The Makits maintains the speed better. The milwalkee slows down under pressure.  You have to be very careful to blow out the dust, dry grinding is what kills them.  

Also, if they spark don’t try to cool them down at high speed, or clean them with the armature fan. I did this once and carbon embers went flying, spotted a mirror and I had to replace it. 



On 13 Oct 2015, at 8:41 am, Tony Warney <tony@excelstoneandtilecare.com> wrote:

Thanks John,
The Makitas do not have handles on them. Both of them are 20-25 years old.
After new brushes and cords, etc. I figured it was time. Plus they both get hot real
quick.

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

Tony,

 

I have found the Makita is the best machine, I have machines that are 6 years old and running fine.  Most of the time when I hear guys going through machines it caused by placing too much pressure on the machine, let the diamond do the work or they are placing their hand over the air vents causing an over heating problem.

I never put the handles on the machine, this helps from applying too much pressure onto the machine thus causing it to work too hard.

I use to have this problem with Flex machines and that why I don’t recommend a flex machine. Lighten up on the machine.

 

 

John E Freitag

 

John E Freitag

Owner/Director

The Stone & Tile School

Office 407-567-7680

Cell 407-615-0134

 

 

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www.thestoneandtileschool.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Blowing thru the Variable Makitas. What are the rest of you using?


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