If you go to any hardware store, your eyes will run wide from the abundance of different equipment. Among the angle grinders, there are both budget household models and tools designed for professional work, the cost of which “bites”.
How to choose a model that is best for you? We offer a simple step-by-step algorithm for choosing an angle grinder.
The key parameters of the grinder are the diameter of the disk with which the tool works and the power of the machine. Discs for angle grinders, in turn, come in several diameters:
- 11.5 cm;
- 12.5 cm;
- 15 cm;
- 18 cm;
- 23 cm.
For home and small jobs, grinders with a disc diameter of 115 or 125 mm are most often purchased, but the most universal diameter is 125 mm. An angle grinder with such a disc is suitable for cutting metal profiles, polishing and grinding various products, cutting ceramic tiles and sheet metal.