita for 145$ or so. new otherwise any grinder that can take larger disks be ok from like of supercheap auto when its on sale
moparpete,
Mar 19, 7:29pm
Have one of those Rockwell 115mm grinders from Supercheap. Have had it a good six years and still running strong. Also bought a Black and Decker drill from a garage sale for $10 about five years ago and hasn`t missed a beat. Done a lot of various jobs with it, Porting Cylinder heads. Polishing, die grinding as well as drilling. Been a bloody good powertool.
next-to-normal,
Mar 19, 9:10pm
get 2 colts one for the cutting blade and one for the other,my colt works well, i treat it as a trash unit and it goes well ,cost 10 bucks on trademe
budgel,
Mar 19, 9:17pm
I have had a predator 115mmfor years, it came with a two year warranty and cost $32 on special. it has done more work than Iever imagined it would.
Dust is what kills angle grinders whether they be Makitas or Kamakuzas.
I buy cheap ones not very often.
coolcort,
Mar 19, 9:32pm
Have a 180mm Makita for over 30 years 3 sets of brushes and replaced drive gears has done untold work with cutting and grinding and still going fine. Was a new name on the market when i got it and slightly lower in price so gave it a go now they are near the top end in price having proved themselves in toughness and relyability .
alimac1,
Mar 21, 8:17pm
I've got a $49.95 Ryobi that still goes well after 5 years
sr2,
Mar 21, 8:45pm
LOL; I once had the race car service van clamped in an empty "private' car park in the weekend. Inside amongst a myriad of tools and spares was a generator, 4" and 9" grinders, hack saws, big hammers, a gas set.etc.,and best of allmy young, overly enthusiastic, totally bullet proof,obviously psychotic service crew.Talk about a Turkey shoot, I almost felt sorry for that poor wheel clamp!
scoobeey,
Mar 21, 9:27pm
you get what you pay for . for instance i could have boughtryobi drop saw for 260 but went dewalt 1400 at the time . i am building a motorhome using mostly rimu and i have long forgotten the purchase price but have never forgotten the quality!and the nice cuts:))
mrfxit,
Mar 22, 1:26pm
The issue with the cheaper electrical tools is more in the line of you either get a good 1 or a dud. + Often less torque & crappy chucks
budgel,
Mar 23, 8:54am
Placemakers had a115mm Hitachi for $65bucks,None available by the time I got there, bugger!
nicolaas3,
Mar 23, 9:27am
XU1 from Bunnings or M10 I forget. Less than $40 from memory and has lasted over 5 years with quite a bit of DIY use. Its not heavy duty so if doing a lot of heavy work they can overheat.
outbidyou2,
Mar 23, 10:01am
I saw in the Mitre 10 catalog the hitachi is on special, $60 from memory
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