Makita 5" Angle Grinder Opinions

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Hello,

New angle grinder time. So after my hands stopped vibrating from my current budget over used aging angle grinder I'm looking for a new angle grinder :) .

I use the grinder for wire brushing paint from metal quite a lot and general grinding like weld prep for small jobs.

I've used Makita before and generally found their stuff to be good. Hears the two I'm looking at;


Makita 9558NB 240V 840W 5"
https://www.tool-net.co.uk/p-350210/makita-9558nb-240v-840w-5-angle-grinder.html


Makita GA5034 240V 720W 5"
https://www.tool-net.co.uk/p-350212/makita-ga5034-240v-720w-5-angle-grinder-with-paddle-switch.html

The 840w one is the old model, the 720w is the new one. Powers pritty close, the one I'm replacing is 860w, I've never felt it wasn't powerful enough so I think either is ok from that point.

Only question is the paddle switch thing. The old one has a standard kinda slide switch the new one has a large paddle with a lock on the main body.

Any opinions or experience with these or similar ones welcome.

Stuart
 
TBH I have stopped buying expensive angle grinders, I have a 5" 1200w Parkside from Lidl, which means I also have a three year warranty from Komparnasse, which usually means they just send you a replacement new or recon tool by return AS LONG AS YOU HAVE KEPT THE RECEIPT!!! £19-99, you can nearly buy three for the price of a rather underpowered Bosch. I also have the 225mm soft start parkside, and the soft start quit (my own fault really) but they replaced it within a week. the quality is good, the spares are available, and they are cheap. Dont buy the Lidl grinding discs though, they just dont seem to cut. The lidl cup brushes and flap wheels are also excellent, and less than half the price I pay for cup brushes at the local tool supply.
 
I partially agree with the above......

I buy cheap angle grinders for grinding discs, cut-off wheels, etc. I try to pick them up when on sale and keep a new one on the shelf awaiting the inevitable death of it's predecessor.

I use a better Makita (9005B, 10A, 1100W) for wire-brushing, I find that needs more torque than the cheapies can provide. The cheap ones just bog down.

My Makita has a simple locking trigger, some of the cheap ones use a slide switch, both types seem to work okay.

-brino
 
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I like grinders with the paddle switch, it's the type I've always used. I have one Makita and an older B&D that's noisy but just won't die. Over 20 yrs old now and after replacing the electrical cord it's good as new.

Rather than using a wire wheel to clean and strip parts I use a Norton Blaze rapid strip disk. If you ever try one you'll never use the wire wheel again. All the mill scale is removed on the tubing and ready for paint.

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hermetic said:
TBH I have stopped buying expensive angle grinders, I have a 5" 1200w Parkside from Lidl, which means I also have a three year warranty from Komparnasse, which usually means they just send you a replacement new or recon tool by return AS LONG AS YOU HAVE KEPT THE RECEIPT!!! £19-99, you can nearly buy three for the price of a rather underpowered Bosch. I also have the 225mm soft start parkside, and the soft start quit (my own fault really) but they replaced it within a week. the quality is good, the spares are available, and they are cheap. Dont buy the Lidl grinding discs though, they just dont seem to cut. The lidl cup brushes and flap wheels are also excellent, and less than half the price I pay for cup brushes at the local tool supply.
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My brother likes the parkside stuff, a lot seems to be made in germany which is unusual in itself. The lidl's near me only ever have the cheep screwdrivers and drill's , might go check them out .

Interesting their grinding wheels arn't very good, my brother got a couple of the dimond discs when they were on sale, was so impressed he wen't back and got a box full, they were priced rediculusly cheep :)

Stuart
 
brino said:
I partially agree with the above......

I buy cheap angle grinders for grinding discs, cut-off wheels, etc. I try to pick them up when on sale and keep a new one on the shelf awaiting the inevitable death of it's predecessor.

I use a better Makita (9005B, 10A, 1100W) for wire-brushing, I find that needs more torque than the cheapies can provide. The cheap ones just bog down.

My Makita has a simple locking trigger, the other ones use a slide switch, but switch types seem to work okay.

-brino
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Yeah i need a backup one, the poop one i have at the moment has been saved from the bin twice or maybe thrice, i locktited the bushing for the gears back in but it's come lose again, it was never very smoth but now it's a cement agitator :)

Stuart
 
sanddan said:
I like grinders with the paddle switch, it's the type I've always used. I have one Makita and an older B&D that's noisy but just won't die. Over 20 yrs old now and after replacing the electrical cord it's good as new.

Rather than using a wire wheel to clean and strip parts I use a Norton Blaze rapid strip disk. If you ever try one you'll never use the wire wheel again. All the mill scale is removed on the tubing and ready for paint.

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I keep seeing people using them and being very impressed. I keep forgetting to pick some up, whats the life of them like compared to wire wheels?

I do like the paddle switches on the big grinders I've used , just used to switches on the small ones, ahhh so many choices :) i'm leaning towards the paddle but my brother prefers the switches.

Stuart
 
yes, i have bought the diamond masonry saws as well, they are excellent, it is just the metal grinding discs that just don't seem to cut as well as others, metal cutting discs are fine, and the flap wheels are superb for ripping paint of and cleaning up for welding. the tools themselves are so cheap that you may as well get a couple to save the hassle of changing from wire brush to grinder!
 
hermetic said:
yes, i have bought the diamond masonry saws as well, they are excellent, it is just the metal grinding discs that just don't seem to cut as well as others, metal cutting discs are fine, and the flap wheels are superb for ripping paint of and cleaning up for welding. the tools themselves are so cheap that you may as well get a couple to save the hassle of changing from wire brush to grinder!
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Yeah thats the other thing ive been thinking, multiples for quick wheel change around. :)

Stuart
 
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