Bosch GWS 12V-76 Professional

Small angle grinder for difficult situations – I bought a few other tools to replace very old 18v gear down sizing to 10.8 volts. Then later I needed an angle grinder. I was a bit suspicious that this tiny angle grinder would perform due to it's size. Since I had bought a few other tools and was impressed how good these 10.8v tools were compared to 18v from a decade or more earlier, I thought… Read more

I would give it a go.

The angle grinder was great for cleaning back archbars overhead. Just so much easier on the arms! Also being so small getting into corners was a bonus. Due to its light weight and no kickback (I have a 2000w beast) you can precisely guide the grinder. I still have more archbars to do, but in the meantime have cut threaded M6 stainless rod and cut a few other parts. It is not quick, but for its size it is very impressive, and this is the key point, its size! I have had it for over a year and would be happy to buy another one if I lost it. Discs come in a pack of 5, so if you have days of work get a couple of packs. Additionally the other cutting disc that came with the tool has been handy as well.

Batteries, at the time I bought the 2.5AH batteries as they were the largest capacity available, anything smaller I was simply not interested in. The 2.5AH don't have a enough capacity for a worthwhile length of time and due to the small size they sort of run out of steam. Soon after the 4.0AH became available, the larger capacity makes all the difference and I bought 4 of them. A vast improvement, much better than the additional 1.5AH capacity would suggest. If I didn't have so many I would now buy the newly available 6.0AH.

If you need to get in and knock off jobs quickly this is not the right tool, but if the job requires precision and or saving your arms in difficult positions then I think you will be pleasantly surprised how good the tool is. Get the 6.0AH battery, don't muck about with the smaller capacity batteries.

The various manufacturers are renaming all the 10.8v tools as 12v, it is the same thing, they still have 3 batteries in series. I just wish they left it as 10.8v as this is the usable battery voltage, it's NOT 12 volts, just marketing BS!