I just imagine conference room at Metabo full of suits watching this with someone translating, it would be hilarious.

@ctdieselnut

2 жыл бұрын

"Did he just refer to our high quality cable as the 'pokey bit?' 200 lbs gorilla?"

Expect to hear from my lawyers.... they love your BOLTRs too!

@johndeere2510

6 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony what?

@VeganHippy70

6 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony is the intermission.

@carterobrien1462

6 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony I b. I b. B b. Bob. Bob bb. B. B

@carterobrien1462

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry I sneezed and it was typing for me

@paninisinabox

4 жыл бұрын

This old Tony what's up man. You got a great channel too.

The Germans will never be able to match the thrill of using a Harbor freight tool! The raw fear as you move your hands back away from the gathering heat and the "Jack in the box" anticipation of what could be coming at you at any time. Sparks , parts, flames. It's an extreme sport for the poor. Waiting too long to bring your tool to failure is emasculating.

@carstenbecher7691

6 жыл бұрын

...aaaand thats where you are wrong. We got the 7 € specials from the Baumarkt with now name on them at all. For those, the failure mode usually is "All of it, at once".

@noobgamer-qb3gq

5 жыл бұрын

You know we have Lidl and Aldi where they sell dirt cheap tools

@joshloessb

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing in the world quite as satisfyingly chintzy as picking up your power tools at a German grocery mart :D

@lorenhusky2717

5 жыл бұрын

@@noobgamer-qb3gq Aldi sells cheapo tools in Germany? That's hilarious. Here in Murica' Aldi is where you go to buy cheap food from brands you've never heard of lol. They even have off brand fake craft beer.

@Groovy1965

5 жыл бұрын

That is too fookin funnay!

Metabo Angle Grinder’s gear drive, uses Elkalub (Chemie-Tecknik) brand, GLG 16/N00 “Special Grease” It's a Lithium ‘Soap’ Grease with a Dropping Point minimum of 170 degrees Centigrade.

I'm not even a home gamer and I'm definitely not a professional I just watch these videos because the they're so god damn interesting and this guy is hilarious

@doorguner01

7 жыл бұрын

hilarious he is

@RapiDEraZeR

7 жыл бұрын

Same. Also you can learn a lil sumsum.

@LedSatriani

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not much of a metalworking guy (I'm one of those sadists who enjoys manipulating tree carcasses), but I love AvE's videos. The dude's equal parts interesting and hilarious. I've definitely learned a lot about metal, engineering, electronics, geology, and what makes something super skookum just from watching his stuff.

@inthefade

7 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. I help my buddy do some renovation work here and there, but I don't do it on a weekly basis. But I just love to see how this stuff is built and have it explained by someone who knows what the hell they are talking about who is also hilarious.

@dtrrtd774

7 жыл бұрын

I'm going to log his quips for future use, if I can remember them all. Like a German virgin - gudenteit! LOL

+AvE I used to work at a sintering plant. If you feel like maybe mentioning that these sintered parts are pressed, removed from the mold and then cooked, that'd be cool. I bet a lot of people who watch your channel may be under the impression that the parts are cooked while under pressure which simply isn't the case. Also some parts go through a sizing press after they've been cooked to further meet very stringent specs before leaving the plant. We are talking presses made in Germany that put down over a million pounds of force on a part that is maybe 6-7 square inches of surface area.

@revmpandora

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct. Until reading this I was under the impression it worked that way. Thanks for the clarificatipn

In high vibration environments crimps are more common than tinned multi strand. The reason is the vibration will cause the wire to fatigue at the solder joint since the solder is solid. On aircraft we never tinned, always crimped.

@ehsnils

4 жыл бұрын

There's a reason why wires aren't tinned - the tin acts as a liquid and slowly changes the shape of a connection so when it was originally tight it becomes loose and prone to electrical malfunction over time. So the lack of tin on the wires is actually a good thing.

@jreumay

3 жыл бұрын

@@ehsnils I think Ave meant individually tin plated strands, not the use of solder joints at the ends.

@joshuavansickel8966

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I most definitely do 100s of solders on aircraft (777 mainly)

@mathewmccauley5967

2 жыл бұрын

Tin is not the same as soldering...

That guard attachment design is how they got rid of an inch of thickness so it can go and get those tight areas that need to be polished. And as I see it a genius idea too. simple and effective. Definitely a longer lasting way to do that, and tool-less shroud removal is a time saver. I hope more power tools will have features like that.

