Today I acquired...........

[Kram]

A Milwaunkee Fixtec grinder nut.

 

[Hood]

an empty wallet

For any broaching requirements please get in touch. I should think they will have paid themselves back in about 50 years.

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I don't think I was that much cheaper 30 years ago

 

[Hood]

A Milwaunkee Fixtec grinder nut.

I got mine a few days ago and have been using them on the 4.5" grinders. They work fine for the wee grinders but they can lock on tight and I have needed to turn them off with something in the bit you pull upright to get a wee bit extra leverage.
Much prefer the Bosch style but they are not much use for the smaller grinders so...

 

[bigegg]

I got mine a few days ago and have been using them on the 4.5" grinders. They work fine for the wee grinders but they can lock on tight and I have needed to turn them off with something in the bit you pull upright to get a wee bit extra leverage.
Much prefer the Bosch style but they are not much use for the smaller grinders so...

I have a little terminal screwdriver (3mm? ish) that I use to get that little bit of leverage.
Still easier than the cr***Py pin spanners that seem to come with the grinders I buy. (Workzone 125mm variable speed usually. Think I've got 4 of them. )

 

[Kram]

They are a bigger diameter than standard nut, loose a bit of reach on the cutting discs, but I think it will do nicely. Plastic handle is suspicious, I dont know if it will last.

 

[bigegg]

They are a bigger diameter than standard nut, loose a bit of reach on the cutting discs, but I think it will do nicely. Plastic handle is suspicious, I dont know if it will last.

Plastic?
The ones on mine are plastic covered steel, I think.

 

[Onoff]

Plastic handle is suspicious, I dont know if it will last.

Bloody wants to, I'm waiting on 4 of the things!

 

[Kram]

The handle is bendy thin lightweight plastic on mine. I suspect it is bendy but very durable.

Edit - actually not bendy at all Appears to work well.

Discovered the two packets of aldi flap discs, 125mm, will not fit in the guard of my 115mm I thought I had used some, clearly not.
Although flappers dont need the guard problem solved, but I do prefer using a guard. The guard on cordless is a bit rubbish, I should make up a new one.

 

[OJCar]

They must have cheapened the Milwaukee Quick Release Nuts.
All of mine (bought last year) have plated steel handles.

 

[Onoff]

Some copper pop rivets:

Some garden netting:

& a river at the bottom of the drive!

Upstream:

Downstream:

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Some copper pop rivets

What's the other metal? Galvanized steel?

a river at the bottom of the drive!

Upstream:

Downstream:

Monsun that early in the year this time?


Carsten

 

[OJCar]

& a river at the bottom of the drive!

That will save you watering the plants tonight !

 

[Onoff]

What's the other metal? Galvanized steel?

Copper!

 

[Hood]

They are a bigger diameter than standard nut, loose a bit of reach on the cutting discs, but I think it will do nicely. Plastic handle is suspicious, I dont know if it will last.

Are you meaning the flip up bit? Mine are steel I think.

 

[James1979]

I got mine a few days ago and have been using them on the 4.5" grinders. They work fine for the wee grinders but they can lock on tight and I have needed to turn them off with something in the bit you pull upright to get a wee bit extra leverage.
Much prefer the Bosch style but they are not much use for the smaller grinders so...

I got one with my m18 grinder. Stupid flip up handle lasted a day!

Best nuts I saw / used were the dewalt ones. Have a hex in for an allen key rather than a pin spanner.

 

[Hood]

I got one with my m18 grinder. Stupid flip up handle lasted a day!

Best nuts I saw / used were the dewalt ones. Have a hex in for an allen key rather than a pin spanner.

I hate the DeWalt ones Just replaced the one on the Flexvolt grinder with the Milwaukee.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Copper!

Well, I identified the copper part, the rivet - as you wrote.
The question was about the pulling bit, that can't be copper, it wouldn't pull thru.
Thanks,

Carsten

 

[Kram]

Are you meaning the flip up bit? Mine are steel I think.

How did I get that wrong File test confirms it is steel. Seems solid enough looking at it again... Earlier it looked/felt plasticy.

 

[Onoff]

How did I get that wrong File test confirms it is steel. Seems solid enough looking at it again... Earlier it looked/felt plasticy.

Erm...try a magnet?

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Erm...try a magnet?

Good tip - try it at the pulling parts of your otherwise copper-rivets

Carsten

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