JoeJoe wrote:
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Looking for one to cut a few (not many) relatively thin concrete slabs.
Never used or owned one before, so don't know what to look for. I thought
that a 4.5" would be ok (will it?), and just buy a big pack of stone
cutting disks from Screwfix - they look cheap enough.

The ones below seem ok to me. Any recommendation? I suspect that once this
job is done I will not be using it for more than a couple of times a year.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...12131&ts=54887
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...65546&id=50168
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...65546&id=87881
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...65546&id=87881

Any tip will be much appreciated.

Thanks all for the advice. Just ordered a Ryobi 9" + 230mm diamond disc from
toolstation.


Good luck with it. I found slab cutting surprisingly easy with a
grinder. There's little danger of kick back because the material you're
cutting is rigid and the cut can't close up as it might with wood.
Following a line can be tricky, and it pays to set up some kind of base
to rest the slabs on. I used a couple of lengths of 4" x 4" with a bag
of sand for the offcut to fall on. Dust is the main problem. Warn the
neighbours not to put the washing out that day.