whats the best small angle grinder with dust colection out there.

Brice Burrell said:
RDMuller said:
Collecting dust off a grinder into any kind of dust collection system is extremely dangerous if any kind of spark gets into that system.  FIRE.    Don't do this on materials that could spark

We lost a furniture factory here in Indiana 3 years ago because of this.  
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You are right Rodger.  There isn't much of a concern for collection for cutting metal.  I only have an interest in dust collection for cementitious and other materials containing silica.  There isn't a big risk of fire collecting dust from these materials, although it is possible.    
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Brice,
dosen't festool makes a spark trap for the vacs?
 
Brice Burrell said:
Alex said:
Brice Burrell said:
JMB, do you know what voltage the AGP 125 grinder is?     
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I'm not JMB but I think they're all 240v. I don't think Protool has 110v versions as it's presence in the UK is pretty small and in the US non-existent. Not 100% sure though.
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Alex, that was my guess too that's why I'm looking into getting the getting the guide rail adapter part only.  I'd like to have the grinder too, but it wouldn't be at all practical in 240v.
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I wouldn't bother this much about the bare Protool grinders. They're not any more special than grinders of other brands. They are pretty cheap actually.

If it doesn't work out for you to get it from a dealer, then I'd be glad to help out. The shroud costs 153 euro here in Holland and sending it to America costs about 40 euro.

 
Im JMB  and what Alex said!  I think its only 240v    same with the Chain saw only 240v.  I find it odd though cus protool is more site based and it being 240v is not really site friendly

Bryce I dont think Warren will sell to the USA he wont even sell to Ireland like Alan found out not long ago.

JMB
 
jmbfestool said:
I find it odd though cus protool is more site based and it being 240v is not really site friendly
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Oh but it is very site friendly, most sites around the world happen to use 240v.  [tongue] Only those crazy Brits have to do it different again, just to be the odd one out.  [smile]

Protool has a very small distribution network. Even here in Holland it's hard to find a full blown dealer who actually has some of their tools on display. In a 25 km radius around me I have like 50 Festool dealers but perhaps only 3 or 4 Protool dealers. And I live in the so called 'randstad', the most populated area of Holland. I think that coverage is even smaller in the UK, so it would simply not be financially viable to redesign the tools to make a 110v line.   
 
Alex,

Pretty much every other dealer in the UK sells Festool  but only 1 dealer in the UK sells Protool and that is Warren (bunnyBolts).  Hes the only person who is aloud to sell Protool in the hole of the UK  NO ONE in UK is aloud to sell protool.   

Rexcrystals tried and sold a couple of the Protool Autofeed guns and wanted to order more and also get the Protool Sword but was then told by Protool  that they should not of sold him the Autofeed guns and they wont be giving him any more tools. 

JMB
 
jmbfestool said:
Pretty much every other dealer in the UK sells Festool   but only 1 dealer in the UK sells Protool and that is Warren (bunnyBolts).  Hes the only person who is aloud to sell Protool in the hole of the UK  NO ONE in UK is aloud to sell protool.   
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Wow JMB, that's even less then I expected. I think it's pretty safe then to draw the conclusion that there are no 110v Protools.
 
Alex said:
....If it doesn't work out for you to get it from a dealer, then I'd be glad to help out. The shroud costs 153 euro here in Holland and sending it to America costs about 40 euro.
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Thanks for the offer Alex, I may take you up on it.
 
Alex said:
jmbfestool said:
Pretty much every other dealer in the UK sells Festool   but only 1 dealer in the UK sells Protool and that is Warren (bunnyBolts).  Hes the only person who is aloud to sell Protool in the hole of the UK  NO ONE in UK is aloud to sell protool.   
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Wow JMB, that's even less then I expected. I think it's pretty safe then to draw the conclusion that there are no 110v Protools.
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I would say so.  Warrens website does not tell you much about the tools so to find any info about the tool you have to call him up really.    Looking on his site warrens website  he has a 125 grinder  one has 12D at the end other has 14D and another has 14DE.      I dont know what they mean I don't think they mean voltage.

