Bauer cordless grinder??

[fordkid88]

Has anyone had a chance to play with the bauer cordless grinder yet? There has been a bunch of chat about the fuel grinder but nothing of these. For your average home fabricobbler you could get 3 of these and a 4th battery for about the same as the fuel.

https://m.harborfreight.com/20-volt-4-12-in-cordless-angle-grinder-tool-only-63632.html

 

[bcradio]

I have not seen these before, but that is a very good price. I am curious how they perform as well.

 

[fordkid88]

I have not seen these before, but that is a very good price. I am curious how they perform as well.

I've been eyeing it up for 2 weeks or so and it looks good but I don't want this to be a fail item.

 

[ishiboo]

I love one of the reviews.

"why would you want a tool that did not come with a battery??"

Wow.

 

[ocloc24]

The only batts so far are 1.5ah and 3ah, on the smaller one that's MAYBE 10min of runtime, 20 on the 3ah. That kills it for me

 

[kctyphoon]

Yes, anything that runs constantly will eat batteries.. for short jobs, not an issue. For reference, the fuel grinder with a 9.0 battery will run about 45 min under a load. I'd guesstimate you'll get 15 min or so with a 3.0 on the Bauer with constant use.

 

[fordkid88]

Yes, anything that runs constantly will eat batteries.. for short jobs, not an issue. For reference, the fuel grinder with a 9.0 battery will run about 45 min under a load. I'd guesstimate you'll get 15 min or so with a 3.0 on the Bauer with constant use.

Sounds like it'll spend more time charging than anything else.

 

[jonesg]

Sounds like it'll spend more time charging than anything else.

2 batteries is fine for us home gamers, I have the m18 but would buy this HF grinder in a heartbeat. And you just know bigger batteries are coming.

 

[fordkid88]

2 batteries is fine for us home gamers, I have the m18 but would buy this HF grinder in a heartbeat. And you just know bigger batteries are coming.

I've been curious about the batteries as well, in order to stay in the game a bigger batter has to be on the way. It would be nice to have 2 of them, 1 with a cut off wheel and 1 with flap discs. Less switching and no cord to fight.

 

[kctyphoon]

I wouldn't count on that. The Hercules line offers 5.0 batteries, marketing that line to more "professional" type use.. i don't see HF having the 2 lines compete with each other.. I'm guessing that's why Hercules doesn't have an impact wrench, to push people into the earthquake line for those..

 

[PelicanPines]

I love one of the reviews.

"why would you want a tool that did not come with a battery??"

Wow.

Once again, Ryan... we need a LIKE button for posts like this.

 

[ndnchf]

That sure would be handy to have. But buying the grinder, 20 amp battery and charger comes to around $95. I've already got 5 or 6 corded grinders. I always work near an outlet, so its hard to justify that much money just for a little convenience. Too bad, I do like it though.

 

[6PTsocket]

I wouldn't count on that. The Hercules line offers 5.0 batteries, marketing that line to more "professional" type use.. i don't see HF having the 2 lines compete with each other.. I'm guessing that's why Hercules doesn't have an impact wrench, to push people into the earthquake line for those..

You bring up a good point. They have too many "pro" and "semipro" systems, all using different batts. Between Earthquake and Baier and Hercules that is a bit much. They have always done that; how many "sawsalls" do they have at incrementally higher prices, or 1/2 air impact wrenches? They are very successful; so what do I know?

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[fordkid88]

I wouldn't count on that. The Hercules line offers 5.0 batteries, marketing that line to more "professional" type use.. i don't see HF having the 2 lines compete with each other.. I'm guessing that's why Hercules doesn't have an impact wrench, to push people into the earthquake line for those..

With that logic wouldnt a cordless hercules grinder be in the works then