If the grinder is a grey colour, it is most likley a big name. The Wickes pro range is made by Kress, who are very good.
If the grinder is a grey colour, it is most likley a big name. The Wickes pro range is made by Kress, who are very good.
I needed a grinder for a particular job, so bought a cheapo 9 inch. It did the job, and has lasted several years of occasional use since then. The cheapo ones are much heavier than the decent brands, and that would make a real difference to how tired you felt if you were using one for several hours a day.
Interesting. I'm just repairing some secondhand doors for the old Rover with the idea of swapping them once I've got them perfect.
I'm using an old red Wicks 4 1/2 with a twisted wire cup for cleaning prior to welding, and a sort of angled semi flap type for grinding down excess weld - there's plenty of that with me at the moment.
Changing the discs is a pain, so I'm thinking of a second grinder.
The old Wicks one has been fine and was cheap, but has a poor switch.
A friend of mine acquired 30 odd plain concrete slabs from his neighbours old patio paving and went about cutting them with his 5 inch grinder to pave his side alley. Every one needed cutting to fit the width.. Main problems were 5 inch didn't cut right through the slabs, took a long time, he got through quite a few disks (only a couple of quid each) and the dust buggered up his nice expensive Bosch grinder.
Bought a cheap (£40 ?) 9 inch grinder which did the job in half the time, used only one disks and didn't suffer from sucking in its own dust. Kicked himself for not buying the 9inch grinder in the first place.
Yep, if it were me I'd get a cheapy grinder & spend the money on the diamond discs.
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