I have learned that by just letting a new wheel run for a minute at full
speed under no load that they will last a bit longer on a 12 ' cutoff going
thru 2x6x1/4 we were able to get 10 more cuts per wheel. seem to run true
with the 4 " cutoff wheels also. so its it worth a minute of your time or
are the wheels cheaper.


"MaxD" wrote in message
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On 3/9/2013 3:46 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Another good deal post...

I picked up another HF 4 1/2" angle grinder at the tent sale. $10.00.
Between my son and I we have a few of this particular model, and they
just
don't seem to die. I also have a couple of the next model up, and I have
put them through pure hell doing body work, metal fab, etc. They just
keep
working. As cheap as they are, if they do go tits up, it's cheap to
replace
them. With more than one on hand, I'm not even really inconvenienced if
one
pukes.

An angle grinder isn't a very mystical tool - it just goes round and
round,
and occaisionally bites your finger a bit. You just can't go wrong with
these. Sometimes it pays to have a backup on hand with cheap tools.
Hell -
my old SnapOn grinder left me wishing I had a backup on hand, so it's not
just true of cheap tools.

The one I picked up the other day was to put my wire cup on. I have one
with a grinding wheel, one with a cut-off wheel, and this one with the
wire
cup on it. Saves having to change over. I use my cut-off tool much more
than I use my angle grinder with the cut-off wheel, but when I do want
the 4
1/2" dude, it's there and ready to go.

Cheap makes it easier to justify buying a-nother.


Do you use the HF abrasive wheels? If so, how well do they perform?