The hand finish joke was very well thought out!

@sscnando

3 жыл бұрын

It was the climax of the video

Did you know the METABO is an acronym for "Metallbohrmaschine" which translates directly into metal drilling machine?

@blex5579

3 жыл бұрын

as opposed to Haribo....grüssle

@yvesouellette9612

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know that. In pc science we used a call tracking system. RTFM. Stands for read the fucking manual.

This guy is FRIGGIN Greeaat !! He's detail oriented, highly intelligent, seriously knowledgeable, funny as fuck, and extremely informative. He knows his stuff. Even if you don't like tools, manufacturing standards and processes, his verbiage and videos are really enjoyable.

This grinder comes from my town never have i been more proud xD

Ways to win AvE's heart: 1) Beer 2) Meats 3) Good snap action

@derekjanleen8217

5 жыл бұрын

Good snaption / snaptivity

@impavitus

5 жыл бұрын

And glass fiber reinforcement

@shrikedecil

5 жыл бұрын

Forged/ground/lapped gears, beefy non-plastic connections to your brushes, no-nonsense warnings "Everyone that uses this tool will die. 100% Guaranteed.", guards and safety interlocks that ship and bill separately, full every-single-part exploded schematics free, crucial 'this will break first' parts available at local hardware, plastics that don't immediately decompose in random cutting fluids for parts that have to be plastic, and last but not least: No dead tree carcasses!!!

@dadillen5902

4 жыл бұрын

All that is well and good, but it got to be STIFF. Who want a hand full of limp tool? 😲😵😞

@trollop_7

3 жыл бұрын

@@shrikedecil Mrs. AvE, I presume.

Hey AvE, Polymer Technology Master Engineer from Germany here: There are a few more efficient ways to vulcanize the rubber as putting it into an autoclave. The Rubber gets Pre-Mixed at a processing factory and the cable manufacturer buys that as premade strips. Those get fed into an extruder where the twisted cable runs trough a quill die and the rubber gets pressed around that. For the Vulcanisation there are various processes. The Autoclave is usually pretty inefficient because you can only run that batchwise, I think they would use either steam (or in asia Radiation) Pipes, where the cables run through continuously under pressure, or a Molten Salt Bath to Vulcanize that. Since that says 105°C, it is either Natural Rubber, or EPDM (EPDM is more likely, since it has a higher resistance to weather, UV and Ozone influences)

@tobiasbrinke4314

7 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome, always happy to share some knowledge! Haven't heard about the molten Lead version yet, but that sure as hell sounds expensive and complicated

@smartchip

6 жыл бұрын

Tobias Brinke thank you for your elaboration,

AvE, not sure if you read the comments from old videos, but I think you shouldn't latch on the crown gear as much as you do. In a 2 gear setup, the pinion is always the critical piece, its whats going to fail. That's why its generally made with a higher quality process/material. Having the crown made as good as the pinion is overkill.

I found AvE about a month ago and this has become a staple in my life. I have to watch one at least one a week. My wife watched the DeWalt grinder one with me and she was laughing so hard from your interesting wording of things. Keep it up you got my attention.

We use the 6" Metabo angle grinders with abrasive cut-off wheels for doing commercial and industrial sheet metal work. It is one of the best tools I have ever used.

@yvesouellette9612

Жыл бұрын

Hilti is comparable

I've found that if you chug a few Labatt blues and take a few swigs of maple syrup everything he says makes perfect sense :D

This where this channel really shines! Love these break downs! Nothing like it ANYWHERE!!!

the 4 grinder teardowns are of my favorite videos of yours, and ive watched atleast 100. Good stuff!

Great video man. Yeah that open-cell foam looks out of place. The trim pots on the electronics are probably for adjusting the "Constantmatic" feature of this particular grinder which is their marketing term for a grinder that maintains a constant rpm even under load. This is probably part of the overload feature you mentioned. Looking forward to your "testing."

@superdau

7 жыл бұрын

The foam is there in the schematic. You can even buy it as a spare part (and it is used in severel metabo tools).

@GermanToolReviews

7 жыл бұрын

superdau What is the part number for the foam? I may have been looking at the wrong model.

@superdau

7 жыл бұрын

German Tool Reviews 344100790 "Einlage selbstklebend" ;)

@MrPoopnoddy

7 жыл бұрын

It's an air filter, the air is drawn in on that side and exhausted on the other. Good thinking on Metabo's part. Air coming in is always cold and it won't be affected by the motor heat.

