Cutting discs

[TAITSIE]

Seen some ultra thin 1mm 115mm cutting discs on fleabay,anybody used them,how long do they last?

 

[Hitch]

Good quality ones are a joy to use.
Cheaper ones not so much.

What brand are they?

 

[TAITSIE]

SMITH AND ARROWhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CUTTING-DISCS-METAL-THIN-Choose-100mm-115mm-125mm-x-50_W0QQitemZ180199735479QQihZ008QQcategoryZ98641QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Hitch]

Not a brand i familiar with to be honest...

£11 for 50 though, got to be worth a pop, not sure the postage is good value though


Nice ones are about £1 a go

 

[TAITSIE]

Might try a 25 pack but as always its the postage -£7.99-that makes it less of a bargain.

 

[Hitch]

If youve never used them before, youll be delighted with them, even cheap ones are better than the 3mm thick ones.

But at some point, buy i top notch one, and see the difference.

The thing to remember with the thin ones, is dont push them, or they wear quickly, and dont put much side force on them.

 

[ozzman]

Dont get the silverline 1's of ebay 100 for £25 they are crap! used all 100 in 2 weeks, there seemed to be 1 in 10 that would last, usually the first disc out each pack,

slit discs do a nice quick cut tho, unlike the thicker discs.

 

[zardoz]

Hitch. what are good makes, in your opinion? I'm after metal cutting and metal grinding disks.

 

[dcocks]

Hi
Try some Dronco ones from Weldequip
i have there flap disks best i have used. Not had any cutting ones yet but will try them when i need some more
David

 

[Hitch]

Dont think i have tried dronco myself.

The nicest cutting discs i have found are Rhodius XT (0.8mm thick), Reca F1, Klingspor Kronenflex and Norton make some nice ones too. The Makita brand ones from Screwfix are pretty good too.

Grinding discs are fairly similar, but look out for different compounds- harder discs last longer, but remove material slower, whilst softer ones take it off quicker, but dont last as long.

 

[ian of fev]

the ones i permentley borrow from work are flexovit they seem quite good take a while to ware out http://www.flexovit.com/

 

[Luke]

I've bought 1mm cutting discs from http://www.rightlines.ltd.uk/

They're pretty cheap, considering P&P is free, and they cut well too.

 

[klaatu]

I tried some of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-115-x1mm-T...ryZ20778QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - he'll send you a couple of free samples if you email him. I've never used 1mm discs before so don't know how they compare. Seemed Ok but maybe wore out rather quickly, but maybe I was pushing them a bit hard.

Steve

 

[marknotgeorge]

I bought some Rhodius ones off fleabay on a recommendation off someone on here. They seem to work ok. I've found, being left handed, that I can hold my grinder like a ginormous marker pen and sort of draw the cut, with the sparks flying off in front of me.

 

[irondarren]

being left handed cant be helpful as almost everything seems to have a right hand bias. which is fine for us right handers, but not so good for you.
The greatest thing about the 1mm disks is they are a third of the size of normal disks, which means even if you own a 500 watt grinder , it will cut like a dream. only thing i found is if they snag they go bang. half the time now when i make a curved gate or railing, i normally cut over sized bars, tack the bottom in place, then slip the grinder across the top of the bar. this normally allows for a near perfect cut at the right angle and a good fit. I have seen 0.8mm thick ones but havent been brave enough to try them yet

 

[Hitch]

Ever used the thin 9" ones??

They are a little awkward to start, but once they are going, they fly through.

 

[marknotgeorge]

Being a lefty does have problems. They put handle taps on grinders to use them left handed, but then the sparks fly towards you.

Then again, I don't have that many problems these days. Most stuff is ambidextrous, and I'm not that left handed, so I can use my right hand for most stuff.

 

[brightspark]

why use 3mm ones just use 1 .0 mm why make the grinder work harder and cut 2 mm more out of metal

 

[fab_welder90]

try rasta disks, really good quality, they do save alot of time and they can last a while as long as you dont go to hard with them

 

[johnakay]

I've been using these cutting disc.yes cheapo stuff!
don't last long and quite messy.
but it does the job for me I've cut 40mm x12mm flat no problem.
1 disc last about 3 cuts but thats it.
I don't use it often so it not a problem for me.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10PK-THIN-MET...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item5d26146f32