Makita 36v 230mm ( 9 inch) grinders

[billpierce]

Well i gone and bought one. Found one for 220quid new. I have about 125m2 of old floorboards to sand and no power supply other than a genny so even if it halfs the amount the genny is on ( will switch to 230v one when a done in 6x 5ah batteries and charge these) thatll work for me. Will let you know how i get on with it

[billpierce]

Well, its pretty pokey, cuts stone well and sands real good. You cant push it as hard as the mains equivilent but its certainly far from useless. Does gobble batteries - but hard to judge as cutting varied bits of stone etc, but sanding floorsboards with the trigger flat out slightly dissapointed with trigger time. Especially as my double charger has just popped ( back undee warrenty with makita, they collected next day). Its noticable lighter even with the batteries in than mains equivelent.

So far so good. I let you know how it holds up

[wills-mill]

Always good to hear.

I seem to have ended up with a DeWalt fleet, and the most respectable battery life I've achieved has been by putting a Flexvolt battery (from a big drill) into the 18v grinder. Have always liked the twin battery idea that Makita use, a friend of mine really rates the circular saw.