4" wire wheels for grinder

[SwampCat]

Who makes GOOD wire wheels for paint removal on steel stuff ? Tried the save big $ store, home cheapo and farm & barn. Between all of them, they had chineese junk,poor selection, or wrong size. Wasted a gallon of dead dinosaur juice, and came home empty handed. THANKS for any ideas.

 

[alan camby]

Weiler is the big name in USA wire wheels.

Edit,
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=4"+weiler+wire+wheel+

 

[HubbaBubba]

Yep. Weiler here. Go China if you want the wire fragments all over yourself and shop.

 

[BD1]

It helps to prolong wire life if used on a variable speed grinder. Those wires flying around 10,000 rpms ****. I hate pulling them from my sleeves. I usually wear a leather apron.

 

[crewchief888]

assuming you are using a wire wheel on a 4 1/2" angle grinder ?

i use 3" twisted/knotted wire wheels, in the heaviest wire size i can find.

last couple i bought were dewalt from HD.
but the last time i looked HD wasn't carrying dewalt brand consumables anymore, they switched brands once again.

 

[IndyGarage]

I use them all the time. I've found it's the easiest, quickest, although dirtiest way to remove rust on a project.

None of them last very long when you use them hard. As said above, the twisted "rope" wire brushes in the heaviest gauge work the best at removing rust and scale.

I find the dewault ones are OK as are the Milwaukee ones.

The cup brushes, although more expensive, seem to last longer than the disc shaped ones, which eventually throw all the wires all over the place.

I actually use a 6 inch cup and disc on a big 7 inch grinder a lot. That extra size and power can do much more work, but be careful, they can be a handful at times.

Don't even think about using one without protection. I wear a full face shield, kevlar gloves, a dust mask and at least long sleeves when I use one.

 

[sberry]

I like them on air, easy to vary power and speed.

 

[James-W]

What are trying to remove the paint from? A buddy of mine deals in toy tractors and stuff like that. He uses a bead blaster to remove the paint and to clean them up before he repairs and paints them. If the items you are wanting to remove paint from are relatively small items, possibly a bead blaster would work out better than a wire wheel. Just a thought.

 

[Monte]

http://www.buyweld.com/abrasives-wire-brushes.html

 

[laser3kw]

I had a project recently that required a wire wheel to remove paint and rust. I started with a wire wheel. That was a hand bite'n flesh eat'n evil monster!
I went to a local mom and pop hardware store and he recommended a wire cup brush. MUCH better! I could control the action better and if the wheel bit into the part, it didn't take me with it. But, spend a buck and get a good brand and not a cheap import.

 

[Bluearmflames]

2nd the use of knot wire wheels. Less wires come flying out at your face. I had a welder lose a wire and it hit me between the eyes. Talk about a close one. Wear a face shield or good goggles

 

[CWP1616L]

A 4 inch is only good up to 10,200 RPM.

 

[SwampCat]

Thanks for all the ideas. First my mistake, the grinder is a 4 1/2 ". Have the cup brushes already, they were not the problem. The older wire wheels that I wore out were rated at 20,000 rpm and YES some of the wire can go sailing. WELL I found some wheels by; Forney ,they are being shipped, SUPPOSED to be industrial quality, I will be the JUDGE of that.