This is a heavy duty piece of kit perfect for grinding down girders or cutting cars in half. This will work out cheaper than hiring one for a day. Just please remember this is not a toy and treat it with the respect it deserves. I bought one in Craigavon today along with a little Guild bench grinder for £9.93 http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/guild-pgb150g-150w-bench-grinder-464540 if you are interested.
this is the official bumph.
Product details
The Guild Large Angle Grinder is ideal for grinding, cutting, de-rusting and polishing. Suitable for both left and right handed users, there is a choice of three different front handle positions for optimum comfort.•Features: Features include an auxiliary handle, a spanner, a safety guard and spindle lock. With external carbon brush access, this super powerful 2000 watt grinder is an useful addition to any tool kit.
•Dimensions: (H)584, (W)312, (D)136mm
•Colour: Green
•Material: Plastic and steel
•Corded/cordless: Corded
•Suitable for: Cutting, grinding, roughing and brushing metals and stone
•Wattage: 2000W
•Bore size: 22.2mm
•Handle details: Rubber overmould grip
•Guarantee: 2 years
•Additional information: Does not include disc
There are still some available in Northern Ireland and it's on their own website so happy hunting.
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pete_21 to jaspreet17
1 Sep 163#23
Just tried it on mine, a few minor scuffs but it's nothing a bit of T-Cut won't fix...
BenderRodriguez
1 Sep 163#9
Got one, thanks.
On an unrelated note, does anyone know what kind of license is required to open a tattoo removal business?
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Wheatstone2006
31 Aug 16#1
bargain, bought one today, most decent cutting discs cost more!
Stuntgut
31 Aug 16#2
I also bought one today and then bought a Silverline 633588 Turbo Wave Diamond Cutting Blade off Amazon. Heat added.
I see that Homebase have 3 models: 2000W (this one), 1050W and 750W. If I were just to buy one, would I be better off buying this one rather than either of the other 2? It would just be for home DIY stuff, although I guess it would come in handy if I ever needed to cut through my bike lock.
scoobytawazara
1 Sep 16#7
what size is this 4 inch or 9 inch
Stuntgut
1 Sep 16#8
Can confirm that disc size is 230mm which equates to 9 inches. No discs included. Better to buy discs through Amazon.
BenderRodriguez
1 Sep 163#9
Got one, thanks.
On an unrelated note, does anyone know what kind of license is required to open a tattoo removal business?
rasanh to BenderRodriguez
1 Sep 162#10
you don't need a licence, just peel it off.
:confused:
cunstine
1 Sep 161#11
Tradesman here I bought one of these to replace my old burnt out one,wasn't expecting much but its totally surprised mr very good grinder that ive used cutting very thick concrete without issue and cut many paving slabs too.for this price its a bargain I paid £50 for mine
bobo53
1 Sep 16#12
will I be able to get the grinding I always dreamed of with this one??
Roger_Irrelevant
1 Sep 16#13
Definitely need 2KW for a 9" grinder, imagine the torque needed to drag a diamond blade embedded 4" deep in a brick wall.
These are heavy though (or should be); unless you've got arms like a Worlds Strongest Man contestant they're no good for de-rusting big bits of metal etc.
BigBuds
1 Sep 16#14
This one is a 9" grinder the one you bought is only 4.5" this one is twice as big.
jaizan
1 Sep 16#15
If you do any significant amount of work, you want a 9" and a 4.5" angle grinder.
The main advantage of the 9" model is depth of cut. For example, if you want to cut a doorway through a brick wall, this is the one to have. They do need handling with respect though.
The smaller sizes are good for any small cleaning up jobs or cutting where a smaller depth of cut is required.
For the home user (such as myself), the small one gets regular use & the large one is occasional use only. But I still need it. Since it is not in regular use, a cheap one will probably do fine. My large one is a Wickes branded one.
Stewieb
1 Sep 16#16
Which one is best have both ordered for collection from store. :-)
pete_21
1 Sep 16#17
Just reserved.
Cheers OP.
jobibear
1 Sep 16#18
Reserved, thanks OP. Now working out how to collect it. 40 mile round trip. Long cycle ride?
reg66
1 Sep 161#19
well you've ordered two different sizes so not really a matter of which is best. you've ordered a Stanley 115mm and Guild 230mm. (although I'm guessing if they were the same size the Stanley one would be better. why not check Amazon reviews for both?
jaspreet17
1 Sep 16#20
any good for car polishing? someone tried it ?
bobo53 to jaspreet17
1 Sep 161#21
do not even attempt to do it with any fixed speed grinder, it will bounce as soon you touch the car, too fast. You need one with speed controller. LIDL does do one at less than £20 from time to time. It is very but very good as a grinder and polisher, also with a powerful 1200w motor and takes anything up to 125mm
nomnomnomnom to jaspreet17
1 Sep 16#22
No. Buy a proper buffer if you want an electric one. These are entirely unsuitable for car paintwork.
pete_21 to jaspreet17
1 Sep 163#23
Just tried it on mine, a few minor scuffs but it's nothing a bit of T-Cut won't fix...
traf1sub1
1 Sep 16#24
Will this take 9" and 4" discs or is it just for 9"???
taki100 to traf1sub1
1 Sep 16#26
you wouldn't want to put a 4.5" disc in it. It's far to heavy for small work. At £13 for the smaller one grab one of those aswell.
dealerxxx
1 Sep 16#25
Oos nearby closest 15 miles away, not worth it for me but heat added
dreamer181
1 Sep 16#27
Hi,
I need to remove bathroom wall tiles. Will this do?