Jmb
 
have you a link to that schroud. i presum its the dc part and the part that slides on the rail

there is very little info on warrens dite, you  have to use a different one to read the specs
 
jmbfestool said:
I would say so.  Warrens website does not tell you much about the tools so to find any info about the tool you have to call him up really.    Looking on his site warrens website  he has a 125 grinder  one has 12D at the end other has 14D and another has 14DE.      I dont know what they mean I don't think they mean voltage.
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The 12 and 14 stand for the wattage which is either 1200 or 1400 watt. The E stands for electronics, adjustable rpm. No idea what the D means.

Alan m said:
have you a link to that schroud. i presum its the dc part and the part that slides on the rail

there is very little info on warrens dite, you  have to use a different one to read the specs
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The English speaking world can find info on the Australian website www.protool.com.au but their line is limited. For the full range of Protool you can go to www.protool.nl or www.protool.de to read the specs.

 
That's a sweet little grinder and I love the video no stupid music or anything extra we do not need to see.

Still, when someone says angle grinder to me I think grinding welds on tube steel or something like that. So I was a bit surprised by the contents of the thread.

I want one of those Brice, if I had the money I would go in on a purchase in a heart beat!

That seems like a tool Festool could make, market and sell. I would buy one.  :)
 
Alan m said:
have you a link to that schroud. i presum its the dc part and the part that slides on the rail

there is very little info on warrens dite, you  have to use a different one to read the specs
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Here you go Alan.  Sadly there isn't any info other than the part number and price in the link.
 
Brice Burrell said:
Alan m said:
have you a link to that schroud. i presum its the dc part and the part that slides on the rail

there is very little info on warrens dite, you  have to use a different one to read the specs
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Here you go Alan.  Sadly there isn't any info other than the part number and price in the link.
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That's Warrens websites for you.  He has 4 seperate websites  Protool(the one you just linked),  Festool,  bunny bolts  and system containers.  Which I find odd any way having separate sites!  But he doesn't give much detail on products at all just ADD button. 
 
i think il get the protool 125mm grinder on the track. it looks very handy.

there is also a dc schroud for using the grinder on its side with a cup disk. i think il get that too, should be handy for removing tile adhesive and high spots
 
Alan m said:
i think il get the protool 125mm grinder on the track. it looks very handy.

there is also a dc schroud for using the grinder on its side with a cup disk. i think il get that too, should be handy for removing tile adhesive and high spots
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Th shroud is what made me wanna buy it at the time and I would of bought the lot but like I said before never got an answer to my question so I ended up put the tool at the back of my wish list! 

The shroud would come in really handy for when I lay flooring and der r high spots to grind down.  The thing what puts me off them grinding disks are not cheap!

Jmb
 
them cup disks are serious money but you wouldnt use them that much, only here and there so you would have it for a long time.  it would save a lot of time thow
 
on hourly rate jobs your better off doing it slower b ut if you were pricing it youd be better off. how fast do they wear out. would it be like a normal cheap diamond blade
 
Alan m said:
on hourly rate jobs your better off doing it slower b ut if you were pricing it youd be better off. how fast do they wear out. would it be like a normal cheap diamond blade
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You would be better of as long as u add the time it would of taken if you was not using the tool of course!  I have used a medium priced face disk before on a regular grinder (I got covered in dust!) it was using it outside on some stone steps and it did wear out more than I thought it would wasn't using it heavy well so I thought any way!.  So im just going of that you see dont really know! 

 
Although this is a fairly old topic, the question that some of the posters on this thread had is still to be answered:
Does anyone know if the Protool DSC-AGP 125/230 dust shrouds for angle grinders can be used with angle grinders from other manufacturers (namely recent Bosch models)?

I already have 125mm and 230mm angle grinders and would like to get the dust shrouds, but not the grinders of course. I can't go to a shop and test them because the DSC-AGP shrouds are not stocked by the local Protool dealer.

Help. Anyone?

cheers,
Gaius
 
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