Customer Reviews

Bosch 1375A 4-1/2-Inch Angle Grinder

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If you are a do-it-yourselfer, an angle grinder is a must-have tool and this one is so far of great quality and very reasonably priced. It fits very well in my hand and is quieter than some of the other ones I've used (but I still recommend protecting your hearing). It's one of those tools that you have no idea how useful it is until you use one for a job. You'll find yourself looking at a problem and then think, "hmmm...i wonder if my angle grinder would work on this", and sure enough it is the right tool for the job. There are a lot of useful attachments that you can get for an angle grinder because it doesn't only 'grind', and don't think that your electric drill with the same attachments can handle the job because it can't. You can use it to cut or grind metal, pipe, concrete, bricks, block, score up painted surfaces, remove rust, cut off/grind down nail heads, cutting/removing through old tile mastic on a floor, etc. For me two really useful attachments has been the inexpensive concrete diamond blade, and the DeWalt 3" knotted wire cup brush. The brush is really heavy duty and I have used it many times. I don't know why I never bought an angle grinder sooner. Before I owned a grinder, I needed to cut a trench in my home's concrete slab, so I rented this huge, wet, gas-powered diamond saw. Not only was the rental expensive, but it took a long time, made a huge mess, I still needed to break it out with a sledgehammer and it really didn't do that great a job. So when I had to start my next slab-cutting project, I used this little angle grinder with the diamond blade to score deep cuts in the slab and between that, and my percussion hammer, it was really a breeze, comparatively and took much less time. I would recommend wearing a dust mask for some jobs and always using a good set of hearing muffs to protect one's ears as well (don't just use cheap earplugs).

Just spent the afternoon grinding rust off the truck. Using the Bosch angle grinder made the job a joy. Light, compact, powerful. Easy to use in all positions and in hard to reach areas. From now on my 2 Milwaukee body grinders will go on sale. They are too clumsy and heavy AND DANGEROUS. With the Bosch sparks are controlled by a shield. Just the right size to grab by the body one-handed or by using the extra handle 2 hands can be used. I heard about German engineering but this is the first time that I enjoyed it. A GREAT TOOL.

I bought one of these before taking on a tile project to help with those cuts I could not make on my wet saw. I decided on the Bosch over a DeWalt after reading the reviews. This little grinder is one of the best tools I have ever bought. It comes in handy all the time and cuts/grinds anything. I bought a DeWalt masonary blade and it devours brick, tile, stone, concrete you name it and it can cut it.

My only complaint is that its size (only 4.5") can make deep cuts a bit of a challenge due to the saftey guard but I have been able to work around it.

A must have.

I own 2 of these and have many, many hours on them. They have given me outstanding service. I know for a fact that I have at least 100 hours of operation on the first one and still haven't had to replace the brushes. I use them for cutting, grinding, sanding steel, and cutting concrete.

I am not a fan of the switch or the bulky grip of this tool. I have a dewalt grinder that I have had for 12 years and I prefer that grip. I had a nasty accident with a grinder once when I was just learning. I was not using a paddle switch and the thing kicked back right out of my hands and got wound up in my clothing and kept biting into my leg. I had to pull 50 ft of extention cord out of the wall before it would stop biting. If I were using a paddle switch the motor would have shut off when I lost the grip.

I've been in the trades longer than I care to admit. long enough to know which tools are worth buying. While I respect my tools, I don't have time to baby them. They have to be able to stand up to the abusive environment that is inherent with field work. The Bosch grinder is one of those tools. My first one lasted about 8-10 years as did the second (which just gave out today). In fact, I'm still using the metal case the first one came in. longevity can be summed up in two words - compressed air. These things swallow a ton of dust and need to be blown out every day. Do that and you've got yourself a hell of a tool. However, I don't buy into the notion that you need a paddle swich to be safe - you just need to know your tool and what it's capable of. And yes, I'm buying another Bosch tonight - it's really the only choice.

This unit does the job of any high priced unit. I recently added 2 small windows in a garage room conversion. I put the masonry wheel and had no problems perfect cut . My buddy was using a dewalt which cost quite a bit moore. We both did the same job no difference......

Angle Grinders are such an under rated tool. They are so versatile and have soooo many uses. The Bosch 1375A is right up there with the most expensive ones for performance but at a much better price. You can't go wrong with this one.

The Bosch 1375A fits nicely into my set of Bosch tools. Just used it to cut off excess metal from a duct. Handy and versatile, but for some applications one might need one with a larger wheel and more power. Unfortunately it doesn't come with any kind of soft or hard case.

The grinder is a handy size and is powerful the grinding blade lasts very well but the gearbox makes an intermittent screaming noise that can't be good for longevity.