Cordless grinder

[Gazzer]

Makita or Bosch ??? Hmmm which one ?

 

[Dan]

Battery-wise, which one is the best?

 

[Gazzer]

Bosch come with 4amp while Makita 3Amp

 

[aphilp]

Both are good, but Bosch more powerful

Anne

 

[Sean Kelly]

I guess it depends what your other tools are. I bought the Makita impact driver, drill, grinder and er...........little vacuum! Do not buy the vacuum - it is absolutely useless. The grinder has a nice weight to it. Battery life depends on what you are cutting. The best tool of the bunch is the impact driver - makes short work of drilling screws into Hardiebacker.

 

[Spud]

I guess it depends what your other tools are. I bought the Makita impact driver, drill, grinder and er...........little vacuum! Do not buy the vacuum - it is absolutely useless. The grinder has a nice weight to it. Battery life depends on what you are cutting. The best tool of the bunch is the impact driver - makes short work of drilling screws into Hardiebacker.

good review

 

[White Room]

I know a few guys who keep a cordless in the boot of there motors just in case they get clamped.....

 

[trevortine]

Hilti beats everything with ease!

 

[A&D Tilers]

Makita 18v battery grinder every time. You can buy replacement brushes when they get tired mine is into its 4 th yr and third set of brushes still going strong. Oh and you can get a 110v charger a bonus for us on sites

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

I have three Makita 18v Now and six batterie's and two chargers , and love them. BUT i'am not sure about the switches on them just lately, i sent one back for repair a week after having it, and now thats working again after seizing -up ,just had another one seize and got it going with WD-40 again, but after these experiences not sure !!!.......

 

[Dan s]

Love my makita 18v had it nearly 8years! but I'll throw it out there, the metabo looks good as well (not another battery system boo ) nicely balanced, 5amp bats now as well :yikes: But I heard they take a while to charge.

 

[Gazzer]

Metabo is good stuff, I have had a mixer for 12 years now and still going strong.

 

[area tiling]

I have the Makita one never really use it though, and find it only good for cutting light ceramics , mosaics or tile trims! It's getting repaired at the minute as the battery had jammed in the slot, and damaged the runner!

 

[Stef]

I cut everything with my Makita cordless, ceramic, trav, porcs etc.
I very rarely use my small wet cutter now, unless I need a stable cut.