Anyone order from Lehigh Valley Abrasives?

[gayler]

I just placed a small order from them this morning. I had never heard of them, But saw a video from chuckE2009 on youtube and he said there flap disks were very good for the money. Unfortunately the 80 grit conical are on back order so it looks like a week before they ship out.

 

[zkling]

Yes, good stuff, I wish they carried a wider selection of certain items though. Due to shipping it makes sense to buy in large quantity at one time from them.

 

[Stooge]

sure have, alot of choices for what i buy, brand names, good prices and quick shipping, i recommend them to everyone. i was just on there this morning putting together a new order

 

[gayler]

I put in a small order of flap disks and cutoff wheels. I'm getting interested in welding again with a cheap mig welder and a cheap plasma cutter, if it ever gets here from China!

 

[Loscaldazar]

Anyone ever bought their grinding stones for bench grinders before? any comments on the quality of them?

 

[malibu101]

I don't know anything about the company other than they are in MI.
I had to Google the name to find out since I live in the Lehigh Valley area of PA. About an hour north of Philly.

I thought I may have another tool store to check out. But no such luck.

 

[LLave]

Heck yes. I love their products, service and the fact that they make their own discs in house in the USA.

I have ordered their wire wheels, cut offs, flap discs, rollocs, baby 2" zircon flap disc (which are amazing), clean and strip discs.

Their house brand stuff is inexpensive and really high quality.

 

[larryq]

Great stuff, their paint stripping wheels are the best bargains around.

 

[strutaeng]

Yes, their prices are hard to beat! I mean, orange big box store has 4.5" cut off wheels from China for nearly $3 and these guys sell Metabos/SAIT from Europe or USA for less than one buck!

Order in bulk and shipping can be negligible cost relative to product savings.

That reminds me, I have to order more wheels from them.

 

[eddiemeddiem]

I can't say I've bought from them yet, but plan to put in an order in a few month when my current stash runs out.

 

[toplessHO]

are they a good source for stuff like 3M 6 inch stickit discs or rolocs
or maybe even 3 inch discs?

 

[bobdell]

I placed a small order just to check them out. Two weeks later - order still pending.

After phone call - one item not in stock - they shipped what was in stock, said the other item would be in "any minute" but they would have it shipped direct from their supplier.

Called again a week or so after initial items received. They called back later & said it would ship "tomorrow".

The phone person seemed to be talking "off the cuff" and had to call me back with answers after each conversation.

All that being said, the prices were good, the product quality is excellent, and I'll probably order from them again.

 

[twertsy]

I don't know anything about the company other than they are in MI.
I had to Google the name to find out since I live in the Lehigh Valley area of PA. About an hour north of Philly.

I thought I may have another tool store to check out. But no such luck.

Exactly what I was thinking when I read the title of the thread. I'm heading that way next weekend and thought I might have a new place to stop by.

 

[Stooge]

I placed a small order just to check them out. Two weeks later - order still pending.....

well thats unfortunate, i think the first time i ordered from them, i just spent around $50 and picked up some assorted things to give them a try. i received an order confirmation, but after a day or 2, no shipping confirmation, they just showed up on day 3, although all of my stuff was in stock. went back on the site and said it was still pending or in process until the day after delivery. i just figured it was one of the bits of buying from, what im assuming is, a small business.

 

[shoot summ]

I placed a small order just to check them out. Two weeks later - order still pending.

After phone call - one item not in stock - they shipped what was in stock, said the other item would be in "any minute" but they would have it shipped direct from their supplier.

Called again a week or so after initial items received. They called back later & said it would ship "tomorrow".

The phone person seemed to be talking "off the cuff" and had to call me back with answers after each conversation.

All that being said, the prices were good, the product quality is excellent, and I'll probably order from them again.

Based on a post I saw on here I placed an order with them a couple of months ago myself. It took a long time to get the order, I ordered 2/23, and it shipped 3/24. I assume because of a back order on something although I never got any communication to indicate what was going on.

That said the prices were really good. I tried some of the Roloc style flap discs and I really like them, will absolutely buy more of them.

 

[sb7979]

I don't know anything about the company other than they are in MI.
I had to Google the name to find out since I live in the Lehigh Valley area of PA. About an hour north of Philly.

I thought I may have another tool store to check out. But no such luck.

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[03protege]

When I had my very small welding business going I ordered all my abrasives from them. An order from them that would last me a month or longer would cost me the same amount as a trip to homedepot for supplies that would last the weekend.

I highly recommend them, their flap disc remain "sharp" and cut well till the very end of the disc.

Their "clean and strip" discs are an amazing, little to no material removal but will pull paint and rust right off the surface. they are also about 1/3rd the cost of the low quality ones at home depot.


Also want to add my orders took about a week to show up.

are they a good source for stuff like 3M 6 inch stickit discs or rolocs
or maybe even 3 inch discs?

If you are looking specifically for the 3m brand, without looking myself, I would say no.

Many of the products they carrying are house brand along with Metabo and a few others.

I am pretty sure I have not seen any 3m items.

 

[gayler]

Got a call a few days ago saying my cutoff wheels were still on backorder. An earlier post I mistakenly said flapdisks were backordered. They asked if I would take cutoff wheels with the offset in the center and I said sure. Two days later they were on my front porch. I have to say after my limited use that the cutoff wheels and flap disks are very good quality.

 

[Strouty]

Good to know I am adding them to my vendor list. I just stocked up on stuff from Zoro, but I know I will need more at some point.

 

[wantacoe]

Plus one for me, I have used their stuff and like it.

 

[PugetDude]

Good to know I am adding them to my vendor list. I just stocked up on stuff from Zoro, but I know I will need more at some point.

I tried to order some sanding disks from Zoro during the 30% off flash sale but that section of their website rubbed me the wrong way.

 

[Stooge]

I just received another order from Lehigh the end of last week. took a few extra days than the last few times I've ordered from them but when I called to ask about the status, they said it was something to do with separate billing and shipping addresses, I just figured its one of the quirks of doing business with what im assuming is a smaller company. oddly enough, when I received my order, the status on the site was still in process or awaiting fulfillment. I added it up to spend $90 and with the $10 shipping to make it an even $100'ish. free shipping after a certain amount would be nice, but for the prices, it still works out compared to some other sources.

 

[xcalibur09]

i was a little shocked to see the negative comments on here, I've been ordering from them for years. but then i noticed the dates of the comments - i had a slight hiccup around that time too. they explained to me around that time that they had a lot on back order and there was a port strike happening at the same time - they wouldn't release their product. also around that time they were changing operating locations.

anyways, everything seems to be fine now and they've always been a great company. they've stepped up their game as well lately with offerings and i have had no problems whatsoever recently. whatever problems they may have had around that time they seem to have smoothed out. I get my orders fast and their customer service is great.

all in all, they have excellent products and their prices are unbeatable. i don't understand why anyone would order from anyone else. highly recommend guys!