which do y'all prefer?I like paddles do to the precision of speed and safety but I'm curious what the other side likes about toggles
Paddle with grip safetyI really can't think of any reason to have a toggle over paddle
>>2969493slidehow else am i supposed to run it 1 handed with an oversized suicide wheel while opening another refreshing 24oz steel reserve with the other hand? >safety da fuck is that?
>>2969507Fuck yeah son! Lock that bitch on and let er eat!
>>2969496I think the slight advantage of the toggle is your hand is closer to the disc when holding down the switch. So you can be more choked up on the tool for fine control. The paddle or trigger is behind the motor.I use paddle/trigger because toggles can be mechanically shittier to use but I can see situations where a toggle would be alright.
>>2969493I have one with slide and one with janky paddle. The paddle really sucks for one-handed use, is better for two-handed.
Top slide/toggle can be really nice for cutting, and I think is just as safe as a paddle provided you don't lock it on. Hand fully wrapped around tight with the thumb on top and sticking out to hold the switch forward. Kind of like a compacted version of a trigger grip.Otherwise I prefer paddle or trigger depending on the particular ergonomics of what I'm doing, but I'll use a top slide for most anything without reservation, with the same grip. Side slide I won't touch unless I have a choice, the grip position is so bad it's almost begging you grip it loose or lock it on. Maybe it could work like a top slide on a grinder with the handle on top (why don't more have a screw point for that) but I've never used one like that.
>>2969599I have some top slide, some side slide, some paddle, some trigger. You gotta keep yourself guessing at all times so you don't get complacent.
>>2969600I've got all of them except side. Complacency is definitely the most dangerous thing you can do.
>>2969493I was at a huge jobsite in GB in 2017 and an other contractor handed his mate the angle grinder by the wheel while his mate plugged it in. Toggle switch was on, the blood went fucking everywhere. I don’t know if that guy got to keep his fingers in the end but shit was looking horrible. It was an all new and clean building with a 2 foot circle of blood spatters in the unfinished concrete floor and they banned toggle switches that day.
>be renowned eastern kazak reed intertwining imageboard >have legendary reputation of being an epic haven for le evil natsi insurgents >visit /diy/ to see all the rad monkeywrenchgang shit >its all just weebshit and autoeroticrobot larps>2 separate trollthreads full of edamamebois kvetching about how terrifyingly skeerry puni little angle grinders are>not a single picture of an askual used tool to be seenyall motherfuckers need to touch more grass
>>2969627I dunno bud, that dewalt grinder looks pretty shiny and new...
>>2969627Sorry princess we do real work instead of posing for instagram
>>2969507Dual welding
if you actually use the grinder you want a toggle switchrespect ur tooland don't use wood working discs
>>2969603>I've got all of them except side.Now that I'm thinking about it, of all the top and side toggle grinders I have, I always prefer a side toggle. Also recently killed my HF Bauer grinder that I've abused for a couple years, so I dug out an older Dewalt I rebuilt and stashed away. I don't like the side disk lock button on that particular Dewalt model, and much prefer the disk lock on the back... I did buy a few more of the Bauer grinders to throw back into my stash. I think they're an absolute steal of a deal for $30... I fed the one I had an absolute hot shit supper for a long time and it held up just as well as the Dewalts and Milwaukees I've killed in the past. Had to fix the cord on it a couple of times, and if I remember right I swapped in some brushes at one point. Have some cheapo Metabo HPT grinders that I really don't care for much. The side switch is just harder to activate. I think you have to really push the bottom of the switch down to clear a safety in order for it to slide forward. Just annoying. I might try to disable that bullshit someday. Also the cords on them are stiff and annoying.
Paddle because it's meant for safety. A switch will just keep grinding and wrapping around what ever.
>>2970385poast wrists
>>2970391I'll see if I can find a picture of the guy at our shop that got sliced open by a grinder because he dropped his grinder onto his pants and it wrapped around him with a big gash. Had he been using a paddle, it would have lost all its power as soon as he dropped it.
>>2970444>Had he been using a paddleHad he held onto the grinder instead of sperging out he would have also been fine.
>>2969496>with grip safetyget a load of this queer
Paddle, way easier to use with heavy gloves on (stick/flux core welding) and discourages me from doing retarded shit.
>>2969900The grip on the sides always feels weird to me.Are you talking about the little $50 HPT side switches that are everywhere? I haven't tried those but I love their 36v cordless/corded paddle grinders, more versatile all around than anything else I've used. Besides the cordless/corded thing, variable speed, soft start, low vibration, nice slim grip, good power for its size.For cheap extra grinders like it sounds like you're using the Bauers for, I like the Dongcheng ones on Amazon. Like $30-40, paddle grip, handle well and seem like good quality. I've heard Dongcheng is considered a professional brand over in China so there's that.>>2970598>discourages me from doing retarded shit.Underrated feature. Takes an active choice not to sometimes with a grinder that locks on.
>>2970737>Are you talking about the little $50 HPT side switches that are everywhere?Yeah. Same exact model as this one on Amazon, but if I remember right I got them on sale for ~$30 a piece. Came with 5 grinding wheels and a shitty blow molded case which I gave no fucks about. The grinding wheels aren't top tier, but they work. Side handle is chincy and plasticy compared to other budget brands the cord is awful and stiff, and the switch is harder to activate than it should be... Bauer $30 slide switch grinder from HF absolutely stomps all over it in ergonomics of use. https://www.amazon.com/Metabo-HPT-G12SR4-Grinding-Lightweight/dp/B07L21GNHL/ref=asc_df_B07L21GNHL>>2970737>For cheap extra grinders like it sounds like you're using the Bauers for, I like the Dongcheng ones on Amazon.I'll look into them. If I keep an eye on the HF coupons I think I can score the Bauers even cheaper than the $30 they usually sell for. Dunno if its even worth trying another brand at that price point.
So many princess in here lucky enough not to get fucked by the angle grinder. Let me tell when it happens once you never want it to happen again.
>>2970955Lol. I've gotten eaten by an angle grinder more times than I can remember. Every time it was my fault for doing something in a stupid way. Live and learn, adapt and overcome.
>>2969493retarded paddle switches make for hand cramps when used for more than 8 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDDsYPmcIYk
>>2969493Grinding for HOURS at a time. Toggle will shut off if you drop or bang the thing probably just as quick as your dumb ass will after you've held onto it for hours
>>29707372nd for multivolt. Some times i just dont want to drag a cord to whatever god forsaken thing needs cutting
Rat tail with trigger switch.
>>2969493locking switch.no guard.no side handle.any real man runs his grinder this way.I implicitly distrust any man I see with a guard on his grinder.simple as.
