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city farmer

09-04-2007 14:38:57




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what type and manufactors would you recomend going to buy on tomarow also what type of grinding tips grinding 1/4 steel THANKS




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135 Fan

09-05-2007 20:32:42




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 Re: die grinders in reply to city farmer, 09-04-2007 14:38:57  
Carbide burrs, maybe some flap discs and an arbor for cut off or grinding wheels. Do you want air or electric? The cheap air ones will work for occasional use. Oil them just a couple drops every few hours. Electric, Makita are good or any other name brand. The ones with adjustable speed are much better to use because you can slow them down for more control or so they don't take off on you inside small holes. Air powered need a good compressor to keep up with them. If they turn too slow they don't do much. Always wear a full face shield and long sleeves with gloves when using burrs. They are the absolute worst for getting sharp filings everywhere! Dave

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ohio

09-04-2007 17:24:43




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 Re: die grinders in reply to city farmer, 09-04-2007 14:38:57  
you should have a good set of carbide burrs and mounted stones. cut-off wheels are handy, as well as 1/4x3" arbor mounted wheels. for porting use, long shanked carbide is available. you'll also need barrel rolls of sandpaper, and an arbor. dime store grinders are fine for occasional use, and you usually get what you pay for. ($20 buys you a $20 grinder, $400 buys you a $400 grinder, ect.) ingersoll rand makes reasonably good cheapies, as does Florida Pneumatic (http://www.florida-pneumatic.com/) if you're going to port heads or anything serious, try the following, they are all fully rebuildable, and will last forever.

dotco-http://www.coopertools.com/brands/dotco/index.cfm

henry tool-
Link

t/c service-
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cleco-http://www.coopertools.com/brands/cleco/index.cfm

dynabrade-http://www.dynabrade.com/regions/1/ind/index.php

buckeye-
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aro- now owned by ingersoll rand, good used grinders on ebay.

rotor-tool-
owned by cooper tools, but only build assembly tools now. sometimes real good deal on ebay.

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RJ-AZ

09-04-2007 16:40:46




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 Re: die grinders in reply to city farmer, 09-04-2007 14:38:57  
For what it's worth I have an air powered cheapy one from Wallys and a set of stones that does the job real well. Keep it clean and oiled, had mine five years now.



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RobMD

09-04-2007 16:03:55




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 Re: die grinders in reply to city farmer, 09-04-2007 14:38:57  
Milwaukee grinder, 55 bucks. Hasn't let me down yet.

Or you could buy the 20 buck harbor freight crappy grinders which apparently won't break as fast, according to some guys on here.



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suptscottyb

09-04-2007 16:09:23




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 Re: die grinders in reply to RobMD, 09-04-2007 16:03:55  
Not so. We went through 2 harbor freight grinders to one major brand.



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RobMD

09-05-2007 13:11:55




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 Re: die grinders in reply to suptscottyb, 09-04-2007 16:09:23  
oh, well I won't buy them then. :)



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suptscottyb

09-04-2007 15:58:30




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 Re: die grinders in reply to city farmer, 09-04-2007 14:38:57  
Not really sure if I understand your question. Do you really mean a die grinder like for grinding burrs off of casted material or a hand held grinder for cleaning and cutting metal. If hand held- a makita is very hard to beat. Will out last all others 2 to 1. Hope this helps.



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Jiles

09-04-2007 19:07:03




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 Re: die grinders in reply to suptscottyb, 09-04-2007 15:58:30  
What I have been using for years is a Bosch 1638 Spiralcut. This tool is like the Rotozip and is made to cut sheetrock. It is a little big but I have found no problems using it. If it is strong enough for that, it can take a lot of abuse.



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