If anyones in need of an angle grinder

Just a heads up that screw fix have on clearance the Bosch 115mm X-Lock corded angle grinder at only £29.99

great piece of equipment with the quick and easy changing of blades…

Having bought a few in the last few days for various friends seems they have all gone now…sorry

Still showing as available for collection at my local branch, so might be worth checking near you if you want one. And there's apparently a free accessory set you can claim from Bosch too.

Rob

All stores near me (sheffield) have no stock and delivery isn’t possible

First read and consider the one star review.

Edited By ega on 02/10/2022 17:31:29

Edited By ega on 02/10/2022 17:31:50

Ive had these type of discs for a few years now and have never had a problem buying suitable discs

Still listed as available for delivery to Ashington and x lock discs also.

Ian

I have never heard of an angle grinder that uses non standard 4 1/2" discs. Normally there are only two types of this disc, the plain and dished which are freely available.

I have just remembered the term for the dished discs, it is "depressed centre", easy to get hold of. My old Royobi uses them and can manage 125mm as well. A quality machine made in Hiroshima, not China, and not at all radioactive.

There's no way I'd buy an angle grinder that doesn't use generic, available anywhere, affordable discs.

I do thoroughly recommend a clutch nut, so you can change them without a spanner.

I have just googled "Bosch X lock" and now realise that the discs are indeed proprietry. I would guess that Bosch are hoping that other manufacturers will take up the system, rather like SDS which is now a standard. There were plentiful supplies of the X lock discs available, but not much chance of getting one of the bargain grinders from Screwfix, there seems to be no stock left. Makes me suspicious that the whole X lock system is a dead duck about to become extinct, seeing the price.