Power tool Repair

[Trav]

I Found this guys channel really good while looking for a video of how my old USA made Milwaukee grinder head was put together. The machine was built between 1985 and 1991 I bought it used from a company going out of business 17 years ago and it has done a lot of hard work, after looking at the parts and how it was built I decided to repair it, it has quality nothing today can match not even Metabo, Fein or Bosch, Makita is the closest in quality for 5" angle grinders. I ordered a new Makita to use while waiting for parts for the old girl.



Before I bought one I looked at Fein, today grinders of this size are made in India and poor quality, Bosch uses cheap Chinese ball bearings and switches, Metabo (not HTP) is the biggest disappointment, the once premium German made tool is now a piece of crap, cheap Chinese bearings and a quick change disc system which was engineered by a true idiot, I cannot believe a German company would even consider this, it is like throwing a car into park to stop it from low speed. His videos were a big help in cutting through the good and not so good and why.

 

[doitmyself]

A sign of our age?? Sigh. You are now causing me to reconsider replacing my decades old workplace Black and Decker 7 inch grinder (only requires cord replacement) for a more "versatile" battery model .

Internet pic, without safety guard. Very heavy and tank-like construction.

 

[Trav]

That is a beast, cordless don't seem to do well as grinders. Brushless motors do not like iron and steel dust, a friend of mine has a corded Hikoki brushless, the filter screens are always clogged up.

 

[nomas]

The way some of these tools are made , I went ahead and bought a $10 grinder from Harbor Freight and paid the extra couple of dollars for the extended warranty . For use around the house it was the best decision for me . I did the same thing with a reciprocating saw a few years back and used it to demo a deck and a wooden bridge . I couldn't kill it .

 

[Trav]

I see youtube made the video private for some reason. Look up dean doherty in youtube for videos.

Edit: I just went to check out his videos and all are gone, any link to him now goes somewhere else. He just posted on Instagram his youtube account was hacked.

 

[Trav]

He got his channel back up today. I watched a few of his videos sitting here in the A/C.

 

[JHZR2]

What makita unit did you buy?

 

[Trav]

I found a NOS 9565PCV at Mr Stone for $190. It was made in 2015 and assembled in the USA. Post #4376

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/new-tool-thread.328515/page-219

 

[72C10]

This is a great channel. I started watching his videos after seeing this post. I'm glad to see some power tools being repaired and not just thrown into the trash bin.