Makita GA4530R Angle Grinder Slim 720W 240V, Multicolour, 115 mm/S

Great piece of kit. Good quality and robust machine. It is working hard and never disappoints. Another addition to my Makita collection that will outlast me. Highly recommended.

People I was not sure if this was going to be a good buy, only because I wanted to buy one of these for years and have never gotten round to it. Well I took the leap on a dame good power tool maker. This Angle Grinder by Makita is piece of art. This is well balanced in the hand, it is powerful, smooth and grinds through metal and cuts through iron bed frame with ease. Noise levels are pretty good on the ears. Wear, gloves, glasses and your mask.

Like all Makita products I own, this oozes quality. The on/off switch is easy to use and there is a decent length of flex. Bearing in mind its sturdiness, it is good value for money. There was plenty power to cut through a brick.

Nice grinder. Just not as good as the Bosch it replaced. Not as light either

It’s a good tool

I bought this to replace a non branded Angle Grinder which had essentially worn out after a couple of years intermittent use. This Makita is so much better, feels robust but not heavy. The motor is powerful enough for grinding through Sandstone paving. The operating switch was a little tricky the first couple of times but it makes sense how it operates, ensuring it cannot be accidently pressed when not ready to start. Great value for money.

Awesome grinder, smooth start , power, quick change what else but usual quality Makita 😁👍👏

Initially I ordered the Bosch GWS 7-115 but after checking it out decided to make use of Amazon's returns policy to exchange it for this Makita GA4530R. This review is partly a comparison of the two grinders which are in the same spec and price bracket as each other, so essentially rival products. The Makita grinder has a decent flex, it's a very flexible H07RN-F 1mm2, total length is just over a couple of metres long. The Bosch grinder had a cheaper PVC flex that was quite inflexible in the winter temperatures of my barely heated garage. The big disappointment with the Bosch grinder was how awkward it was to fit and adjust the blade guard, the Makita guard is easier to fit but could still be better; the clamp screw on the guard stops the guard from being rotated fully round on one side. There's an aluminium projection from the spindle bearing housing that limits the guard rotation, this could be filed off to give more rotation on the guard (I might end up doing just that). A few other reviews make mention of the on/off switch being difficult to switch to the on position. There's a bit of a knack to just pushing the edge of the switch forward with your thumb rather than covering the switch actuator fully with your finger. After a few times it becomes quite easy to do. Switching off has no problem and is spring loaded to click off quickly. There's a soft start on the motor so the initial switch on doesn't cause a kick but instead a gentler start. If the power switch is already in the on position when the mains power is plugged in the grinder won't start without first switching off the power switch and then back on - a nice feature to prevent any unintended startup when first plugging in. The grinder comes supplied with a metal grinding disk, the Bosch had no such extras. The instruction manual is clear and written in English, by contrast the Bosch grinder had a paperback book thick manual with a mass of languages and diagrams on different sections. The Makita grinder is made in Romania, the Bosch one made in China. The Makita unit just seems the better made of the two which is a pity as I used to rate older Bosch power tools highly.