who makes the best die grinder?
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who makes the best die grinder?
i'm in the market for a new pneumatic 1/4" die grinder. just wondering what everyone recommends. i use mine quite a bit and it is crapping out on me.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (weiRtech)
I use my Matco (I believe they're MT1893 and MT1890) nearly every day and it's been nothing but a great tool to me. I'm pretty hard on air tools as well with my frequently forgetting to oil them, etc... I have two different Die-Grinders. 90 Degree and Straight, both have given me no issues seeing every day use for the past year or so.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (weiRtech)
The snap on - bluepoint die grinder (I believe they are around $120 USD)... Stay away. We bought 4 of them, two years later, they are all dead. We run dryers and oilers on our air lines too.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (CRMB)
ive currently got a mac and ingersol unit. whatever tool truck is at my work when i need something is what brand i get. as long as u take care of them they should last a while.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (Dazed and Confused)
the nicest thing i have ever got to play with was a Metabo 700 series
machinist chuck, super smooth at any rpm, [freak]ing WOW, seriously.
i usually used a Dewalt DW887 type with light dimmer switch.
-had pretty bad vibration depending on what speed
-good torque
-bearings went out pretty quick on it.
-nice thing is that its very rebuild able, bearings, brushes, etc.
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machinist chuck, super smooth at any rpm, [freak]ing WOW, seriously.
i usually used a Dewalt DW887 type with light dimmer switch.
-had pretty bad vibration depending on what speed
-good torque
-bearings went out pretty quick on it.
-nice thing is that its very rebuild able, bearings, brushes, etc.
m.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (marcin)
I use an IR on a daily basis. Haven't had any issues with it. As a matter of fact almost all of my air tools are IR, except one snap on impact gun that I don't really like anyways.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (weiRtech)
i've had a cheap ace brand 25 dollar one for a couple years.. when it breaks buy a new one... If you have an unlimited budget for tools buy a dotco.
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Re: who makes the best die grinder? (weiRtech)
I have a harbor freight and a snap on one I believe. Both work fine, been using the harbor freight one for about a year or so, not every day use.
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I use IR, CH, and some china brand. The CH has out lasted just about everything else ever. I have one that is 15 years old and the China brand is at least that old. Still going. Sounds like hell, but put some oil in it regularly and it will last for ever.
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the dollars you want to spend and what you need to do with it is going to narrow your list.
I have 2 IR's that are the next best thing to a hand held milling machine. 19,000 rpm but
1 HP Have a cheap jet extended works good and have some newer small frame cp's that I use for chamfering and tootsie roll. Snap on ones I don't think are worth the dollars. Hav an extended one and the body is always unscrewing its self + I don't care for the one piece collet/ shaft. I would rather have a seperate collet and nut especially if your only have one and your going to change the cutters constantly. Oil them its important and keep water out of the lines!!!!
I have 2 IR's that are the next best thing to a hand held milling machine. 19,000 rpm but
1 HP Have a cheap jet extended works good and have some newer small frame cp's that I use for chamfering and tootsie roll. Snap on ones I don't think are worth the dollars. Hav an extended one and the body is always unscrewing its self + I don't care for the one piece collet/ shaft. I would rather have a seperate collet and nut especially if your only have one and your going to change the cutters constantly. Oil them its important and keep water out of the lines!!!!
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I use the top of the line Snap On unit. Much nicer than my old IR unit. Its like 4 times quieter and uses half the air. It was money well spent.
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dont forget pre-filters and dryers/oilers. super important in the longevity of the tool
i dont know if anyone else has seen turbine powerd die grinders, but at sema 07 i saw some amazing turbine grinders that were really expensive (400 and up or so) that were impresssive because you could rebuild them with a couple of simple bearing changes. no oiling either. high rpm.
i dont know if anyone else has seen turbine powerd die grinders, but at sema 07 i saw some amazing turbine grinders that were really expensive (400 and up or so) that were impresssive because you could rebuild them with a couple of simple bearing changes. no oiling either. high rpm.
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