angle grinder wheels

xray · 2005-09-14T20:01:19+00:00

I recently picked up a Makita 4.5 inch angle grinder at the local HomeDespot. For the most part, I really like it -- wish I had got one a longtime ago for the convenience and all the stuff you can do with it.When I bought it I picked up several wheels and attachments. One of thethings I got was a spare grinding wheel by Norton. The other day I wasgrinding the edge of 1/8" steel and the grinder was bouncing andskipping and making noise. Never did that before. I decided to changewheels, and in the process realized I had been using the Norton wheel.When I went back to the Makita wheel everthing was fine again. TheNorton was apparently not spinning true.Did I just get one bad wheel, or does Norton make a lot of crap? I'mconcerned because all the local stores I've checked seem to carry Nortonwheels.

Sep 14, 2005 22 Replies

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Nick Müller 21 years ago

I live in Munic, so BayWa is not an option. They start to have their shops in the outskirts. I would guess you are right that they sell better stuff.

OK, the digital scale was a deal. :-)

Nick

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Chris 21 years ago

Ok thanks.

BTW just looked at your Ellwe. Very IMPRESSIVE work. 800 hours is nothing, as for me it would be counted in years to accomplish something like this. Hopefully someday soon.

Chris

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