@GermanToolReviews

7 жыл бұрын

Yup you are right, I missed it.

in the old days, tools were metal and used to get so damn hot you had to give them a break

I think it'd be awesome if you could make a "FRANKENGRINDER" Take all the good bits from the grinders you dissassemble and examine and make a bullet-proof one. With all the best bits, Top of the range grease, powercords, hobbed gears, bearings, ect........

@pollauritsabrahamsenjq1618

5 жыл бұрын

You would probably end up with a uglier than usual hilti

I know the little circular thing on the brushes is to back up a small spring that pops out a little non conductive doinger that stops the motor from getting power. I have rebuilt some of the older metabo grinders.

Thanks for the intermission - I've subbed to all of them! KZread recommendations ain't got nothin' on this guy

No critique about the technical points you mentioned, but you can't compare this grinder pricewise to a "normal" (i. e. not pancake) one and then say it's too expensive. Half the money is going into the flat design of the "WEF 9-125 Quick" you have, which is 291€ when I check the manufacturer's list price. The better specced "WEV 10-125 Quick" (a non pancake grinder) that's a little bit more powerful, has adjustable speed and a mechanical safety clutch costs 172€ as opposed to 291€, so substantially less. (if you don't care about the constant speed control that both offer/adjustable speed that the WEV offers, you can also go for the W 9-125 Quick which literally is half the price of the WEF). You can even mount the gear box in 90° increments to convert it to left handed operation ;) . The electronic block does a little bit more than you give it credit for. It switches the grinder off, if you get the disc stuck, tries to keep the RPM constant under load, prevents the grinder to spin up after power loss if the switch is still engaged and has a softstart so it's really easy to start up one handed (btw. how do you use a rat tail grinder one handed? I guess that's the reason why almost all 125mm angle grinders here in Europe come with that thumb switch).

@gpoland12

5 жыл бұрын

Not

@any0ne1612

4 жыл бұрын

How you use a rat tail grinder with one hand? Well.... you just do it. One hand holds the part you're grinding and the other one holds the grinder...

@Bluelightbandit

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment. But I've used my Milwaukee rat tail one handed many times.

@paftaf

3 жыл бұрын

superdau Thanks for the info.

@dontnubblemebro

3 жыл бұрын

You need to get plenty of wrist exercises in if you want to use a rat tail one handed, but it can be done!

I've used Makita, Dewalt, and Metabo. I use my grinders hard on a daily basis. My first Metabo lasted 7 years. The Dewalt that replaced it lasted about 6 weeks, and I hated the feel and sound of the Makita and pawned it off on a new guy and took the Metabo he was issued. When it came time to replace my POS grinder I use out in the garage, I bought a Metabo. Don't regret it one bit.

The switch is made like that for easy replacement (had a metabo where the switch got nasty, ordered a replacement and just popped it in)

I actually fall asleep to tonys vids. He's my Bob ross

@dperry203

7 жыл бұрын

Zendail there is an entire industry for that here on KZread. ASMR videos.

@zendell37

7 жыл бұрын

*raises an eyebrow and goes squinty eyed* Hmm...methinks we may be cousins...but I don't see a resemblance...

@Zendail

7 жыл бұрын

+zendell37 Did you play EQ back in the 2000s

@zendell37

7 жыл бұрын

Zendail I don't know...I did a lot of things in the 2000's I can't quite remember...

@Zendail

7 жыл бұрын

Either way, unless you're a middle aged guy with a broke back who played video games all day i doubt its you :D

Perfect thing to watch while doing my homework at 1AM.

The first 50 seconds of this boltr is raw absolute Ave in it's purest form. Love it

The vernacular in AvE's vids are what keeps me watching! Legend in the making.

It's advised almost universally to never mechanically clamp something that is pre-soldered/tinned. In fact in most jurisdictions (Australia, UK, EU, Canada etc) it is illegal to do such in mains electricity installations. There's a few reasons, the main one is that the tin/solder has unacceptable metallurgical creep. Others are things like tin-whiskers, and oxidation.

