OK for the odd job and with 2 years warranty got to be worth a punt at £15 (was £25) Online and instore and picked one up today at Trafford. Mine came with a grinding disc in the box. Reserve online click & collect or £5 for home delivery.
Product Information
No load speed: 11000 rpm Takes 115mm diameter x 22.23mm bore cutting discs Spindle fitting: M14 Supplied with a 3m cable, 2 position side handle and 1x auxiliary handle, 1x grinding disc, 2x safety guard & 1x wrench Features and Benefits
Tool-free guard adjustment Spindle lock Guarantee - 2 years
All comments (42)
td0s
8 Jun 171#1
perfect, just what I need for grinding the edge off an uneven patio slab. cheers op
worthinger
8 Jun 17#2
I was in b and q yesterday and almost bought one...but I've got dozens of 125mm discs so had to go to Argos for their £33 125 grinder :disappointed:
Darzen to worthinger
8 Jun 17#8
You could use this without the guards.
villians1984 to worthinger
11 Jun 17#41
This fits the 125mm discs
matthoneywill
8 Jun 17#3
Was just about to post this. My grinder is packing up and B&Q don't sell the replacement brushes (plus its discontinued now). Saw these for £25 quid a few days ago but this morning down to £15 so grabbed two. One for cutting and one for grinding! :wink:
Bargain...
stingyguji
8 Jun 17#4
Can this be used to trim the bottom of a wooden door?
Besford to stingyguji
8 Jun 171#5
Err - not recommended! :confused:
You probably need a 'vibrating multi-tool' thingy, or take the door off and use a plane.
psychoticclock
8 Jun 171#6
These are great! I cut a car up with one of these and i still use it for other little jobs... im off to get another 2!
Paulaprodukte
8 Jun 171#7
Nice! I was looking for a birthday gift for my dad
andrsnh
8 Jun 171#9
Got one of these recently to do a couple of jobs around the house. It worked well although the guards tend to work themselves loose.
j41sal
8 Jun 17#10
can this be used to cut a hardened steel padlock ?
before people go on lol i lost the key and need it opened about gave up searching for the key didn't want to break the lock but have no choice
dazza99 to j41sal
8 Jun 17#11
Yes
BeerGoggles to j41sal
8 Jun 17#22
Yes but issue could be stopping the padlock from moving violently whilst you are hacking through it. Might need to use some strong string or wire to anchor the lock to something solid.
parsimony
8 Jun 171#12
That looks like a great deal.
I already have two angle grinders, do I really need another one???
j41sal
8 Jun 17#13
great thanks :smiley:
j41sal
8 Jun 17#14
is there any dics i need to use for this ? or the one supplied is enough ?
thanks
asaph22
8 Jun 171#15
Using dics would be a disaster :confused:
j41sal
8 Jun 17#16
any other suggestion ?
its an amtech padlock if that helps
tobyfoley
8 Jun 17#17
Cutting discs supplied would be fine. If any dics are supplied, maybe return the product, they wouldn't do the job and are likely to get sore before any real cutting takes place :wink::stuck_out_tongue:
grandoldchap
8 Jun 17#18
Are u saying the supplied dics are not hard enough for the grinding?
tobyfoley
8 Jun 171#19
While some dics are harder than others, on the hole they may not be suitable. Risk of injury may occur.
JustyUekiTylor
8 Jun 172#20
They are having a joke here about the misspelling of discs as dics there will be nothing wrong with the supplied grinding disc. I had to make an account to put this poor guy out of his misery.
jbrown3580
8 Jun 171#21
Guards are fitted for a reason Only an idiot would remove a safety device from a power tool.
RoosterNo1
8 Jun 17#23
If it's a brass bodied padlock, cut that straight down the middle... rather than the shackle, unless the shackle is more than 10mm the supplied disk will cut it, no need to buy another disk.
Thanks for the link. What's the picker called as it doesn't come in the standard picking tools set.
Thanks again
Darzen
8 Jun 17#27
Or by someone who knows what they're doing. I remove the guards on all my disc cutters if they get in the way. In corners etc.
No8
8 Jun 17#28
A grinder can kick up, even if you're an expert...
RoosterNo1
8 Jun 17#29
shim it, and save the cost of a grinder.... YouTube
townendmatthew
8 Jun 171#30
I got one when they were on 2 for £30. Good little Grinder, I used it for chasing out walls for a re-wire.
jayjayuk1234
8 Jun 17#31
Those are 'Tubular Lockpicks'
Stargazer30
8 Jun 171#32
I have this. Hot
Its lasted 8 years so far
j41sal
8 Jun 17#33
Thanks. Seems there's a few sizes 7mm to 10mm.and has to be correct. Costs are around the same or little less. Plus i never tried these. Did pick my house door as a trial 5 years ago and was very easy
jayjayuk1234
9 Jun 17#34
You could ask the guy in the you tube vid for the correct size?
mcross2010
9 Jun 17#35
yes
zzzz
9 Jun 17#36
To cut metal use the thin cutting discs , usually labelled for stainless ~£1.
The old-style thicker discs are rubbish in comparison.
j41sal to zzzz
9 Jun 17#38
I don't think I'm a pro with picking and no time lol. Do you have link for the grinder?
Im
villians1984
9 Jun 171#37
Handy for the collection of tools, never know when it will be needed. Heat added
worthinger
9 Jun 17#39
No, with these short handled ones the disc gets a little too close to your knuckles without a guard.
callum84
10 Jun 171#40
Anyone that knows what they are doing would leave the guard on.
It not only stops your hand coming into contact with a spinning blade but directs hot sparks away from your hand and in the case of breakage may direct blade fragments away from your face.
I use grinders daily, and it's easy to have a momentary loss in concentration or kick back. If your using a 1mm Knox disc then your fingers are gone.
If your doing it in your employment then good luck, seen people sacked for much less.
shedloads
12 Jun 17#42
Handy grinder this. Marked at £25 instore scans at £15. Decent length of lead 3m, 2 year warranty, two tooless guards (grinding + cutting), 1 grinding disc. Not marked as softstart but there is no kick when starting and starts off slowly so suspect it is. The disc guards are useful and easy to remove . Smart on off switch too, won't run if you plug in with it switched on.
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Opening post
Online and instore and picked one up today at Trafford.
Mine came with a grinding disc in the box.
Reserve online click & collect or £5 for home delivery.
Product Information
No load speed: 11000 rpm
Takes 115mm diameter x 22.23mm bore cutting discs
Spindle fitting: M14
Supplied with a 3m cable, 2 position side handle and 1x auxiliary handle, 1x grinding disc, 2x safety guard & 1x wrench
Features and Benefits
Tool-free guard adjustment
Spindle lock
Guarantee - 2 years
All comments (42)
Bargain...
You probably need a 'vibrating multi-tool' thingy, or take the door off and use a plane.
before people go on lol i lost the key and need it opened about gave up searching for the key didn't want to break the lock but have no choice
I already have two angle grinders, do I really need another one???
thanks
its an amtech padlock if that helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOKx0cuapTQ
Thanks again
Its lasted 8 years so far
The old-style thicker discs are rubbish in comparison.
Im
It not only stops your hand coming into contact with a spinning blade but directs hot sparks away from your hand and in the case of breakage may direct blade fragments away from your face.
I use grinders daily, and it's easy to have a momentary loss in concentration or kick back. If your using a 1mm Knox disc then your fingers are gone.
If your doing it in your employment then good luck, seen people sacked for much less.