An angle grinder is a highly versatile power tool used primarily for cutting, grinding, and polishing materials. By swapping out different types of consumable discs, it can handle a wide variety of tasks across metalworking, construction, and woodworking.
Primary Uses
• Cutting Tough Materials: With a thin abrasive cutting disc, it easily slices through thick metal rods, rebar, steel sheets, bolts, ceramic tiles, concrete blocks, and brickwork.
• Grinding and Material Removal: With a thick grinding wheel, it is used to clean up rough weld beads, smooth down sharp edges of freshly cut steel, and bevel pipe edges before welding.
• Surface Preparation and Cleaning: Using wire cup brushes or flap discs, it can quickly strip rust, old paint, scale, and corrosion off metallic surfaces to prepare them for priming or painting.