@karldeardorff2620

5 жыл бұрын

I think AvE is referring to actual tinned wire along the entire length, not a soldering process that would be done on the end of the wire. AvE is correct that most shipboard cable will be tinned copper. This does not mean that it was soldered, the individual wire strands are tinned for the entire length of the cable before being insulated in the manufacturing process. This prevents the green growth of death that happens inside of many conductors in harsh environments. I've seen wire be black and corroded many feet in underneath the insulation, I would assume through capillary action.

I've had this grinder for two years and love it

note: thermoset's do not melt (you said unlike thermoset plastic these do not melt) . There are thermoplastics, and thermosets. Thermoplastics melt at elevated temperature, thermosets will degrade and then burn, but will not melt.

@MichaelF1

7 жыл бұрын

Couldn't those of us who have the sense to stop BEFORE it goes full torch, call that degradation...melting?

@wreck_ignition7847

7 жыл бұрын

+Michael 1. The sense? I rather enjoy letting the smoke out. You get this delightful whiff of electrified blueberries.

@MichaelF1

7 жыл бұрын

+Joe Clark Cancerberry. A new fragrance for men by Dewalkarri Noir. *Ron Pearlman in a tight white sweater and cargopants*

@wreck_ignition7847

7 жыл бұрын

Michael 1. I think that would sell. Except for in the state of California where " 'men' has been shown to cause cancer." Ron Perlman in a tight white sweater and cargo pants would sell there though.

@MrFakit

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've had this Ron Perlman fantasy for awhile :P

When I started working as a millwright our shop had nothing but metabo grinders, all the guy swear they are the best. I have worked here for a few years and have yet to see one actually stop working 19 millwrights and so far 0 failures.

I'm glad you're featuring ThisOldTony, one of my favorite youtubers for sure. Some real machining porn along with a good dose of humor.

fuck. i love your videos. but sometimes can you just say " its a good un" or "its a bad un" at the start? so i can order the tool online , and then watch your video while my wife beats me for spending money? two birds, you know?

@bdcasey11

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think that would really be the best way to do it. because with the downfalls it has, some things are better than the makita. it just depends on how you use it.

@nikoals777

7 жыл бұрын

Or you just skip the vigeo to the last 2 minutes

@readyrepairs

7 жыл бұрын

wow. rude. I would never. if i start an AvE video - I finish it. I bet youre the type to stop lending a hand before the jobs done too. The nerve of some people!

@SlocketSeven

7 жыл бұрын

It's no good to stop giving a handy before the other guy is finished.

@John_Ridley

7 жыл бұрын

Because hardly anything shakes out that way. Including this video. Buying advice is "depends on what you want it for." Recommendations ranged from $20 to $250.

I have an oscillating sanding machine from Metabo. My father bought it some time before 1965 and this machine still works well!!

I have no idea how I ended up finding this guys channel, but I am so glad I did. Interesting videos and funny too!

11:20 the red dot is a seal for the glued in spring inside the brush to pull the brush away from the commutator when the brush is worn down!

@davidfalconer1402

4 жыл бұрын

Merlinkatamari same as festeringtool

It's great when you take these apart, but I salivate when you take apart the chicom shit. Everyone knows that a $300 grinder will at least be okay, but with something cheap from china you have 0 idea what could be lurking within.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to make these videos mate, really appreciate it. I can honestly say that AvE is probably my favourite KZread Channel at the moment. Quality vids and great comedy. A man's man channel! But more importantly... christ does this guy know his shit! He's probably forgotten more than I know!

I don't know why I took so long to subscribe, as I've been watching your videos for ever, but man your comic-relief is hands down some of THE BEST on youtube.

the cable comes from the Zhongshan Rifeng Electric Cable Co.,Ltd.   Guangfeng Gongye Ave, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China METABO have two manufacturing plants Nürtingen and Shanghai (China). makes you wonder if the grinders come from Prc and the truth be out now found this on a british site (tool stop) What this appears to mean is that Metabo not only design and innovate with stereotypical German fastidiousness, they also apply that same mind-set to each element that goes into your Metabo power tools. So, the motor housing, the gear boxes, all of the aluminium, metal and copper bits that turn your drill bit, your grinding disk or spin your saw blade are designed, engineered and manufactured in Germany, Nürtingen. At the Metabo plant. Only then are the component parts sent to their Chinese plant for assembly. What we're trying to say is, Metabo power tools are extremely well made. And that's because 80% of all their machines are still produced in Germany to their exacting design, manufacturing and assembly standards. The other 20% are assembled in their Shanghai factory which utilises the local labour force, but is controlled by German Engineers. In some instances German made parts are even shipped over to the Shanghai factory for assembly, crazy as it might sound, this gives you some idea as to the investment in quality that is being made here.

