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I bought it to use with a wood carving attachment and it does a good job of handling that. the switch sticks in the on position. I have not had much luck with getting a replacement as yet. I own all kinds of DeWalt power tools and have been satisfied with all except this one. It has all the power I needed and everything else works fine but.
PS. I've only had this thing a short time; so far, so good. No reason not to give it 5 stars if it pans out. The grinding wheel that comes with it has a 7/8" arbor hole, but the grinder arbor is 5/8." There is a backing plate with a raised portion to enable acceptance of 7/8" wheels. I published the identical review for the reconditioned model, which is the one I bought, but everything I had to say about that applies to, and is useful for, this one. I bought mine for wood carving with a Lancelot, which has a 5/8" arbor hole, which is very thick, and which required me to pull off the backing plate. However, THREADED 7/8" accessories won't work. Said plate is hard to remove (very tight fit; requires pliers) and first-time users might not even know that it is removable.I'll write more later; just thought I should get this on the record in case someone needs to know, as it's not explained well in the manual.
Please don't take this as a criticism of a dead man switch, I highly recommend that type if you are a casual user or inexperienced with power tool use - this grinder could cause serious injury if not used safely and properly.It does vibrate, but that is common with any grinder, however the vibrations for this grinder seem to be minimized are not that tiring to my hands. I sometimes use this grinder for an extended period and like to shift my grip, I wouldn't be able to do that with a dead man switch. I bought this grinder for use on my job, I'm the Maintenace Supervisor at a multi-use building, and have used it for a wide variety of jobs - everything from simply smoothing out a sticking metal framed door to cutting through rebar when we did some major remodeling.This grinder is easy to handle, being small and lightweight enough to get into a tight spot yet still has the power for tough jobs. It has a simple on/off switch rather than a dead man switch but I feel that is a plus.
I almost didn't buy it because it seemed too inexpensive compared to others & I was concerned it would fail me early. I needed to get a replacement so I selected the Dewalt D28110. I am glad I did buy this Dewalt grinder as it has worked perfectly so far and seems to be destined to work for many years.It is well constructed and I would agree with Dewalt's claim that it is "Heavy Duty".It satisfies all my needs for a 4 1/2 inch grinder with ease.Rob I have owned several (other makes) of grinders. All have functioned for awhile but failed under heavy duty.
I've cut several other large pieces of metal, pipes, etc. (Please post and tell me how if it can). I used it with a diamond wheel to cut out grout on about 40 sf of floor tile.
It includes a wrench and the instructions do not explain how to remove the wheel without a wrench. My other complaint is that the instructions are terrible, like all DeWalt instructions. I don't think it can be done.
This is a great budget grinder. Bearings are a bit noisy but it doesn't seem to cause a problem.I do NOT think this is "wrench free" as DeWalt claims. It's so confusing to try to figure out what applies to this model and what does not, what is the right type of wheel, when a separate guard not included might be needed, etc.
Put it through the wringer at load with lots of dust for a few hours and had no trouble. Works like a charm.
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