VIDEO: Milwaukee® M18 FUEL™ 4½"/5" Variable Speed Braking Grinders

This grinder for me just versatility wise has been awesome. It didn't bog down, it was easy to hold on to, and I think it's very nice not having a cord. Cleaning wheels, cleaning off welds, cleaning exhaust, it's been great. Basically our corded stuff just collects dust at this point. You can get a lot more accurate with the variable speeds. If ground too slow you're gonna never get it done. You're going too fast, you're overspinning your disc, and you're just wearing stuff out prematurely. The ability to change speed is very nice. For the cutting function it was nice to be able to crank it up as fast as it went, and then for the deburring part it was nice to crank the speed down because then it didn't remove too much material. The rapid brake on the grinder is nice because if the blade was still spinning and it nicked a piece of porcelain or ceramic or granite, it would damage it, so the fact that blade stops fast I don't have to worry about that. I definitely feel a lot safer with the rapid stop. It works great. It's a nice piece of mind knowing that I'm not going to bump into something and damage anything else. It's nice to have it just stop when you're done. I've been impressed with all my Milwaukee tools and I think the grinder is just as impressive as the rest. When you turn it on you can just feel how solid it is. I would definitely recommend it for anybody in the trades.