Good vid. Just by a case of horrible freight grinders and you don't have to cry when they are stolen

@doorguner01

7 жыл бұрын

very true I kept out at work a hft grinder and a almost worn out Bosch grinder they were stolen no biggy one was cheap and the other was about to go into orbit

@cuckingfunt9353

6 жыл бұрын

This is the most important point I consider when buying a tool, when you drop it off the ladder, how much pain will you feel.

You have great videos, but I've gotta really give my props to your intermissions, there are a lot of great things I've seen from those. Like that gorgeous tool cabinet from a few days ago.

Have 4 of the normal metabo grinders 2 years now at work all flap disc work still going perfectly I love them

Inside the brushes on Metabo and Makita they have a little brass button on a spring (that little copper indicator at the top). Once you hit the wear point of the brushes, it shuts the machine down so you cant kill it completely. Point of failure on most metabo machines is the upper / lower output shaft bearings, head side motor bearing, brushes, Marquardt switch on machines that run those old marquardt push fit jobs.. Most metabo machines have shim stacks to adjust the ring / pinion contact; surprised that machine did not.

just a note on the brushes, there is a plastic button inside the brush that pushes out when it gets to a certain point to stop commutation. Recently replaced mine on my metabo and i was surpised it was there.

Howdy, I spent my working years as a Millwright in a Wire and Cable manufacture in Ontario. We had 3 CV lines ( constant vulcanization) to manufacture the rubber cable you were taking about. The rubber came raw in strips that was fed into an extruder that encased the twisted three conductor wire. The wire paid off from gigantic spools and ran down a 300 psi steam tube and turned around on a pulley inside of an autoclave. It then returned to the "takeup spool" under water (to cool). The wire emerged to an accumulator ( allows the constant motion while spools were changed) . Worked there 23 years. That's how we made wire.

I cannot get over how well done your reviews are.... The last thing I need is a grinder.. but, I've watched, 3 or 4 video reviews on them!!... (wow!!) lol Keep your stick on the ice...

I'll start by saying this is a great review overall. Now the traditional youtube complaining: Why'd you buy a specialty flat-head grinder and then review it like a normal grinder? The normal Metabos are half that price, bringing it into a much more affordable market position. That said, I'm off to go find a vice.

AvE featured This Old Tony. Life is good.

I forgot to mention that you are by far the Best Tool Review Guy on youtube! I generally regard myself as pretty damn smart, and have worked with and around a lot of very intelligent people, but I will have to say I've never seen anyone with your vast knowledge of Manufacturing & Engineering Processes, every type of Material known to man complete with chemical & molecular breakdowns. I trust your opinion on Tools more than anyone on here. Keep up the good work, and keep it fucking focused. Lol

The teasers in the last 3/4 vidjeos were drinving me CRAZY. You really know how to add suspense.

Natural rubber? You mean tree spooge?

@winkerdude

7 жыл бұрын

No. Tree schmoo. Learn moar Canukistani.

@AnAngryStorm

7 жыл бұрын

tree shmooo

@ericbrandt8675

7 жыл бұрын

Natural rubber.....the stuff that splits and decays 10-12 years down the road.

@El_Chompo

7 жыл бұрын

Well it's not completely natural rubber, it's been vulcanized. It will only split and decay 10 years down the road if it's left in the sun the whole time and never used. Moving around the rubber as you use the tool over time actually helps it 'self heal' from weather effects or so I've read that car tires will go much longer without weather cracking if they are regularly driven on. And they are vulcanized rubber as well.

@MrGoatflakes

7 жыл бұрын

That was definitely what I was thinking. Surely silicone would be better and cheaper? Or maybe it doesn't go bad cause reasons?

"You got your *WHAT* in a vice?!"

I have owned this model grinder for about almost 2 years now. And used full time at work. The disk stop deal fell out within 4 months of use. Kept falling out until I lost it. Very frustrating because that exposed the gear housing to the elements and now I'm replacing the gear of the head side. The one on the motor side looks fine. But I'm finding out that it's not as easy as I would have thought.

Love the high quality content you have here. I'm laughing while I learn. Good stuff keep it coming.

Nice job! I've got the cheapo harbor fraught grinder, and after finding myself using it a ton, i was looking into what a good grinder I should buy. Looks like the makita may be on the top of my list

you got your ... what in the vice?

