Ok, so after not needing one for over a decade, i suddenly had the need, hate air tools and so got one of the cheep kits to convert a small angle grinder into one. Im hooked! Came with properly spliced belts, last time i used a air belt file was at a customers with crap belts with just a taped splice and the belts just fell apart hence i kinda got put off them.
Mainly want it for use on small as in sub 2" pipe weld blending. Lots of 1/2" and 5/8" dia stuff. Won't see regular use, but like a lot of my tools when it does get dragged out the cupboard its gotta earn its keep and will see hard work for a while. To be fair the kit for the grinder is sloppy as but kinda proves it works so much easier than trying to blend with a wheel, especially when you can't get a grinder too the spot.
So what do you guys recommend? First thought is these seam bloody expensive outside of air powered cheap ones. Was hoping makita did one for there 18V cordless line but they don't seam too. Metabo do and i do have 18V batteries but i have had so much agro with my metabo stuff im kinda not sure i want to spend that kinda money with them.
Really want to avoid air, the noise is a problem here. The cheap grinder kit is really pretty quiet, the cheap plastic body really deadens things down a treat compared to even a std grinding wheel. Ideally i probably want the option of 1/2" or 3/4" ish belts or there metric equivalents. Narrow 1/4" or 3/8" is not going to nicely blend the kinda stuff im trying for.
Mainly want it for use on small as in sub 2" pipe weld blending. Lots of 1/2" and 5/8" dia stuff. Won't see regular use, but like a lot of my tools when it does get dragged out the cupboard its gotta earn its keep and will see hard work for a while. To be fair the kit for the grinder is sloppy as but kinda proves it works so much easier than trying to blend with a wheel, especially when you can't get a grinder too the spot.
So what do you guys recommend? First thought is these seam bloody expensive outside of air powered cheap ones. Was hoping makita did one for there 18V cordless line but they don't seam too. Metabo do and i do have 18V batteries but i have had so much agro with my metabo stuff im kinda not sure i want to spend that kinda money with them.
Really want to avoid air, the noise is a problem here. The cheap grinder kit is really pretty quiet, the cheap plastic body really deadens things down a treat compared to even a std grinding wheel. Ideally i probably want the option of 1/2" or 3/4" ish belts or there metric equivalents. Narrow 1/4" or 3/8" is not going to nicely blend the kinda stuff im trying for.