GE950 G Plus Die Grinder

November 13, 2012

Metabo Corp. offers the GE950 G Plus high torque die grinder with spindle lock and wide speed range. The GE950 G Plus features a unique spindle lock. This feature makes accessory changes quick and easy using a single wrench.

With its wide speed range spanning from 2,500 rpm to 8,700 rpm, the new die grinder is used for polishing and graining, sanding, deburring, edge finishing, beveling and cutting metal.

The GE950 G Plus features a robust 8.5 A LongLife motor, 950 watts of power, a rated load of 7,200 rpm and 27 inch-lbs of torque. This new die grinder is equipped with a hardened and ground ¼" collet to ensure accurate balance and minimized run out of the accessory.

The tool incorporates several advanced motor protection features including thermal overload protection, electronic speed stabilization and an electronic soft start to significantly extend tool life. The GE950 G Plus also features a planetary gear drive that efficiently transfers power from the motor to the spindle and an electronic safety cutoff that protects the tool operator should the tool bind or snag.

Other safety features include a side handle that offers the user more control during sanding and finishing applications as well as a soft rubber grip that helps minimize vibration and insulates the hand from heat.

The GE950 G Plus features a die-cast aluminum gear housing, auto-stop carbon brushes, Metabo's winding protection grid and Vario-Constamatic full-wave electronics.

Related Glossary Terms

  • collet

    collet

    Flexible-sided device that secures a tool or workpiece. Similar in function to a chuck, but can accommodate only a narrow size range. Typically provides greater gripping force and precision than a chuck. See chuck.

  • cutoff

    cutoff

    Step that prepares a slug, blank or other workpiece for machining or other processing by separating it from the original stock. Performed on lathes, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and other turning machines. Also performed on milling machines, machining centers with slitting saws and sawing machines with cold (circular) saws, hacksaws, bandsaws or abrasive cutoff saws. See saw, sawing machine; turning.

  • polishing

    polishing

    Abrasive process that improves surface finish and blends contours. Abrasive particles attached to a flexible backing abrade the workpiece.

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