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which brand do you guys use?
i grab here and there some up for my 4-1/2″ grinder for 3 bucks a piece from HD.
they actually dont really last so long.
Metabo.
Do you get the Diablos from HD? They seem to work pretty well for me…
neven really seen those at HD lol
ill check them out today….have to return something
You can find a bunch of them in bulk packs on amazon in almost any brand. If you go through enough of them, I would go that route.
I was using the diablos last week. I had three of them explode from the center. Until this I had never had a problem with them and had a mixture of diablos and Metabo.
NicholasShetley wrote:
You can find a bunch of them in bulk packs on amazon in almost any brand. If you go through enough of them, I would go that route.
i ya prolly consinder that too – buying in bulk is always cheaper
I hate cut off wheels especially on a grinder…….over the years I have seen many people get hurt…….
ya those grinders are dangerous – thats why rarely use them without the guard
madman_us wrote:
ya those grinders are dangerous – thats why rarely use them without the guard
What’s a guard? Haha safety is no joke though.
grinders are like any tool, knowledge of use and safety is key however grinder + cut off wheels usually are more dangerous only because 75% of people don’t have patience and tend to rush the cut……
I get those same ones MM but I’ve picked a few of the Diablos that BK mentioned and they do last pretty longmadman_us wrote:
which brand do you guys use?
i grab here and there some up for my 4-1/2″ grinder for 3 bucks a piece from HD.
they actually dont really last so long.
i checked HD tonight and how it looks like i always bought the diablo ones lol – never really looked at the brand.
however i bought couple of the thin thin cutting wheels couple weeks – they dont last that long, maybe i should go a size thicker:D or i just gonna buy the 5″ wheels – even those fit in the 4-1/2 grinder
I don’t really like cut off wheels very much…. I was cutting off some tabs that somebody had welded on my Jeep bumper before I bought it, and exploded a couple of them (DeWalt brand). Probably operator error, maybe rushing the cut, maybe putting a side load on them, I dunno.
Wear your PPE! I hate to think what might have happened had I not been wearing goggles!
I’ve seen more people kiss grinders with their forehead than any other tool……
OUCH!!
I have not used a grinder, I’ve got the Rotozip with the cutoff wheels but those grinders scare the crap out of me. Small cutoff wheels one thing but I’m not interested at this point in trying these guys out.
I only use flapper discs on my grinder and usually it is used on wood……
What kind of projects are you using it for Comp or should I say uses?comp56 wrote:
I only use flapper discs on my grinder and usually it is used on wood……
ChrisK1970 wrote:
What kind of projects are you using it for Comp or should I say uses?
mainly for clean up of wood, some times sanding high points for quick removal…..uses like this is usually not suggested as a grinder is not the best for uniformity but with good eye hand coordination and many years of grinder use it is good……..no different than a guy carving with a chainsaw….lol
the life of cutoff discs is largely dependent of how good you are with the tool.. the straighter you hold the grinder to the cut line the longer the discs will last, they really dont like any side pressure.
I currently use the Diablos from HD and am happy with them. I have gone the cheap route in the past and have gone through a bunch of the HF wheels, i have never had one explode on me but they wear out much fsater than the diablos
I have heard excelent things about walter cutoff discs www.walter.com i will probably try these someday
also SAIT is supposed to make good wheels and they are made in the US
at some point i was going to make a grinder video, maybe ill also make a cutoff disc comparison video.. no promise it will be any time soon though…
NERemodeling wrote:
the life of cutoff discs is largely dependent of how good you are with the tool.. the straighter you hold the grinder to the cut line the longer the discs will last, they really dont like any side pressure.
I currently use the Diablos from HD and am happy with them. I have gone the cheap route in the past and have gone through a bunch of the HF wheels, i have never had one explode on me but they wear out much fsater than the diablos
I have heard excelent things about walter cutoff discs www.walter.com i will probably try these someday
also SAIT is supposed to make good wheels and they are made in the US
at some point i was going to make a grinder video, maybe ill also make a cutoff disc comparison video.. no promise it will be any time soon though…
Too bad to live all the way across the country. I have a stack of grinders I could have let you use for the video.
I have used about every type of wheel… and I personally like the Hilti ones the best. Expensive, but seem to last longer than the cheap ones from HD.
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