Wire Wheels

[Ashley Burton]

Need some wire wheels for my drill

Any recommendations before I buy some cheap chinese rubbish which doesn't last 2 minutes?

 

[Mark 2]

Drill kind of speed I don't think you need to worry too much. What are they for?

 

[Ashley Burton]

Drill kind of speed I don't think you need to worry too much. What are they for?

Removing surface rust on steel

Have you got any recommendations?

 

[stuvy]

I just buy cheap ones and electric corded drills again the cheap ones and run them until they smoke

I can get you an older black and decker drill tomorrow if it’s still there

 

[Ashley Burton]

I just buy cheap ones and electric corded drills again the cheap ones and run them until they smoke

I can get you an older black and decker drill tomorrow if it’s still there

No drill required, Just wire wheels

Where do you buy yours from?

 

[stuvy]

Toolstation or autojumbles and I normally grab a ton of them at the same time then run them to death

unlike a wire cup on the grinder you only need goggles and not a full face shield

 

[Parm]

Tool station ones aren't too bad for home use

I was playing with one the other weekend to clean the plate I used for the garden bench. It was tough going and still has plenty of life in it

 

[optima21]

and dont forget that after you've been using them for a while they go blunt and start polishing metal.......use them in reverse for a bit and they "cut" better

 

[Mark 2]

Most of the he Toolstation ones are fine just check the rpm rating and give the abracs ones a wide berth.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Most of the he Toolstation ones are fine just check the rpm rating and give the abracs ones a wide berth.

Just looked on their site, But can only see Abracs?

 

[Mark 2]

Just looked on their site, But can only see Abracs?

So they are, I was particularly referring to the
£1.94 for two - they imploded before reaching the workpiece, if I recall.

 

[James1979]

Abracs anything is rubbish. The only thing I have, which is because no one else does them is the pipeline brush for grinder

 

[Parm]

and dont forget that after you've been using them for a while they go blunt and start polishing metal.......use them in reverse for a bit and they "cut" better

That's a Viz Top Tip !!!

 

[Welderpaul]

That's a Viz Top Tip !!!

Except they then unscrew themselves off the arbor..

 

[Parm]

Except they then unscrew themselves off the arbor..

another biz top tip

perhaps I won’t try that then

 

[Ashley Burton]

another biz top tip

perhaps I won’t try that then

But it does depend on the wire wheel in question tbh, As they aren't all the same in construction