thanks for the quick answer
my fault - didn't set a
budget..........so £30 max
and distance to power outlet not a problem....
and has to be available from on-line shop
You won't get a pro grade for £30, though I see axminster do a Bosch Green (above average DIY grade; Bosch Blue = pro) for £36. Axminster are usually there or thereabouts on price. You'll also need some discs and wire brushes etc for it - couple of quid each, more for wire brushes- albeit you don't need a great pile all at once I guess. Axminster's current range of grinders all seem rather stingy with what's included. The diamond blade is only for masonry (I think) so may or may not be of great value to you.
PS, for smaller odd jobs, the size you want is 4-1/2" aka 115mm. Don't get a 4" as discs are now slightly harder to get and the units themselves are the same size. (I've only got a 4" - where's Fnaar?)
Having got an angle grinder, it's amazingly useful for things I'd have done some other way previously. Obviously it's for rough and ready jobs, not polishing your piano, but (say) sanding a chunk off piece of wood to fit somewhere (where finish doesn't matter) - quicker than chisel or saw. Cutting metal is clearly it's main job which it excels at - again rough jobs only. And the wire-brushy things are brilliant for de-rusting / paint removal on steel - albeit the bristles fly off and stick in your legs! The flap wheels are good and last longer than sanding discs
http://www.axminster.co.uk/bosch-zirconium-flap-discs.
You need different discs for cutting and grinding and different for masonry or metal. And once used, the labels fall off if you swap em over.
At the risk of being 'elf=n-safety - ALWAYS wear goggles with it. And don't grind or sand near anything important - the sparks will frost glass eg patio doors. Brilliant tool though - particularly entertaining grinding metal at night.
Never used a Dremel, so can't comment, but the Fein Multimaster is also one of those seeminly gimmicky tools that is amazingly useful (different thing entirely from an angle grinder, so not remotely an alternative) - though the ex has hung onto mine - harrhumph!
Note - all the above is speaking as a gentleman amateur.
