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Lidl 9" Angle Grinder - any good?
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Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. At that price I'm tempted to buy one and try to sell it on cheap afterwards. Any opinions on its general suitability for such a job? I have an alternative offer of an old (B&D?) Proline Angle Grinder which I could buy instead, if the team thinks that would be a better bet ;-o. Thanks Jon N |
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The Night Tripper wrote:
Hi All Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. At that price I'm tempted to buy one and try to sell it on cheap afterwards. Any opinions on its general suitability for such a job? I have an alternative offer of an old (B&D?) Proline Angle Grinder which I could buy instead, if the team thinks that would be a better bet ;-o. Thanks Jon N if its a one job wonder, hire a monster and take it back the same day. should be less than £15 |
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Night Tripper writes Hi All Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. At that price I'm tempted to buy one and try to sell it on cheap afterwards. Any opinions on its general suitability for such a job? I have an alternative offer of an old (B&D?) Proline Angle Grinder which I could buy instead, if the team thinks that would be a better bet ;-o. I commented at the time the ad came out that it had a very compact and narrow head/gearbox which should allow it to make marginally deeper cuts and get into tighter spots. Soft start too so no kick to be scared of. Buy one! -- fred FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ******** |
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On Jul 14, 10:07*pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote: The Night Tripper wrote: Hi All * * Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. if its a one job wonder, hire a monster and take it back the same day. It never is though, so many times I've made that mistake. Latest was a plate compactor for the patio, by the time that came off hire I was well over the ebay price for a reasonable one, and didn't get the same refund option. Mind, my shed and cellar are both big and yet completely full of stuff which I will be using again at some point in the hereafter. |
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On Jul 14, 9:43*pm, The Night Tripper wrote:
Hi All * * Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. No, get a moderate quality 4 1/2" grinder instead. 9" machines have a scary gyroscopic effect - if you're not an angle grinder fan, then a 9" will put you right off. The use for a cheap 9" is when you have thickish masonry to saw up. The idea of "selling on" one's angle grinder sounds simply bizarre. I expect to only part with mine when they pry them from my cold dead fingers. |
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Hi All, thanks for the replies
I should have said that I already have a cheap 4 1/2" grinder, so if as John Rumm advises they are likely to be better for this job anyway I'll stick with that. The trailor is made from fairly 'serious' angle iron but I'm sure a combination of using the smaller grinder with a hacksaw and a sledgehammer will get there eventually... worth knowing that the main use for the larger size would be for masonry, ta. I probably should also have said that another thought about the Lidl one was that it's 230V, rather than 110V. I hadn't noticed that it has a soft start, I'd like that feature on my smaller one. Andy D, the only reason I talked about selling in on was 'cos it would be the larger one that I expected to have very occasional use for. I might not enjoy using the 4 1/2" one, but I'm not getting rid of it.... An alternative for me would have been to take TNP's suggestion and hire one for the day. Thanks again J^n |
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The Night Tripper wrote: Hi All Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. At that price I'm tempted to buy one and try to sell it on cheap afterwards. Any opinions on its general suitability for such a job? I have an alternative offer of an old (B&D?) Proline Angle Grinder which I could buy instead, if the team thinks that would be a better bet ;-o. I bought a Lidl 9" grinder a couple of years ago just for the one job - cutting the bricks for installing a larger window. It did the job perfectly. I was surprised to find it was a soft start type - so nothing like so scary as a 4" one without. For the time I needed it, was cheaper than hiring. And of course it's had occasional use since. -- *Who is this General Failure chap anyway - and why is he reading my HD? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 14/07/2011 22:29, Bolted wrote:
On Jul 14, 10:07 pm, The Natural wrote: The Night Tripper wrote: Hi All Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. if its a one job wonder, hire a monster and take it back the same day. It never is though, so many times I've made that mistake. Latest was a plate compactor for the patio, by the time that came off hire I was well over the ebay price for a reasonable one, and didn't get the same refund option. Mind, my shed and cellar are both big and yet completely full of stuff which I will be using again at some point in the hereafter. I have a clearout of the garage every few years and it is absolutely guaranteed that a week later I will be doing something and think "I just need a ... I've got one somewhere ... Oh **** I threw it out 'cos I haven't needed it for the past fifteen years!" It happens every time SteveW |
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Lidl 9" Angle Grinder - any good?
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Steve Walker saying something like: I have a clearout of the garage every few years and it is absolutely guaranteed that a week later I will be doing something and think "I just need a ... I've got one somewhere ... Oh **** I threw it out 'cos I haven't needed it for the past fifteen years!" It happens every time Silly boy; never throw anything that's even vaguely tool-shaped away. |
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Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Steve Walker saying something like: I have a clearout of the garage every few years and it is absolutely guaranteed that a week later I will be doing something and think "I just need a ... I've got one somewhere ... Oh **** I threw it out 'cos I haven't needed it for the past fifteen years!" It happens every time Silly boy; never throw anything that's even vaguely tool-shaped away. It happens with papers too, take my word for it. Nick -- Serendipity: http://www.leverton.org/blosxom (last update 29th March 2010) "The Internet, a sort of ersatz counterfeit of real life" -- Janet Street-Porter, BBC2, 19th March 1996 |
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Lidl 9" Angle Grinder - any good?
The Night Tripper pretended :
Hi All Lidl have a 230mm Angle Grider for £30 on Monday. I really donlt want or like angle grinders (it's one tool it's good to be scared of, I feel), but I have a possible use for one coming up - cutting up the angle iron of an old trailer for scrap. I would suggest buy it, they are always a mix reasonable quality and extremely good value. It bit more expensive than hiring once, but the second time you need it you are into profit. If I get near a Lidl on Monday I'll pick one up. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
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On Jul 15, 8:19*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote: Silly boy; never throw anything that's even vaguely tool-shaped away. I need to throw away lots of tools and tool-shaped lumps - otherwise I've no room for shiny new ones! |
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Lidl 9" Angle Grinder - any good?
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Dingley saying something like: Silly boy; never throw anything that's even vaguely tool-shaped away. I need to throw away lots of tools and tool-shaped lumps - otherwise I've no room for shiny new ones! Mmmm... shiny new toys... Therein lies the exception, of course. |
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replying to The Natural Philosopher, Practical wrote:
Go and buy it..it is cheaper than hiring..will be there 1st thing monday -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/...od-717593-.htm |
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Practical wrote: replying to The Natural Philosopher, Practical wrote: Go and buy it..it is cheaper than hiring..will be there 1st thing monday Which Monday would that be? ;-) -- *Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Practical wrote: Go and buy it..it is cheaper than hiring..will be there 1st thing monday Which Monday would that be? ;-) Well, it was in the middle of July, just the wrong year. |
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Lidl 9" Angle Grinder - any good?
yep, 4.5" for cutting metal with thin disks,
bigger ones for cutting concrete blocks etc. [g] |
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