The most used, the most feared · review
Full power and a full speed range in one machine — the combination the cheaper grinders make you choose between.
Where we come out The most versatile machine here on paper, from the sparsest specification sheet on the page.
A hundred and forty-six euros buys 1,400 W and a 2,800 to 11,000 rpm range in the same machine — which is the combination almost nothing cheaper on this page offers.
Manufacturers tend to split these. Speed control goes on smaller machines aimed at finishing; full power goes on machines sold for cutting. A workshop that does both then owns two grinders, or does one job badly.
At 11,000 rpm this cuts steel section at full rim speed. At 2,800 it will run a polishing pad or a flap disc on stainless without burning the surface — and 2,800 is genuinely low, lower than most machines that advertise variable speed.
Three lines: power, speed, disc diameter. There is no statement about a brake, about restart protection, or about kickback detection. We do not read absence as proof — but nor do we credit the machine with features it does not claim. If those matter to you, the two machines below settle the question explicitly.
Power, speed range and disc diameter come from the manufacturer’s published specification, which is unusually brief for this model. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.
| Power | 1,400 W |
|---|---|
| No-load speed | 2,800 – 11,000 rpm, variable |
| Disc diameter | 125 mm (4.92 in) |
| Part number | 9565CVR |
| Amazon reference | B001TX1D8U |
| EAN | 0088381098076 |
Because speed control costs electronics and manufacturers tend to fit it to smaller machines aimed at finishing work, while the big machines are sold on raw output. Having both means one tool covers cutting at 11,000 rpm and flap-disc work on stainless at 5,000 — instead of a cheap grinder for one job and a second for the other.
It limits what this page can tell you. Makita publishes three lines here — power, speed range, disc diameter — and no brake, restart protection or kickback behavior is stated. We do not infer absence from silence, but we do not claim features either: what is above is what is published.
7.5/ 10
The most versatile machine here on paper, from the sparsest specification sheet on the page.
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.
One grinder for a workshop that cuts steel, dresses stainless and occasionally polishes
Here because the consumable states this machine by name.
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
720 W · 176 mm (6.93 in) grip · flat gear head · €46
The cheapest professional-line grinder here, bought for its 176 mm (6.93 in) grip and its flat head rather than its power.
Best for: Light dressing, deburring and short cuts, where the tool is picked up and put down all day
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
