Buy Ingersoll-Rand IR308A Heavy Duty Air Die GrinderIngersoll-Rand IR308A Heavy Duty Air Die Grinder Product Description:
- Ball bearing construction for longer tool life
- Comes with two collet wrenches
- Self-locking throttle lever
- Positive grip 1/4" capacity collet chuck
Product Description
This Ingersoll Rand air die grinder features a durable design that makes it a great choice for porting, light weld grinding and breaking sharp edges. Side Handle: No, CFM at Load: 20, Air Inlet Size (in. NPT): 1/4, Speed (RPM): 25,000, Air Consumption (CFM): 3, Min. Hose Size (in.): 3/8, Collet Size (in.): 1/4
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A high quality air die grinder from Ingersoll-Rand. The IR308!
By alexanderaku
Pros: Small and easily used in one hand.Cons: Can get heavy during long periods of use. Trigger lock can aggravate.The Bottom Line:You can't go wrong with Ingersoll-Rand... certainly not with the IR308.Author's Review of April 18, 2009I purchased one of these almost two years ago to replace one that was misplaced. Northern Tool once offered it at $69.99. I've forgotten what I paid for mine, but I believe it was on sale there at the time for a bit less.It's a "Hoss" at 1/3 horsepower and you can tell it by the feel in your hand right away, but don't let the 20 CFM rating @90 PSI loaded scare you. With 25,000 RPM, the IR308 is a professional duty tool that can hold its speed and power well using many smaller compressors of only 8 CFM output with intermittent use. The feel? Well, the weight of the tool is at 3 lbs. It comes well boxed with chuck wrenches, parts and service manual, and Ingersoll-Rand's one year warranty, but don't expect to need that warranty. I've used Ingersoll-Rand tools for many years and I've yet to have a bad one that didn't serve me well.What's the upkeep? Well, no more than any other air tool. Just provide it with clean dry air and lubrication, as the manual suggests, and it will give a long service life.How do I use mine? Normally, I don't use the tool often, but if I decide to port and polish a set of heads for an engine I have a number of 1/4" collet carbide burrs for roughing them in and flap wheels for polishing. Once in a while, I also may polish an intake, an alternator, or such - and here again the tool comes in handy. From polishing to grinding to minor machine work such as cutting rusty tail pipes with a small cutting wheel and guard, the IR308 never fails me. The bearings are exceptionally smooth in operation and the tool's strong torque can easily be felt. Fabricating small parts by hand or any small quick removal grinding, be it metal, plastic, etc, is quick and easy using the IR308.I mentioned the trigger lock can be an aggravation. It's actually a safety feature to prevent the tool from turning on when laid down or dropped. With a little experience you quickly get used to working the lock off in one hand while depressing the trigger lever.Should you buy one? No shop would be complete without an excellent die grinder like this one. It's for amateurs and pros alike, and a tool everyone with a good air compressor can appreciate.I originally published this review at another site in 2006, and removed it from there, but the IR308 is still a great tool I keep in my Snap-On box and use fairly often. No experienced race enthusiast should be without one.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Great!
By Mike
Writing a review now after owning one for 4 or so years because I looked it up to buy another one so I don't have to keep changing burr grinding bits. I use it on a daily basis for cleaning up parts on the plasma table I run and it finally had stopped recently like it had no power so I took it apart and cleaned up the exhaust port and it ran just as good as it had beforeAfter using it daily for about 4 years its lost a bit of power compared to new as I would assume anything would from so much use but it still gets the job done. Keep it oiled and clean and it will last you.I initially bought it because I was sick of buying junk that only lasted a year or so and it has surpassed my expectations and I plan to buy more in the future to save time swapping bits and cutting wheels.This is one of 2 tools that never leave my bench at work, the other is an ingersoll air sander.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Ingersoll rand die grinder
By Mark Klosky
This die grinder has proven to be a workhorse, I expect to be able to use this tool for a long time. One concern, when the tool first arrived I had to unstick the air valve that was not operable. That detail tells me that this particular was never operated nor calibrated for max RPMs as stated in the literature. However, mistakes do happen, and I was able to resolve this issue myself as vs. taking time to run it to the local IR service center or return it to Amazon.com for service. Thank you for an excellent tool.
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