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DeWalt 20V MAX Flexvolt Advantage 4.5" to 5" Paddle Switch Angle Grinder (Tool Only)
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Flexvolt is more about the battery and DeWalt is taking liberties to confuse us proles. A 9ah battery is 9ah at 20v or 3ah at 60v. Math.
A 60v "Flexvolt" tool utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 60v. You cannot use a 20v battery.
A 20v "Flexvolt Advantage" utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 30ish volts or a regular battery at 20v
A 20v XR or brushed utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 20v for increased runtimes, or a regular battery at whatever.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but for a little bit "Flexvolt" could be bought at HD but not Lowes, and the "Flexvolt Advantage" was at Lowes but not HD. Not sure if thats still the case as I haven't added to my blackandyellow collection for a while, but as an owner of a "Flexvolt Advantage" drill I haven't noticed any huge power gains when using a bigger battery, the drill just weights more all the time.
For a DIYer this grinder is probably perfect. Maybe even overkill. The stock 20V brushless grinder is plenty. I've run mine on thicker stainless and 1/4" mild steel plate with zero issue. Takes down a padlock in seconds. A 4.5" grinder discs will do pretty much anything you need within reason, and the guard is set up for it. A guard that can also take 5" is either oversized for the 4.5 or under for the 5. So safety. Anytime you add a bigger dangerous spinny thing to something you don't use frequently, I question is the potential damages worth the extra half inch?
If you're a pro and the 6" is important to you then yes, get the full 60v Grinder (I know nothing of its finer features) but again, if it will run 4.5-6" discs, whats that blade guard dimension?
And as always: eye(better yet face), ear, AND HAND protection with these things if you're new to them. I'd be missing a good chunk of index finger if it wasn't for some decent gloves, and that was with a 40 grit sanding disc, a blade would have been worse. Always plan for something wrong to happen with these. Discs are somewhat of a fragile item too fyi. The resins breakdown over time and make compromise really old discs.
Best of luck.
Also, the trigger on these is much easier to feather then those giant ON/OFF switches.
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Also, the trigger on these is much easier to feather then those giant ON/OFF switches.
If you're a pro and the 6" is important to you then yes, get the full 60v Grinder (I know nothing of its finer features) but again, if it will run 4.5-6" discs, whats that blade guard dimension?
If you really want the 60 v one here is a great deal..the reason it doent have a box is they buy them in bulk as contractors.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dewalt-D...3263501356
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I'm starting a new business ; )
We own DeWalt everything for price/quality ratio being so good but yeah a grinder is not one of them as of yet.. look at hospital visits per tool in the past 5 years.
With that said...
We have very large estate properties here with very very very long fence lines and anyways my neighbor wanted to DIY part of it to speed up the process to replace an old chainlink fence with a proper fence.. there are metal ties they use that aren't that thin really and anyways he used this and was able to tap each one, cutting through like butter super fast.
With me, I would be out there in medieval armor but he had literally no safety gear at all. I suggest everyone meet in the middle at least.. have eye protection, if you can wear a work apron and fill it with flat whatever so if the disk does break it doesnt go into you and yes you can wear gloves with this one (some tools its a big no no to wear gloves).
Anyways, nice find!
Flexvolt is more about the battery and DeWalt is taking liberties to confuse us proles. A 9ah battery is 9ah at 20v or 3ah at 60v. Math.
A 60v "Flexvolt" tool utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 60v. You cannot use a 20v battery.
A 20v "Flexvolt Advantage" utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 30ish volts or a regular battery at 20v
A 20v XR or brushed utilizes the Flexvolt 60/20v battery to run it at 20v for increased runtimes, or a regular battery at whatever.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but for a little bit "Flexvolt" could be bought at HD but not Lowes, and the "Flexvolt Advantage" was at Lowes but not HD. Not sure if thats still the case as I haven't added to my blackandyellow collection for a while, but as an owner of a "Flexvolt Advantage" drill I haven't noticed any huge power gains when using a bigger battery, the drill just weights more all the time.
For a DIYer this grinder is probably perfect. Maybe even overkill. The stock 20V brushless grinder is plenty. I've run mine on thicker stainless and 1/4" mild steel plate with zero issue. Takes down a padlock in seconds. A 4.5" grinder discs will do pretty much anything you need within reason, and the guard is set up for it. A guard that can also take 5" is either oversized for the 4.5 or under for the 5. So safety. Anytime you add a bigger dangerous spinny thing to something you don't use frequently, I question is the potential damages worth the extra half inch?
If you're a pro and the 6" is important to you then yes, get the full 60v Grinder (I know nothing of its finer features) but again, if it will run 4.5-6" discs, whats that blade guard dimension?
And as always: eye(better yet face), ear, AND HAND protection with these things if you're new to them. I'd be missing a good chunk of index finger if it wasn't for some decent gloves, and that was with a 40 grit sanding disc, a blade would have been worse. Always plan for something wrong to happen with these. Discs are somewhat of a fragile item too fyi. The resins breakdown over time and make compromise really old discs.
Best of luck.
"Flexvolt" is the name given for Batteries that can switch to 20v or 60v depending on the tool that's being used. Again, this doesn't magically change the amount of stored energy. Capacity remains the same it just changing the factor e.g. 20v x 9ah = 180wh can transform to 60v x 3ah = 180wh. The 180wh is the total stored energy. A Flexvolt Battery is compatible to both Flexvolt (60v) tools and any regular 20v tools.
"Flexvolt Tools" are tools are 60v only tools. They cannot use non-Flexvolt or AKA 20v batteries.
So here's the ranking by tool power:
Flexvolt Tools > Flexvolt Advantage Tools/Power Detect Tools > XR Brushless Tools > XR Brushed < ?? > Atomic Brushless > 12v Tools
It gets confusing if the Brushed XR is still more powerful then Brushless Atomic.. regardless, they are both below XR tools and Flexvolt Advantage Tools are the most powerful 20v tools.
Can anyone tell me the difference? I searched online but couldn't find anything and looking at Dewalt's website wasn't helpful.
EDIT: unless the difference is only one being FlexVolt Advantage?
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