Just swapped from a 4.5-inch grinder to a 5-inch for bevel prep on 1-inch plate

Tessa Perez · 2026-04-06T13:05:04.387283+00:00

The extra half-inch made a huge difference in speed and control, got the job done in half the time. Anyone else find a specific tool upgrade that was a total game changer for a common task?

mary6145mo ago

Interesting! Did you have to change your technique at all with the bigger wheel, or was it just a straight swap and go?

7

jason735mo ago

Man, I read that exact thing on a welding forum, bigger wheels really do eat through plate.

5

rowangonzalez3mo ago

Ha! @mary614 I upgraded my coffee maker once and it still burned my toast

2