Craftsman 4" grinder for $25

[bmwpower]

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00911650000P

Nice to have an extra so you don't have to switch discs all the time.

Add to cart to get $5 more off.

 

[Coach James]

My dad has a 4" Makita that works well but it is hard to find disks for it.
Coach

 

[l_bilyk]

Looks like a pretty crappy grinder

 

[timgr]

Lots of inexpensive grinders out there.

This one http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200319255_200319255 was listed here a few months ago and still seems to be the loss-leader.

 

[strizzy]

Have one of those. I've put quite a bit of fiberglass dust through it and it still keeps going.

 

[Tiny Jackson]

I found a 5" dewalt angle grinder for $39.60 at Lowes on Saturday. It was on clearance as Lowes is only going to carry 4 1/2" dewalt models now. The cheapest I could find that model grinder for online is $79, with most prices being in the mid-$90 range.

Anyone interested should check their local Lowes for this deal.

 

[bmwpower]

Looks like a pretty crappy grinder

do tell, please

 

[Motochris]

Home Depot has a special for 2) 4.5" Dewalts for $99.

 

[wilbilt]

do tell, please

Yes, do tell...

I wonder what it is about that grinder that sets off your "****" alarm?

 

[Rabbit]

it's the same as all the other less than $20 grinders as found at Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, Tractor Supply, etc etc etc. Heck, I wouldn't doubt they're all made in the same Chinese plant.

 

[Ign]

Sears's website is hurting. If it's a 4" grinder it should have a 3/8" spindle. But the text claims it has 5/8"-11 to accept a "wide range of 4.5" accessories."

Which is it?

I have to agree it looks cheap, but it IS cheap. The spindle housing and shape of the vents definitely echoes that of every other low-dollar grinder, which, again, it is! Probably be fine for shadetree use for many years.

If it's truly a 6A motor that's respectable for cheap angle grinders.

 

[Stanger]

I'd rather just change wheels on a nice, paddle style 4 1/2".
Grant

 

[BrianJ]

Any thoughts on this?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...ame=Portable+Power+Tools&sName=Angle+Grinders

 

[TNToy]

If I were going to spend more than $50 on a grinder, I'd buy a used Metabo or a Makita off eBay. Metabo is where it's at.


Under $50, just buy the orange HF unit. Hell, buy two. I use my HD grinder for heavy-duty extended tasks, and the cheap ones for a flap disc and wire wheel to surface-prep for welds.

A good grinder with a cutoff wheel, a cheap one with a flap disc, and another with a wire-wheel or grinding stone will really speed your work up, and won't break the bank.

 

[l_bilyk]

do tell, please

I literally had the same grinder marketed under a different brand. The a part of the button that locks the teeth so you can change wheels broke off internally and wrecked the gears. Buy a metabo and you only cry once.

 

[alohavw]

do tell, please

I own that model and I can say that it is not that good. Used a couple of grinders before this one and my opinion is that this one vibrates way more than the others.

 

[Slide]

That looks like the same one I have, except mine is black instead of gray. Got it as a Christmas gift back in 2001, I think. I really like it, and having used the Horrible Fright grinders as well as the Milwaukee ones, I'll say mine is much closer to the upper end on quality. My only complaint is the metric Makita-style spindle that make it hard to find anything but regular grinding discs for it.

Of course, a lot of outsourcing and cost cutting may have happened in the last 6 years...