{"id":536194,"date":"2024-10-16T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/?p=536194"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:01:51","slug":"find-your-grind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/2024\/10\/16\/find-your-grind","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Grind"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a general carpenter like me, a grinder is not a tool I use every day. Recently, though, I wondered why I was still using a corded model, which is not only inconvenient but can be dangerous as well.\u00a0 So, I bought the DeWalt 4.5 in.\u20135 in. grinder<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I purchased it mainly because of the variable speed control (six speed settings), which means that unlike with my old grinder, I don\u2019t have to run it at 9000 rpm for every job. I can run it slower when polishing surfaces and when I want to reduce the amount of dust created when I\u2019m cutting cementitious products like backerboard. With my previous grinder, my dust-collection system could not always keep up with the copious amount of dust the tool made at those high rpms.<\/p>\n

This tool also has DeWalt\u2019s Kickback Break and the E-Clutch System, which senses when a blade begins to bind and shuts the tool down in such a way that doesn\u2019t damage the motor like other brakes can. It also has a shutdown brake, which engages as soon as you release the trigger and eliminates the thumb-twiddling time spent waiting for the blade to stop spinning before you can set it down.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been happy with the overall power and feel of the tool and would recommend it to anyone in the market for a grinder. The DCG409VSB<\/strong><\/a> costs $250 for the bare tool.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Risberg; contractor in Rosemount, Minn. Photo courtesy of the manufacturer.<\/em><\/p>\n

From\u00a0Fine Homebuilding<\/em>\u00a0#327<\/a><\/p>\n

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