Unpopular opinion: I used to think a 4-inch grinder was fine for everything until I saw a guy in Omaha zip through a 3/4-inch bevel with a 7-inch in half the time.

I switched to a 7-inch Metabo for all my heavy plate prep about a year ago and now I won't go back, but what's your go-to wheel brand for those big grinders?

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jade_singh1d ago

My old 4-inch DeWalt still handles 90% of my shop work. The big 7-inch grinders are beasts for heavy plate, but they're overkill for most cuts and a pain to use overhead. I burned through three expensive name-brand wheels on a single rail job last month. Sometimes the extra power just means you go through consumables twice as fast.

alice_palmer201d ago

Burned through three wheels on one job? That's wild. I've been running Pferd cut-off wheels on my big grinder for months now and they just don't die. The difference in how long they last is crazy.