Angle Grinder

[jamesdriscoll]

Hello all, I'm looking to buy a decent angle grinder to use mainly to cut into a cast iron downpipe (65mm diameter) so I can fit a rainwater diverter kit. Any recommendations that can do the job quickly and easily for a reasonable price? Any makes to avoid?

Thanks for your help

 

[merlin50]

Bosch is best

 

[Alarm]

One off use?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-e...ools-_-Erbauer ERB017GRD 4"Angle Grinder 230V

 

[jamesdriscoll]

Thanks for your replies

I'd probably only use it now and again, but would want it to to a nice job, no breaking the disc or not cutting properley! Is Bosch a good bet to cut a section out of a cast iron downpipe? It is quick?!

 

[merlin50]

last you a lifetime will do a good job with a thin disk


http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1016425/Bosch_GWS_7-100_240_Volt_Grinder_100mm_720w/product_info.html

 

[HH1]

I like bosch or dewalt.

Avoid the cheap and nasty ones are they are generally just dangerous to use. (screwfix clearance ones come to mind).

 

[nickjb]

Hitachi make nice ones for reasonable money. You'll need to be able to get round the back of the pipe to cut all the way through with a 115mm cutter (you don't need a bigger one) so you need to be able to remove it or at least pull it out a bit.

 

[Alarm]

I like bosch or dewalt.

Avoid the cheap and nasty ones are they are generally just dangerous to use. (screwfix clearance ones come to mind).

Screwfix is ideal if ideal for limited use, they work. Can always get a new one if it breaks.
Why buy decent for occasional usage?

In my experience Hitachi is dire. Mikita http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-9554nb-4-240v-angle-grinder/53964 last and last.

 

[HH1]

I like bosch or dewalt.

Avoid the cheap and nasty ones are they are generally just dangerous to use. (screwfix clearance ones come to mind).

Screwfix is ideal if ideal for limited use, they work. Can always get a new one if it breaks.
Why buy decent for occasional usage?

In my experience Hitachi is dire. Mikita http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-9554nb-4-240v-angle-grinder/53964 last and last.

I would rather spend the money and get the job done without any injury than go cheap and nasty and be at risk when doing the job !!!
Even for / especially for, occasional use.
And the advice applies even MORE to someone who has limited experience of using a grinder.

Let me just clarify it further :-
"Screwfix Clearance" - ie the ones that don't sell to well.
NOT the normal screwfix catalogue ones.
Although the clearance items were probably in the catalogue at one time.

"Generally dangerous" - OK, not all cheap ones will be, BUT, SOME of them WILL be.
Been there / done that !
Threw it out after a couple of uses.


I do not include the Makita you have in your link, in the dangerous category, I do not consider it cheap, think of cheapness around the £20 or so mark.
Makita grinders certainly were a very good make to have. Not got any recent makita grinding stuff so can't comment on their quality now, but years ago were a nice tool to use and they are still considered a good make.

Do use, at the present time both dewalt and bosch. Have no real preference for either and happy to use both (not in each hand, at the same time though)

 

[stillp]

For a one-off task like this, I'd forget about the angle grinder and use a hacksaw! Much safer, quieter and less messy, and you can cut through the pipe from one side. Don't forget the sparks from an angle grinder will attach themselves permanently to glass and concrete, (as well as eyes and skin).
If you really feel the need to use a power tool then buy a reciprocating saw.

 

[streetlighter]

Can recommend the Bosch angle grinders I have one can't remember model number but it's a blue professional model in a plastic carry case. For the small price difference it's worth buying from the blue range instead of the green DIY tools.

 

[Norcon]

Metabo make a great 9" grinder. A load of features on their latest models.
Have one about 16 years now. A big fat one.
It been dropped from roofs, driven over with a 5 ton tractor and still refuses to stop operating.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

......will attach themselves permanently to glass and concrete, (as well as eyes and skin).

And spectacle lenses, too.......

 

[Alarm]

Good point, DO NOT forget goggles.

 

[BigRobCanUFixIt]

i bough a green one from wickes for about 17 quid 5 years ago. I have cur out 5 floor pans from cars, cut loads of round bar, box section and sheet metal, and the grinder is still going strong. Aldi and Lidl now and then have deals on grinder discs, i bought 30 thin cutting discs, 6 larg grinding discs and a couple of sanding pads for a tenner,.

I think the cheaper brands would be fine for even fairly rigerous work.