HF 4-1/2'' black grinder

[solitaire]

Anyone have any experience with the harbor freight grinder thats on sale for $9.99? I have one of the older orange ones and that thing has held up forever. I'm assuming the black one for 9.99 is of a lesser quality ?

 

[solitaire]

http://www.harborfreight.com/4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-95578.html

this is the one i'm referring to. I have a coupon for $9.99 a piece. I was thinking about getting 4 of them so I dont have to switch out attachments.

 

[jeffk14]

I don't know a definite answer, but the popular consensus is that the orange HF grinders are the best of the lot and the price usually reflects that.

 

[ibedayank]

anything drillmaster.... leave it in the store

 

[MechanicNamedJohn]

I have one... I use it with a wire wheel attachment.

I don't think you would want to use it for constant use; it gets pretty hot after a few minutes of use.

For wire wheeling its great; and was only $10.00.

I use a red one grinding.

 

[solitaire]

do they still sell the orange ones in the store?

 

[MechanicNamedJohn]

do they still sell the orange ones in the store?

For the grinders; I don't think so. They changed them to red; they work fine, I use it a lot.

 

[diggerrick]

I only use mine with a wire wheel or surface conditioning discs now - it just doesn't have much power. I don't regret buying it at all, as it's always worked fine and is handy as hell for light duty work. You'll also want a more powerful grinder for heavier stuff though.

 

[BEAVO]

i have a blue one and it works pretty good and it does get hot after a few mins of use and when your cutting something thick it dont have allot of power but for the money why not i would buy another one if mine burned up