Makita 7 inch grinder

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CATERPILLARMember since Jan 2016

Got this grinder yesterday that i bought off of ebay for $35 .Took the whole thing apart and cleaned and greased  everything really good . You couldn’t really even tell it was a makita at first . Makita 9607bl 15 amps  8000rpm . Took about 6 hours and 30 mins enjoy the before and after pictures  ??

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comp56Member since Sep 2014

great job, Tom’s gonna want his grinder back now……..

CATERPILLARMember since Jan 2016

Lol yeah i was suprised to find it under all the grime 

comp56 wrote:

11 minutes ago, comp56 said:

great job, Tom’s gonna want his grinder back now……..

Makin a guard for it now 😉 

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JMGMember since Dec 2015

I’ve always thought of it as a sin to let a tool get that bad.

CATERPILLARMember since Jan 2016

JMG wrote:

8 minutes ago, JMG said:

I’ve always thought of it as a sin to let a tool get that bad.

Yea i agree with you its pretty sad 😉 but now she is in good hands

Eric – TIAMember since Jan 2010

Wow what a different.  How do you like that grinder?  I have heard good things about the Makita grinder, but never used one.

CATERPILLARMember since Jan 2016

Eric – TIA wrote:

58 minutes ago, Eric – TIA said:

Wow what a different.  How do you like that grinder?  I have heard good things about the Makita grinder, but never used one.

Like it a lot she is quite a power horse lol around 2.5 HP gives ya a work out if your using it for long I also have two other makitas too . one 4 inch that I have had for 2 1/2 years and love very lightweight and versatile and a 5 inch that I have owned for about a year it has sjs and a eletric brake sjs is super joint system aka it has a spring behind the gear that is directly attached with a motor and moves if you put more pressure. My grandpa , uncle , father still have their 4 inch makitas I have cleaned and decreased and I really liked how they held up so I am on the teal train lol ps their grinders are about 25 years old maybe 30 still going strong 🙂 

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