New tools you've bought recently?

[Roert42]

I actually thought of one of those foot switches, but like you say, it’s the same price as the tool. And my use is heavy for a homeowner, but light for anybody who actually uses it to work for a living. Point is, I’m completely happy with one that has a cord on it, and I’m sure I’ll find a sale come Christmas time.

In the meantime, I’m just changing wheels on my old heavier, better one, but I’m still going to try to figure out how to put a switch right on the body of the broken one.

And one last thought on the foot switch: bad legs, that would be as risky as hot wiring it without a switch!

The one thing I’ve noticed about grinders, the nicer ones seem to have a lot less vibration.

I’ve had a few blue HF 4.”ones, a Porter cable 4.5”one, a dewalt 4.5” one, and a makita 5” one.

The HF and PC one were about the same, but the PC one latest 10x as long. The dewalt one is a little better with the vibration and has latest the longest. The Makita one is like driving a Lincoln vs riding a sports bike, almost no vibration.

9/10 I reach for the Makita even though it’s the heaviest because of that. Something else to consider besides just the sheer weight of the unit. Might be easier on the joints for longer use periods.