Bosch GWS 8 115C Angle Grinder

Advantages: Reliable, efficient, well-made
Disadvantages: None

...I should say at the outset that I am NOT a handyman type. However, my late father in law was a stonemason and I inherited some of his tools when he died, and our small patio badly needed relaying. So, remembering some of the tricks of the trade he'd imparted to me I set about cutting some paving slabs to size with a club hammer and a bolster chisel. What had seemed effortless when he did it suddenly became hard graft and, sure enough, the fourth slab toppled when I tried to turn it over and off I went to A&E with a broken finger. A friend heard about my accident and, when he'd finished laughing at my ineptitude, he lent me his angle grinder, a Bosch GWS 8-115C. I was amazed how quickly this contraption ripped through the paving slabs and straight after returning his I immediately bought one of my own. It came in a smart, neatly...

bundook 14.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Bosch GWS 8-115 - Angle Grinder

Makes quick work of everything

Advantages: Cuts through many materials, big disc
Disadvantages: Awkward to hold, noisy, no carry case

...After recently having our drive extended, I thought I would have a go at saving money and lay a block paved path down the side of my shed. At first I was using a brick bolster, which split the bricks in exactly the same place, no matter where I hit it. There seems to be some sort of weak point in the brick. After wasting about 20 bricks in the space of an hour, I decided to fish out my 4 ½ inch angle grinder. This didn't really help matters, as it wouldn't cut the whole way through the brick. After speculating for a few days over what to do, I finally decided to purchase a bigger angle grinder (yes it did take me a few days to get to this - I don't like spending money). I went for the cheapest 9 inch angle grinder I could find, which happened to be one in the Argos catalogue. It cost £29.99, which I don't think is too bad. I reserved...

matty0501 15.10.2007 (08.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Challenge 9 Inch Angle Grinder

Avenue Angling, Norwich - The BEST

Advantages: Excellent service, products, prices
Disadvantages: You'll probably spend too much money

...Avenue Angling is owned by John Lambert and run by both John Lambert and Martin (don't know his surname). Avenue Angling is located up Denbeigh Road in the Golden Triangle are of Norwich. If you can't visit the shop then I know that John does mail order, Call 01603 764004 It was one of my carp fishing buddoes that got me in to Avenue Angling. The way carp fishing was going had meant that carp super markets were being opened up just like Angling Direct. The personal touch was missing and it was impossible to obtain help and advice from knowledgeable anglers, instead you get served by YTS Saturday boys that don't know the difference between a boilie and a bivvy. It is good that all products are on display in that it is possible to see the size of the bivvy and what it looks like when it is set up, feel how heavy the rod is before...

yackers1 21.03.2007 · Read review
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A grinder for cheaper than elsewhere

Advantages: Fresh ground coffee at a good price
Disadvantages: Loud, a bit messy and somewhat limited adjustment

...The Starbucks Barista grinder is a relabelled Dualit grinder which is offered at a reduced cost from Starbucks outlets. A grinder is essential for those who want fresh coffee. Coffee beans will last much better than ground coffee, and so grinding before use becomes the only way to ensure the freshest coffee. A burr grinder like this one is essential for an even grind that doesn't burn the coffee. The coffee mills with spinning blades should be avoided at all costs, as they cannot evenly grind each bean and give consistent grounds. Added to their shortcomings of a mill, is that the speed of the blade heats and alters the coffee as it is ground. The burr grinders like the Barista crush the beans between grinding wheels and allow for each bean to be ground to an even consistency, without build-up of heat. The machine has an easy load...

summi335 25.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Starbucks Barista Burr Coffee Grinder

WWF Kurt Angle

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Kurt Angle; Kurt Angle - here is a man who is reknown for winning championships; whether they be Olympic Championships or World Wrestling Federation Championship Kurt Angle is the man who efies all odds and get these championships! It all started in Atlanta; the summer of 1996 was the time; Atlanta was the venue that Kurt Angle tryed out for the Olympics; despite breaking his neck and with it not 100 percent healed he attempted to win the tryouts with only a week of tryouts - but he won! and the rest is history! Kurt went on to win the Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta! the only man in American history to do this in his weight class! that is a true honour to a great athlete! Then he became a WWF Superstar; a series of vignettes aired before his first appearance to hype him up; he did not recieve a rousing ovation to say the least...

