7" angle grinder

[searcyfarms]

yes I have on my 4 inch grinder - easy to replace and away I went!!! as for the hp ratings, you can put in a bigger motor to handle more stress and rate your tool higher to sound better but it doesn't mean you are getting that much power just that it has that big of a motor - kind of like a 150 hp tractor in soft ground you wont get the pull you do in dry dirt but the motor is still putting out the same power

 

[searcyfarms]

and back to the original - I have a good friend that is a welder and he uses Milwaukee, bosch, Makita, and he recommended I go with the dewalt that uses the old B&D patent that they bought out, they are a heavy beast and he grinds a lot on bridges and gets a lot of dust so cooling/air circulation and how the dust is pulled through the motor and design are also a consideration, I have no clue what the differences are in each particular model but he says his last two dewalts have lasted longer than the others of ANY brand so he has been buying those - he wears one out about every 8 to 10 mos and has been getting close to 2 yrs out of the dewalts - they use them for cutting and grinding and they will hurt you if you are not careful, when one of those wheels catches it will pull you into your work etc......not for the weak operator or faint of heart - I use mine for mostly metal work and its been great so far

 

[Billself]

FEIN is one of the best i've ever used great service great warranty great tool different sizes to suit your need. been using mine for years without problem and i use mine a lot . i've tried other brands dewalt milwalkie ryobie craftman but FEIN has outlasted all of them. hope you find a good grinder

 

[Thomas]

I like my Milwaukee most of all the hand grip.

 

[ning]

I still crack up when I read Hp ratings. The Bosch may be the cat's meow but they advertise 4hp. Huh??? I love Bosch but com'n man!

120v machine at 15amps is 1800watts. Equals 2.4hp. Please explain.

It's only 2.4hp at 100% efficiency, which is unlikely (ie impossible; 60-80% is more likely).

4HP is probably right before the motor stalls, when it pulls so much current that if you didn't have it on a breaker, the motor would smoke and your wiring would catch fire. Obviously, not a sustained hp number!

 

[TMGT]

Can honestly say I never pay attention to the hp rating on hand tools.

 

[patrick_g]

I have a corded 7 inch Milwaukee and it is terrific, great power. It is a handful but is a glutton for hard work. B&D and DeWalt are both made in the same factory and are several notches down below the Milwaukee.

 

[searcyfarms]

Patrick Patrick Patrick.............regarding your signature..........I grew up raising hogs, I have wrestled many and was never out done, however I never took on one I didn't think I could whoop - the worst were the reds/duroc mother with babies or the free ranging Berkshires - they were the biggest sows ever, managed to stuff 3 sows in our 1975 ford pickup and they avg'd over 825lbs each, it took some big lumber and time to get those three loaded.

as for having all the fun, not sure if they still have them but we had greased pig races at all the country fairs around - I had so much fun winning them, you NEVER grab a hog it will get away, you always jump on them and mash them into the dirt, bear hug him with an arm load of dirt as you scoop him up.................then run for the finish line!!! I won a lot of spending money back in the day doing that and had so much fun so I know first hand those pigs didn't have all the fun - such great memories - thanks for reminding me!!!!

 

[patrick_g]

A big Poland-China could be "fun." Any way, just in case, my signature is metaphorical, not literal.

 

[searcyfarms]

ahhhh yes the good ole spotted Poland-china girls...........we had some of those as well - we ended up mainly with hamp and york cross - long and beefy hogs with great loving temperaments - more safe for us kids doing chores - although with 3 sisters and no brothers I did 90% of it unless I needed help, hence when I left home they got rid of all the hogs within 1 yr ;-)