the gearbox on my trust 115mm Dewalt angle grinder was sounding a bit iffy last time out but 10 years of service and abuse fair enough. today I bought an 1150w 125mm unit from Aldi today £17.99 . it is variable speed ( so might be used with a wire cup brush or flap wheel me thinks ) and has a dead mans trigger, + a pair of spare motor brushes and a 3 year guarantee,

i've bought a few decent bits of kit from Aldi for little money magnetic trays and pick up tools and even a retractable air line reel and air tool oiler that's bolted to the garage wall

only problem sometimes is beating the local Polish builders to the limited supplies ! 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

I have bought "quality" 115mm angle grinders in the past and found them not much better than the cheapo variety sold in Aldi etc. Now I just buy a cheapo and bin it when it dies. It's usually the gearbox that goes....I think they are made out of cheese!

The last Bosch one I had lasted about 5 minutes  John
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