Marshwwf316 26.09.2001 · Read review
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Versatile tool

Advantages: Very versatile tool, well made,easy to use
Disadvantages: None

...I bought a B&D Proline angle grinder 4 years ago and have found it to be an indespensible tool. It is well made, easy to use and quick to change disks. It was fairly expensive compaired to the cheap imported ones but have found it to be worth the extra. I had always considered these to be just for the motor trade ie cutting and grinding of metalwork. There is so much more to these tools, they can be used for a variety of jobs. I have a sanding pad with disks which allows easy grinding down of rough timber, the job can then be completed using a finishing sander. These sanding disks are especially useful for reducing end grain eg taking a bit of the height of a new door, this can be difficult and timeconsuming to do otherwise. They can also be used to cut / grind stone,concrete, slabs etc.Metal can be cut and ground in the same way...

johnt 12.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Black & Decker Proline Cordless Angle Grinder

the grinder that doesn't grind - useless

Advantages: cheap
Disadvantages: lots: the main being that it doesn't do what it claims to!

...Not to be recommended - do not buy! This is a very simple product that mashes well - but only if the foods are VERY soft before you grind them in this food mill. Root vegetables such as potatoes have to be floury and almost mashed already for it to work. Fruit and veg such as avocado and banana etc have to be super ripe (bananas need to be brown!) - otherwise the food grinder doesn't actually grind the food, it just gets stuck. When foods are this soft and mushy you might as well just use a fork on a plate - in fact you'd be better off as the food grinder is tricky to clean! Also, we all know that foods that are overcooked like this have little nutritional value, in fact Annabel Karmel herself has been busy writing about it in her books! I bought this product mainly for the purpose of ridding husk/skin off garden peas, dried...

Lini_M 04.01.2008 (07.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of Annabel Karmel Baby Food Grinder

Angles is electro hip-hop at its best, every song's a poem

Advantages: The beautifully weird electro provided by Dan Le Sac; Scroobius Pip's flowing poetry
Disadvantages: Slightly self-righteous; occasionally the lyrics cannot be heard clearly

...Angles is the opening effort from UK act Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip, and it's awesome. QUICK REVIEW - Surreal and funky electro beats laid down by Dan Le Sac, with fantastic and diverse poetry of the magnificently bearded Scroobius Pip coming over the top. The album is from the start an effort to re-energise hip-hop with intelligent and meaningful lyrics, and at the same time a step away from the dull beat all too prevalent in modern rap. Worth it just for "Thou Shalt Always Kill". LONG REVIEW: This is just excellent, from the very first track an unrestrained masterpiece. Whether or not you agree with the duo's take on the issues they explore is neither here nor there; the delivery is excellent and the content well founded. Despite the depth of the subject matter they deal with it in a simple and direct way, and in doing so they...

BurnTheOliveTree 05.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Angles - Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip

Kurt, From An Angle - Lame Title, I Know.

Advantages: Fast, Strong, Charismatic.
Disadvantages: None, None and None.

...I'm sorry. I'm weak and I'm pathetic, I can't think of anything else to write about, and my best writing comes from the Wrestling section. So there. Kurt Angle is one of the best wrestlers' in WWF history. He has won most of the major titles and beat the best of the very best the WWF has to offer. In 1996 he won the Wrestling Olympics by beating some Irans' very own 'Abbas Jadidi' in the finals. The two battled back and forth for an exhausting 8 minutes (Which is not long in professional wrestling, but in Olympcs, it's gruelling) Angle did some promotional work around Pittsburgh after winning the gold medal, some motivational speaking, and tried his hand at sportscasting. None of it really panned out the way that he had hoped, so he turned to the avowed enemy of amateur wrestlers - pro wrestling. He signed a five year contact...

Pete_Richards 26.07.2002 · Read review
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Wide angle fun with a capital F

Advantages: Solid build, great image quality, super-wide view
Disadvantages: f4 aperture doesn't give very deep bokeh

...Overview ------------- I bought the EF 17-40 f4 L about 3 years ago in order to take urban landcape pictures, as buildings often don't fit into a 28mm "frame". This optic is the widest in the f4 constant aperture series of zoom lenses in the trio that includes the 24-105 super-zoom and the 70-200 telephoto, all of which I now own. At the time, I owned a 20D body and the 17-40 was my first L Series purchase as the 1.6 crop factor on the sensor meant that you had to go for a super-wide angle lens to get even moderate wide angle shots (17mm becomes 27mm on an APS sensor). Now I own a 5D body and can make full use of the extraordinary wide angle of view this lens can provide. Being a standard EF mount (not EF-S), this lens can be used on all the Canon bodies. My friend had an EF-S 10-22mm but this became redundant when he upgraded...

buyer991 07.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Canon EF L USM wide-angle zoom lens - 17 - 40mm F/4.0