Your Cordless Grinder Experiences Wanted - Tile Advice

[On one]

Hi All
As it's the New Year I fancy a new toy,as in a cordless grinder.

Sense tells me to keep with Makita as I already have the Makita 18v impact driver and an 18v drill with batteries and charger,but getting a bare bodied grinder with a accompanying box seems like a mission impossible.

Has anyone got any reviews,good or bad for this piece of kit. What makes one grinder so much more money than another?

 

[Italy]

I have the same problem.
I grinder makita 14v, 1 battery caput.
undecided whether to buy the battery about 100 €, or change grinder.

 

[Spud]

they are handy for small trim cuts but I have gone through several sets of electric brushes on mine over the years, it needs a new set right now

 

[On one]

So brushless might be the way to then?

 

[LM]

I have a metabo 4.0h, with two batteries.l have to say it's taken some hammering and it's still going strong. I use it a lot with a grinding cup to smooth down rough perimeters on screeds etc, great mobility with it. With tools like these you definitely get what you pay for, Hilti, Metabo to name a few

 

[The D]

I have the makita 18v brushless it's worth the extra money all day long

 

[Chalker]

ITS have a good deal on the 18v Makita ( both brushless and non brushless) pay the extra for brushless. They don't get hot when using the large amp battery's.
Like anything cordless, they have their limitations. If using a lot, use a corded grinder. But for short work the Makita is the best.
Makita 18v LXT Li-ion Brushless Cordless Grinder 115mm - Body Only

 

[The D]

MAKITA 18V LXT DGA454 DGA454Z DGA454RFE ANGLE GRINDER same as

 

[One Day]

I've the same as Deano. It's brilliant. Especially smoother than my corded grinder, so i get smoother cuts.

 

[juris]

i have 18v makita its the best so far.

 

[MTiler]

I have the Makita LXT 18v BGA452 with 2 3.0ah batteries. Had it a few years, mainly got it for site work for cutting mosaics. Its great.

 

[On one]

Just out of interest how long would a 4ah battery last if used on and off all day........a few hours,half a day,a full day?(how long is a piece of string and all that)

 

[Chalker]

Just out of interest how long would a 4ah battery last if used on and off all day........a few hours,half a day,a full day?(how long is a piece of string and all that)

Depending on load. About 15 minstotal

 

[The D]

Depending on load. About 15 minstotal

you need a new battery if that is all you get. My 4ah will last half a day.

 

[magga]

So, looking at their brushless models, there is a dga454 and a dga455, seems one has a paddle switch and the other a normal, does anyone see any great benefit of the paddle switch?