Absolutely incredible mix of intelligence and humor. Damn near mesmerizing.

This Old Tony FTW! That guys channel is great. AvE is good too. I like how they interplay too.

You must have got the grinder assembled during Oktoberfest.

In Germany Metabo is the prosumer stuff you pick up at the home improvement store and even there Makita has the better rep. If you have a business to run that depends on these tools Hilti and FEIN is your brands of choice.

@smartchip

6 жыл бұрын

Lukas danke,

@jaydunbar7538

5 жыл бұрын

I've seen plenty of businesses running on Ryobi or similar. Not a good choice for an iron worker 50 stories up but in a shop where you can just grab another one from the rack while it cools off it's no biggie. Sure the nice tools come with warranty, but getting them to actually warranty them is usually more difficult then going to the local skum bags and buying 10 more of said item.

@justinmartin8887

5 жыл бұрын

Had 2 fein grinders, junk, went back to metabo. Cracked both gear heads wtf

@justinmartin8887

5 жыл бұрын

TMoD7007 yea, I was surprised as well. The motors where decent, didn’t overheat, but they where geared a little lower, another reason I wasn’t impressed in the end, makes grinding more of a chore

We have this grinder in the welding shop. Best grinder I ever used. The braking system is amazing.

Another great review, can't wait for the next test.

love everything you do man, keep it up.

"One Helluva Cord" - that was my nickname back in high school.

New subscriber and throughly enjoying the content! Your vidjayos bring me joy!!

As someone who does FDA stainless welding and polishing and uses air grinders all day in the shop(Souix, Dotco, Desouter), when doing field service work and only have 120v electric available, Metabo grinders are the smoothest operating, best feeling tools I've used. We have Makita, Milwaukee, and DeWalt, but the Metabo grinders and Dynafiles are miles ahead when doing precision polishing. I also have a 5" Makita rat tail in my personal shop, but it's been relegated to cut off wheel duty since I picked up a variable speed Metabo 5".

This guy is great! Love his reviews.

“Say you’re doing a meth lab in Guadalajara...” lol

I've got one of these that is about 20 years old. Switch is on top, it's about as ergonomic as a stump but it just goes and goes. Frickin bullet-proof and having a fastening nut that doesn't require a wrench is a big plus in my books.

Love using my Motabo grinder. Fabricating and can grab and start it up one handed. Hold my metal in the other while modifying it to fit exactly. Use Cubitron II grinding pads and champher up to 2 inch steel like it has been machined. Several of my friends that fabricate use them as well.

Awesome vidjao love the content man.

@eweezy946

7 жыл бұрын

Ive been wanting to ask!! What ever happened to the Haunted Dewalt prank?? Was it a success?

"If you ain't over 200 pounds, you'll be weighed in a child care center" goes the saying, I hear.

I used to work at a shop where we made powdered metal parts. It was very cheap to make them and they were very strong. The process was very cool. We made them start to finish.

my buddies dad is been running his metabo for close to 20 years now and we beat the hell out of that poor thing. We have had it in the derbie garage for around 15 years and it still goes to work with the old man 5 days a week

I literally never do any kind of DIY projects, hell, the closest thing to a tool that I use on a regular basis is a lawnmower, but I still watch all of these videos..

@17:00 notice that the casting on the head has recesses molded into it for the guard lock to lock into so that the attachment screws aren't the only thing absorbing the shock from the 200-metric-pound gorilla chucking the grinder across the floor at the end of the day...

Oldest metabo I have is about 8 years old now - excentric sander- hear its bearings are going now but used it long and hard and never payed attention to the duty cycle rating the 150€ I put down for it has seen me finish what I started with it up to now with no complaints..

I didn't realise that this video was 4 months old. I just came across this channel about a few weeks ago and think they're great! I've had a fair bit of industrial use with Metabo grinders (and Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee and some Hitachi). Each had their pluses and minuses but I have to say that I'm not a great fan of the Metabo BECAUSE of the Quick Protect magicery. all it seams to do is get in the way of working. Also, as the grinder gets older, it seams to kick in sooner and sooner. I've also had a few Metabos where the cooling impeller becomes detached and no longer spins when the grinder is used. No airflow = hot grinder, quickly! Milwaukee are easily the most powerful I've used and, mechanically, the longest lasting (ok, on par with Makita) but the stupid, flimsy way the guards are attached kills the head to quickly. Milwaukee also have some magicery in them to that feeds more power to them when they slow down under load, which is why they're so powerful, BUT this makes them run really hot. I've burned out a couple of their 6" x 13amp paddle (ugh, hate paddle grinders too!) grinders, even though they're supposed to have thermal overload protection? Anyway, great videos, love them, and your terminology to describe stuff. Thank you!