lilbeastie to dreamer181
1 Sep 161#28
no - you want a hammer and chisel
reg66 to dreamer181
1 Sep 16#29
I'm definitely no expert on the subject but reckon you'd need an sds drill with hammer only motion (3 settings - drill/hammer + drill/hammer) and get a sds chisel bit around 75mm wide. chisel the tiles off. you could, if you have one, use a multitool with grout removal bit in it to cut out some grout to get you started with the sds hammer. Lidl had some pretty powerful sds drills last week for £40 but they might be a bit heavy depends how much is tiled. if you did want to cut the grout out with an angle grinder then this one is overkill, get the Stanley one for same price. probably have dust everywhere that way though. or just use a hammer and bolster if you don't mind a bit of graft!
here's an sds with hammer only from homebase for £29.53 3.8kg, not too bad for continuous work click here NOTE if you get this drill it's an SDS plus, different fitting to SDS. so just make sure you get an SDS plus bit for it
J1135
2 Sep 16#30
reserved, awaiting my cancellation call lol
Smithington
2 Sep 16#31
Nice spot - I got one of the three available at Bristol Longwell green yesterday.
Any reason why people are opting for the silverline discs on amazon over this: toolstation blade
Looks identical, but 1/3 less the cost?
rossmclean
2 Sep 16#32
same question, would be good to get some thoughts on blades.
reg66
2 Sep 16#33
haven't looked around so may be cheaper elsewhere... but i was just browsing the campbellmiller website and these (not diamond) genuine bosch metal grinding discs were in the clearance section £2.50 each free delivery maybe helps someone
hiralv
2 Sep 16#34
On the comments about blades, I've looked and looked over again for a blade that's good enough to cut the council street grade slabs (harder than the b&q tat they sell for like £1 a square foot) and found that this one cuts it like a hot knife through butter. I've got the 115mm for the smaller grinder which is like £4 and now going to go for the 230mm version as I know it works a treat.
Just a thought for anyone who finds a long track to get to a homebase that has stock.. Here's a thought, if I remember rightly Argos and homebase are both part of the same umbrella company. So if homebase sells it for cheaper then surely Argos could price match it ?
Please update if I'm wrong or if anyone's tried this
hiralv
3 Sep 16#37
Nice one for that price its worth a go. Cheers
pgjeffery
3 Sep 16#38
Got one yesterday - seems a decent enough piece of kit.
only hic is when I read the instructions (well I sometimes do that -sad!)
the guard that comes with it is only for a cutting blade - you are supposed to buy a special guard for grinding!
Not quite sure as the guard supplied seems wide enough for a grinding disk & it seem a bit stupid selling an 'Angle Grinder' with a missing part!
neiljw
6 Sep 16#39
picked up one from altrincham store (ordered online). Drove about 20 mile , only to be told they didn't have it. showed them confirmation email & eventually they did find one ( apparently very common for people to order online , then go to collect & find shop has no stock). I'm glad I went to the shop instead of ringing them to check I could collect. Now to find some metal cutting disks (cheapest so far is 10 for just under £15 on famous auction site ) not checked for grinding disks.
hiralv
6 Sep 16#40
Theres still quite a few floating about in the west / north london areas. Finchley had about 6 on the shelf today
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Opening post
this is the official bumph.
Product details
The Guild Large Angle Grinder is ideal for grinding, cutting, de-rusting and polishing. Suitable for both left and right handed users, there is a choice of three different front handle positions for optimum comfort.•Features: Features include an auxiliary handle, a spanner, a safety guard and spindle lock. With external carbon brush access, this super powerful 2000 watt grinder is an useful addition to any tool kit.
•Dimensions: (H)584, (W)312, (D)136mm
•Colour: Green
•Material: Plastic and steel
•Corded/cordless: Corded
•Suitable for: Cutting, grinding, roughing and brushing metals and stone
•Wattage: 2000W
•Bore size: 22.2mm
•Handle details: Rubber overmould grip
•Guarantee: 2 years
•Additional information: Does not include disc
There are still some available in Northern Ireland and it's on their own website so happy hunting.
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On an unrelated note, does anyone know what kind of license is required to open a tattoo removal business?
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Hot.
On an unrelated note, does anyone know what kind of license is required to open a tattoo removal business?
:confused:
These are heavy though (or should be); unless you've got arms like a Worlds Strongest Man contestant they're no good for de-rusting big bits of metal etc.
The main advantage of the 9" model is depth of cut. For example, if you want to cut a doorway through a brick wall, this is the one to have. They do need handling with respect though.
The smaller sizes are good for any small cleaning up jobs or cutting where a smaller depth of cut is required.
For the home user (such as myself), the small one gets regular use & the large one is occasional use only. But I still need it. Since it is not in regular use, a cheap one will probably do fine. My large one is a Wickes branded one.
Cheers OP.
I need to remove bathroom wall tiles. Will this do?
here's an sds with hammer only from homebase for £29.53 3.8kg, not too bad for continuous work click here NOTE if you get this drill it's an SDS plus, different fitting to SDS. so just make sure you get an SDS plus bit for it
Any reason why people are opting for the silverline discs on amazon over this:
toolstation blade
Looks identical, but 1/3 less the cost?
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool+Accessories/d80/Diamond+Blades/sd1450/Concrete+%26+Stone+Diamond+Blade/p41187
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4815844.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59156%7Ccid:596310901%7Cagid:28594123885%7Ctid:pla-182969921365%7Ccrid:95887239565%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:1657436230763635617%7Cdvc:t%7Cadp:1o1&gclid=CKTswPO98c4CFdXGGwodYEQJbw
Please update if I'm wrong or if anyone's tried this
only hic is when I read the instructions (well I sometimes do that -sad!)
the guard that comes with it is only for a cutting blade - you are supposed to buy a special guard for grinding!
Not quite sure as the guard supplied seems wide enough for a grinding disk & it seem a bit stupid selling an 'Angle Grinder' with a missing part!