Anybody used the Silverline 115mm grinder? They are being offerred very cheaply, and with a 3 year guarantee.

I normally use Hitachi, which I've found solid and reliable, and have been lasting more than 3 years with everyday use.

Cheers,
Nev.

Pretty budget brand in my experince, obviously up from Ronson, Amtech and alike, but i consider them to be on a par with Laser, Draper etc.

Have used a few of their tools, drills etc and not been atall impressed... spend the extra £20 and get something "proper"

Not good, but OK for things like spanners etc.

For an angle grinder, I'd avoid. Wait for Homebase or B&Q to have a sale on one of their Bosch, AEG or B&D ones. I picked up an AEG 115mm grinder from B&Q for about £25 and it's a beast (in a good way).

Thanks Fellas, Looks like another Hitachi or a DeWalt. Cheapos seem to cost the same/yr in the end I suppose, but don't have the reliability most need. You gets what you pay for.

Cheers,
Nev.

Cheap is expensive and expensive is cheap.

Lidl ones are the best of the cheapies

Had a silverline dremel type multitool for a while now and haven't managed to break it yet (touch wood)
Came with a 3 year guarantee aswell

I replaced the brushes in an old £6.99 grinder a couple of weeks ago. I keep a few on the go at a time and last week this one conked but is now going again, then another one I was using a clean and strip disc on did a terminal melt down so I decided to splash out and bought a new Metabo WE14-125 to match my 9". It's worlds apart from the cheap ones with a 1400 watt motor and 7000 to 10,800 variable speed and no slow down when you push it a bit.

Makita 9554NB 4½" 240V Angle Grinder about £40 from http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk
Just great compared to my previous B&D one.

Just had a look through the Cromwell catalogue. Didn't realise these things are now available in power ranges from ~400W up to 1400W. That's near 2HP in a 4 1/2" hand grinder! Tim Taylor would be pleased.

Cheers,
Nev.