Played backwards at 19:21, AvE says 'and that it did spot weld it'. And now you know...

"Good luck finding a metric bolt" But I have a few thousand lying around?

@Xyz-ij6rh

3 жыл бұрын

Still dont get why they choose the Metrology of the Past even if they have to use the Metric system to get there Units precisely enough and the thread stuff well ... China is further than the US in Metrology

Some women admit to prefer longer tools for their grinding. These Flachkopf-Winkelschleifer are made to get into tight spots, where a ordinary angle grinder could not fit. I only have the short one, but mine is close to 20 years old and still going strong. I've found it in the scrap heap about two years back. Happily, Metabo parts are still readily available here in Europe - The red switch, too. Good luck with it.

Incredibly thorough review. Thank you.

Real question: why does he know this stuff? I’m very impressed and in awe whatever the answer is.

LOL! Its like you know me, I have a 1979 W116 300SD.

Without getting into a yardstick measuring competition, I've just got the Bosch 10.8v 3" grinder. Brushless, direct drive with overload protection. It's kinda like an iPad. Some where between a dismal dremel cutoff wheel eyesight modifier, and a 5" weld performance booster, the size you never knew you needed. Might wanna check it out. Handy for one handed grinding and cutting when you're in a deep dark hole, if you know what I mean.

We do LOTS of hand grinding slag off of parts that come off our plasma tables. We switched to this brand of grinders on a trial in a few areas. I really liked the way the lock worked compared to other brands as it is much easier to lock. Sadly the extra cost of these did not have a good enough return value in the life of the tool. That said there is value in the operator experience using the tool which was appreciated by the guys who spend a good portion of the day operation the tool. So overall if you factor in the ease of use and possible repetitive stress injuries from using hand grinders daily I do recommend the extra expense of this brand. So for home use, not worth but in a factory environment the cost savings on possible injuries from long term use I highly recommend at least giving these a trial run.

I kinda want to see you present what you'd consider the perfect design or one that has things done as good as you could get. Because i'm curious to know what is the best or one of the better ways of setting a tool like this or another up.

@removedot

5 жыл бұрын

part of design is about trade offs, the "best design" might be "the best" but cost far too much, building the best value is where it is really at.

Horsecock style. I know what I'm calling it from now on :j Usually I just say "that kind that I don't like."

I had a brush with a dot on it like that, but in a dewalt angle grinder. it ended up being glue that held a compressed spring. When I wore the brush down far enough, the spring burst through and pushed the brush away from the commutator, shutting it down right quick.

14:56 The stress your camera feels when it's not in focus is astounding I bet. I noticed how fast it suddenly got focused when you said it read your mind lol. It just didn't want to get screamed at is all.

Nice video again Ave. Been wondering for a while. Are you the singer from Crash test dummies? ;) Greetings from Norway

@robinjohansen4557

7 жыл бұрын

The first album I bought with money earned from potatoplucking and plowing with John Deere 2040. Nice to see you made a new career with boltr after the musicindustry went down. Loving your vids. Keep up the chooch 😃

Silly question. Is that little bit of foam an air filter? If its on the "in" side of the airflow would that keep it cool enough to prevent melting?

@raguhmuffin

7 жыл бұрын

That was my guess, that open cell foam is used in a lot of filters out there, if there was a mechanical hold down for the cords it would be much stiffer.

@justinwood2

7 жыл бұрын

I think the foam may also be an indication of use. Basically you send the tool on for repair, they see that foam has not degraded, and they know that they have a legitimate RMA to deal with. At least that is the only reason I could seen for having such a pathetic bit of foam in a High end tool. Not to say that the tool should fail easily, but it might make someones life easier.

I like seeing that they thought to have a longer power cord on this grinder. Most grinders have too short of a power cord and keep getting unplugged by catching the plug on a corner, or getting snagged up and having to re-polish a spot because of getting hung up and messing up a nice finish.

I got the snap on battery grinder same head and after 2 years of abuse its no weaker no bad noises. The slim design is the best thing