Please link me if there is already a section for tool talk.
Recently I have needed to buy a new angle grinder after the old one i had here gave up the ghost. I think it crapped out after a few good sessions with wire brush attachments cleaning up some old rims. I think the wire brush attachments are hard on them as they can never be balanced spot on and the nature of the work is also hard on them ....
So anyway i went looking for a replacement with maybe an emphasis on a "cheapy" as i plan on giving it hell!! lol
My local Hardware shop had these nice looking Einhell ones they now stock after they have got out of the cheaper ROK brand ones...
The Einhells came in the 3 sizes or the smaller grinders 4, 4.5 and 5 Inch. Both the 4 and 4.5 had the same power rating (600watts) but were fairly cheap ($55ish) The 5 inch which i was leaning towards was around $86 at my local .... and it had 1010watts.
They look spunky too and ergonomic~
But i end up going to the only other shops that sells things like this in town and they had the ROK brand and a 5inch with 1200 watts of power for just $69 and it had the same 2 year warranty.
The build quality doesn't seem the same and they quote the Einhell as being quieter ..... this things rattled from the get go lol ..... but it was cheaper and with more grunt and also had another feature which i liked which is a variable speed. I haven't seen many variable speed angle grinders and i thought it could be handy.
So far its seems ok ... im using it with a JOSC brandy Brumby strip it disc to remove some paint ....and I think the variable speed is nice.... Ive tried it on its lowest speed and i can still take paint off nicely without "ripping" into it too much and causing too much heat.
So there ya go .... I am sure the reputable brands like Makita, Bosch and Ryobi and some others are hard to beat .... but for a cheapie thats going to get a hard life .... i think these ROK things r ok !
