JoeM 7,874 #1 Posted September 5, 2021 Bought this angle grinder a few years ago on the cheap. Being compact and slightly underpowered, i dedicated it to the "wheels of death".......the wheels finally won out but not after a impressively huge run by the Har-boo Fright "Drill Master" I tortured the living snot out of this thing, don't think I had much more then ten bucks in it. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,497 #2 Posted September 5, 2021 Nothing like getting every ¢ out of a tool.... Many times over. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3 Posted September 5, 2021 There is a couple things i do to also make them last for years. 1 i try to never cover the vents on the body...it creats big heat inside. 2 during use i never push it hard....creats alot of heat on the peice being worked on especially thin metal and will cause warpage. Letting the tool rev will allow it to cut or clean much faster too. 3 i always try to blow them out....rust and fine metal paticulate accumulates inside. 4 thank the grinding gods for getting one more days use and still having all my fingers lol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,169 #4 Posted September 5, 2021 I have one of the red ones which I'm pretty sure predates the black ... It has to be close to 20yrs and still 'keeps on ticking' I had 2 of them but one gave up 2-3 yrs ago, and that was after 2 brush changes. I abuse the snot out of em too!! I now have it and 2 of the types that are now sold - I really dont see them going 20yrs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #5 Posted September 6, 2021 I have one as well, got it once on sale, and then 20% coupon on top of that.. Can't complain for what I have in it. Has been good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,641 #6 Posted September 6, 2021 I have that same tool. It kept cutting out - the cord was bad - it had a pair of like three-strand wires under the insulation. Cheapest POS I ever saw. After replacing that, it continues to function surprisingly well. I figure it will one day either electrocute me or just burst into flames and melt. But for $10 and a old cord I recycled off a dead Makita drill, I can’t complain. I should find those good old asbestos work gloves… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #7 Posted September 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said: I have that same tool. It kept cutting out - the cord was bad - it had a pair of like three-strand wires under the insulation. Cheapest POS I ever saw. After replacing that, it continues to function surprisingly well. I figure it will one day either electrocute me or just burst into flames and melt. But for $10 and a old cord I recycled off a dead Makita drill, I can’t complain. I should find those good old asbestos work gloves… Should be three stranded wires in just about every corded piece of outdoor equipment you use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,641 #8 Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ZXT said: Should be three stranded wires in just about every corded piece of outdoor equipment you use. These strands were extremely thin, three wires each for the positive and neutral conductors (not three conductors). I don’t know what gage, but it looked pretty sketchy. I’d never seen anything like it. Edited September 6, 2021 by EB-80/8inPA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
