The most used, the most feared · review
The cheapest professional-line grinder here, bought for its 176 mm (6.93 in) grip and its flat head rather than its power.
Where we come out The right small grinder, and it has none of the three safety features that matter most.
Forty-six euros for a Bosch Professional machine. What it buys is ergonomics rather than power: a 176 mm (6.93 in) grip circumference and a flat gear head.
A grinder twists in the hand under load, and the only thing resisting that is your grip. A slim body lets a hand close properly around it — which is why Bosch prints the figure and why it matters more than the wattage on a machine used in short bursts.
The flat gear head does the other half: it lets the disc reach into a corner or under a flange where a taller head fouls. On repair work, that is often the difference between grinding a weld and taking the assembly apart.
No brake, so the disc free-spins for several seconds after you release the switch. No restart protection, so a machine left switched on will start by itself when power returns. No kickback detection. Those three appear further down this page, on machines from €70 upwards, and they are the reason the price ladder here is worth climbing.
Dressing, deburring, light cutting, overhead work where weight and grip decide comfort. Not sustained cutting in heavy plate — 720 W slows in a deep cut, and a slowing grinder is one you lean on.
Power, disc diameter, grip circumference, gear head and supplied parts come from the manufacturer’s published specification. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-13. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Power | 720 W |
|---|---|
| Disc diameter | 125 mm (4.92 in) |
| Grip circumference | 176 mm (6.93 in) |
| Gear head | Flat, for working in confined spaces |
| Supplied | Auxiliary handle, mounting flange |
| Part number | 0601388108 |
| Amazon reference | B018YPAKS4 |
| EAN | 3165140823715 |
More than power, for most people. A grinder is held in one hand and its torque tries to twist out of it; a slim body lets you close your hand properly and control that. Bosch publishes 176 mm (6.93 in) here because it is a selling point — most machines do not publish it at all, and you discover the difference after twenty minutes of overhead work.
For dressing welds, deburring, cutting thin section and light work, yes. It is not enough for sustained cutting in 8 mm plate — the motor slows, the disc glazes, and you push harder, which is exactly the moment a grinder becomes dangerous. If cutting steel section is your daily work, the 1,400 W machines further down the page are the sensible choice.
7.5/ 10
The right small grinder, and it has none of the three safety features that matter most.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 13, 2026.
Light dressing, deburring and short cuts, where the tool is picked up and put down all day
Here because the consumable states this machine by name.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for welding and metalworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
1,400 W · constant electronic · soft start · €100
The same 1,400 W as the Metabo beside it, with a soft start it does not have and a quick-change nut it does.
Best for: Steady, heavy grinding where the machine runs for minutes at a time
900 W · 2,800–11,000 rpm · speed preselection · €61
Variable speed at €61 — which matters because stainless, paint and thin sheet all want a slower disc than steel.
Best for: Mixed work — stainless, painted steel, thin sheet — where full speed is the wrong answer
800 W · restart protection · soft start · €70
The cheapest machine here with restart protection — the feature that stops a grinder starting by itself.
Best for: Anyone who leaves tools plugged in — which is everyone, eventually
