My new best friend, the electric die grinder

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Not for how well it handles cutting steel (put my sawzall to shame), but for how freaking cool the shower of sparks looks. Taking 1.25 coils off of E28 535is springs for Project SO2 earlier tonight:

Sony DSC-W1 on a mini-tripod, w/photo timer, no flash

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

thats pretty friggin sweet

Matthew_Thomson · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:18 am

my springs!!!! :shock:

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

that's awesome - the photo AND Matt's response...

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:48 am

That looks more like an angle grinder than a die grinder.

Yeah, I've got an angle grinder on my X-mas list (before I saw the picture).

Scott

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:28 am

I've had a 4" die grinder for about two years now. Anything that can shave a 15/16" swaybar to a 3/4" bar is all right in my book

- AB

Karl Shultz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:42 am

I bought a rather expensive Hitachi one a couple years ago for shaping my sunroof plug. Well this past weekend, Graham and I used it to cut the factory traction bars off his Excursion.

These things kick the arse of any sawzall I've ever seen. Good stuff.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:51 am

When I first saw this I wondered who took the photo and then saw the comment about tripod, timer, etc.

I can only imagine my wife rolling her eyes at me if I said "Honey, you just gotta take a picture of me using this!!"

Oh, I must buy one now.

Adam Ligon · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:42 am

Yes that is an angle grinder, not a die grinder.

The best tool known to man. I have 2, just because. And what is it about guys making sparks and wanting to have pics of it? Cuz I have several of me as well

shawnwhipple · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:28 pm **Posts:** 603

[caveman] Ugh...Mike cut metal...make fire....urgh, urgh,urgh...[caveman]/ :lol:

Very cool pic. I too, pictured Mike dragging Kendra out to the garage "honey you've gotta take a picture of this. It's the coolest thing ever"

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Adam Ligon wrote:

Yes that is an angle grinder, not a die grinder.

Whatever. You tool snobs...

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:59 pm

Adam Ligon wrote:

And what is it about guys making sparks and wanting to have pics of it? Cuz I have several of me as well

Ok, this is just screaming for everyone to post/link photos of them and their angle grinder and/or other spark/fire creation tool in action!

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:12 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Adam Ligon wrote:

Yes that is an angle grinder, not a die grinder.

Whatever. You tool snobs...

It's tool "elitists"!

Jeez, Amatuers! :roll:

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