4.5 grinder carbide disc questions

[jrlp]

I noticed the local Fastenal had these interesting carbide wheels. They have full length carbide inserts that are about 1/2" long, so they can cut with the edge or grind. They say it's for every material. The list said something along the lines of cement, masonry, stone, glass, stainless, ceramics, steel, aluminum..

They seem interesting. It's an aluminum disc with many carbide teeth. I'll try to find a picture, wonder if anyone has any experience with them?

 

[Stuey]

Do you remember the brand?

 

[jrlp]

Not off the top of my head. I've seen them a few times when I've gone, but I can't seem to find them on the site. I'll go on Monday because I need to pick up some more loctite. I fell in love with the lipstick tube style chemicals! Since I found loctite 242 271 silver and copper antiseize. I haven't used the grease-style antiseize since I found loctite's version. It's clean, fast, simple! Same with threadlocker.. I always felt I wasted so much with the liquid version, and usually ended up putting too much. With the wax-stick version, it makes it a no-brainer. The antiseize version is worth it's weight in gold. I swear every day I'd end up with silver fingerprints everywhere.

 

[jrlp]

Hey guys, UPDATE!

Found one last blade hidden away in my travels to fastenal. It's http://www.ox-cp.com

Ox brand, I was wrong. It looks like tungsten carbide teeth, but it may be some sort of metal with diamonds instead.

http://www.ox-cp.com/products/product.php?productid=17554&cat=270&page=1

here's some un-resized pictures of the blades themselves:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112445.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112437.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112429.jpg

Application guide picture:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112422.jpg

Packaging:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112413.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21296790/IMG_20121114_112409.jpg

Unfortunately they were out of 4.5"/5" blades, and my 7" dewalt just got stolen last week in my own damn driveway.

Any experience with them? They look like they may be good!

 

[shoot summ]

Look like segmented diamond blades, I've used them on stone(not that brand, but that style), never considered using them on metal though.

 

[rlitman]

I fell in love with the lipstick tube style chemicals! Since I found loctite 242 271 silver and copper antiseize. I haven't used the grease-style antiseize since I found loctite's version. It's clean, fast, simple! Same with threadlocker.. I always felt I wasted so much with the liquid version, and usually ended up putting too much. With the wax-stick version, it makes it a no-brainer. The antiseize version is worth it's weight in gold. I swear every day I'd end up with silver fingerprints everywhere.

One day, the cap on my tube of anti-seize cracked. Eventually the stuff dried up, and now it squeezes out of the tube in an almost solid waxy stick. I swear, it is 100 times better than it was before it dried up. I know exactly what you mean.

Your pictures look like a diamond "turbo" blade. Pretty good for wet/dry stone/cement cutting. I wouldn't use it on steel though.