HF die grinders

I need a die grinder for a project and I am a broke ass college student. Are the die grinders from HF worth the $15 they cost?

I have no experience with an expensive one but mine has ported a head and cut a few things with no problems so far. They regularly go on sale for 9.99 too.

Yes, I would have to say the cheap one works as good as the expensive ones I have used.

The great thing about cheap die grinders is you never have to change burrs. Just buy another grinder. I have about 15 in my box with various wire brushes, grinding burrs, sctchbrite pads....

And they last fine.

Toyman01 wrote: Yes, I would have to say the cheap one works as good as the expensive ones I have used.

It'll probably be fine for small, or occasional work, but the cheapos are nowhere near as good as the pricey ones. I do a lot of porting, and the ones I use are over $200. I can easily stall a cheap one. Not so with a good one.

I have a real Dremel that I killed the speed controller in. It was one of those 2 speed jobbies. It now has a hard wired foot pedal from a sewing machine.

I don't think the difference is big enough to pony up for a cheap Dremel, not on a tight budget at least.

Use lots of air tool oil and drain your compressor tank and you should be fine. Take your time and dont expect too much from it. I dont have experience with Horrible Freight ones but I have a Central Pneumatic in line and a Blue Point right angle that I have used the snot out of for over 25 years.

Mine seems to use a lot of air and it has much less torque than the good ones I've borrowed. I can stall it easily with a 3" cutoff wheel in sheetmetal. That said... if I'm patient it does the job and it was $175 cheaper than the one I had borrowed.

i got one for $2.99 on sale a couple of weeks ago and it works great for the price.

Andrew

Thanks for the advice.

mine sounds like the bearings are about to fall out. It's sounded like that for years. When it dies, I'll buy another one.

Jack