baur angle grinder

[kentucky gardener]

I have a coupon that marks it down from 30 to 23.

what is the good and the bad?

 

[Jim.ME]

For the price the Bauer 4-1/2" grinder will do fine used properly, in a non-commercial setting. Like any grinder you let the wheel speed do the grinding, don't "ride" it trying to force it to cut faster, that burns up even the commercial grade ones.

 

[MM-TX]

Get your safety goggles! Always use them. I keep mine in an old sock. Keeps them from scratching up and cleaner.

 

[560Dennis]

This is spark throw ! Catch your garden on fire .
Better than the rewired Binford 15000, I think

 

[Wdj]

I've got that one. Been a good deal for the price.

 

[Micah2]

I have a coupon that marks it down from 30 to 23.

what is the good and the bad?

We have one that I've abused and it's got a lot of use on it. It's getting a little rough but still working good. It has the suicide switch, I don't recommend it. But over all it's been good.

 

[504]

I bought a 19.99 special from HF years ago. I took the head apart and added grease to the gearbox,( it had very little lube in it) . After that I take all of my grinders apart and lube them, I have had no problems with the other 4.5 inch grinders I have. 4 grinders and 20 years I have been happy with name brands and the cheap ones.

 

[timcasbolt]

I recently discovered that the brushless Bauer has a lot more poop than the one with brushes.

 

[SkipperII]

Picked one up when my 30+ year old Makita died on me. Used it a couple days ago, to cut a cobbled up cab off a tractor. It worked just fine.

 

[MM-TX]

I have a coupon that marks it down from 30 to 23.

what is the good and the bad?

As @Micah2 said it has the slide switch which doesn't turn off when you release your grip on it. That can easily be a safety problem so requires more conscious awareness of that. I would suggest waiting for a coupon for one with a trigger or paddle switch.

 

[Jim in LA]

I have a coupon that marks it down from 30 to 23.

what is the good and the bad?

I bought the $35 one last year. It has easily adjustable spark thrower. It can be a little agrivating when changing discs or to a brush. I use mine mainly for lawn mower blade sharpining and rust removal. Mine has the trigger hande and L/R side handle and is comfortable to use. I have bough a Baur drain auger and heavy duty corded impact wrench ad have had good service out of them.

 

[chvet73]

I’ve found the cheap ones to do as good a job as the expensive ones. But I just got my first one with a paddle switch. In short I won’t buy another that doesn’t have a paddle switch. Great improvement.

 

[Gene Davis(Ga.)]

When my 25 yr old Craftsman finally died of a shorted armature, I bought a Ryobi corded one. I also bought one of the $29.95 Bauer grinders for the very rough and abusive work. Both of these have the slide switch and are equally dangerous with that. The Ryobi is the most user unfriendly tool I have owned in a long time. The Bauer is much more comfortable to use and actually does a faster job when grinding than the Ryobi. My though is that the $29.95 Bauer is a more desirable unit than the $69.95 Ryobi. I have a bunch of Ryobi cordless tools and all of them perform well.

 

[MF294-4]

30yrs ago a slide switch caused a cut on my hand. My fault. Recently a blade got caught and the grinder came flying back at me. Hit me in the face and knocked me back and I fell out of cord length. No serious injuries. I have dewalt ,craftsman,hf,Milwaukee and a couple of other brands. Most have slide switches. I do prefer paddle switches but the safety catch on my new Milwaukee is a pain. I get most of my grinders from a commercial shop and rebuild them. There throw away so I use what I get and what is handy. At my age my balance and grip isn’t as good as it used to be.

 

[Brian G. NY]

I bought a 19.99 special from HF years ago. I took the head apart and added grease to the gearbox,( it had very little lube in it) . After that I take all of my grinders apart and lube them, I have had no problems with the other 4.5 inch grinders I have. 4 grinders and 20 years I have been happy with name brands and the cheap ones.

I don't necessarily add grease, but I periodically "redistribute" the grease in all my angle grinder heads and sometimes in my electric drills as well.

 

[sms]

Good advice on here. Only thing I would add is to check the amperage draw of the tool. Depending on what you are doing and expect the tool to do the higher the amp rating the more power and more stamina the tool will have I have had very good luck buying reconditioned name brand tools that are warrenteed and not expensive. This is one place I look at. Sometimes the sale prices are very good.

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[Dave Westlund]

I’ve found the cheap ones to do as good a job as the expensive ones. But I just got my first one with a paddle switch. In short I won’t buy another that doesn’t have a paddle switch. Great improvement.

I'm with you on the paddle switch.

 

[Dopp Creek]

My HF grinder has a terrible vibration that my other ones do not. I try to use it as little as possible.

 

[Bill in Colo]

I have 5 so I don't have to change anything

 

[m16ty]

I have 5 so I don't have to change anything

That’s what I do. Only thing is my grinder with cutoff wheel is a Metabo 6”. Those Metabos are a beast on a cutoff wheel, will out perform anything else I’ve used for cutting.