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It'll go through. I cashed in on this deal a few months back...solid stuff.. on par with the Dewalt ones I've been buying.
 
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Got in on this deal the last time it popped up. Its the real deal. :thumbup:

I havent used them yet but they look decent.
 
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Anyone have experience with the rest of their discs? Cut-off, grinding, etc. Might throw in a few more while I'm at it.
 
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OSULemon said:
Anyone have experience with the rest of their discs? Cut-off, grinding, etc. Might throw in a few more while I'm at it.
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I threw in a 25 pack of 5" cut off wheels. If you haven't looked yet, they're pretty much the same price as harbor freight per wheel so why not
 
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Well i bit, at $10, even if they are only so so, its still not bad ...
I called the Cust number after placing the 1st order to add some cut off wheels as well.
"Dave" was fast, helpful and waived the second shipping fee without asking (as I anticipated they would)
Email with order number came though in just a min.
If this purchase works out, they will get lost more from me.... I see some non ferrous carbide or tungsten burs I need, and well, I go though a lot of cut off wheels and flap disks
 
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I ordered some as well because even though I have probably 20 at home now.....for the price can't beat them!

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Bought specifically to compare to my German and USA made flap disc.

Will report back with how these perform.

All their products seem to made in China. They will likely perform similar to other off-brands, which in abrasives like flaps and cuttoff wheels show shorter life span, higher potential for explosion (cuffoffs), and early clogging.

But for a $1/pc they are definitely a decent buy for most, and a great way to introduce the advantages of flap disc to someone. Thanks OP.
 
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crf450x said:
I threw in a 25 pack of 5" cut off wheels. If you haven't looked yet, they're pretty much the same price as harbor freight per wheel so why not
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This one area that I dont skip on quality, cutting disc are already have a high level of potential failure and HF and other cheap brands are more prone (from personal experience).
 
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HF and other cheap brands are more prone to failure.
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I keep reading about it on the Internet, but in a lot of years, going though a pack or more a week....not one has ever "exploded" not even when I have bound them up in a cut and chunked them. Perhaps its because Im smart enough to nut continue using one after the cut off tool got dropped or kicked and the wheel damaged...perhaps Im just the only one that posts to the Internet its never happened to...
They do not last as long as good 3M cut off wheels, nor do they cut as aggressively. But since they are 1/10 the cost the higher wear out rate is more then covered. So for now, I'll continue using a mix of 3M when I need slower ware rate or faster cutting, and cheapskates ones the rest of the time :D

You can find Internet posts about grinding wheels exploding as well, in 40 years try as I might by abusing when I did not know better as a kid, and now using them at or past the design intent sometimes and never had one do that either.
Hard to believe I know, the Internet says they should blow up, take an eye out, make my dog pregnant and cause paint to peel on solid stone thats never had paint.
 
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E.Marquez said:
I keep reading about it on the Internet, but in a lot of years, going though a pack or more a week....not one has ever "exploded" not even when I have bound them up in a cut and chunked them. Perhaps its because Im smart enough to nut continue using one after the cut off tool got dropped or kicked and the wheel damaged...perhaps Im just the only one that posts to the Internet its never happened to...
They do not last as long as good 3M cut off wheels, nor do they cut as aggressively. But since they are 1/10 the cost the higher wear out rate is more then covered. So for now, I'll continue using a mix of 3M when I need slower ware rate or faster cutting, and cheapskates ones the rest of the time :D

You can find Internet posts about grinding wheels exploding as well, in 40 years try as I might by abusing when I did not know better as a kid, and now using them at or past the design intent sometimes and never had one do that either.
Hard to believe I know, the Internet says they should blow up, take an eye out, make my dog pregnant and cause paint to peel on solid stone thats never had paint.
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Must just be you. I've used plenty of cut off wheels over the years. First harbor freight one I bought late last year and used blew up on me. Not buying them ever again.
 
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Might just be you. I havem't had any "blow-up".
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I havent had them 'blow up', but they don't last as long and don't 'hold a clean edge'.

I'm on board with Tarbellb , this is not something I cheap out on. Also I don't use them in production environment. Side note the 3M ones are my top choice.
 
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Edit: I just received an email from Jack at benchmark abrasives thanking me for letting you guys know about their deal. He said they have averaged 10 orders a days for the free sets until yesterday when 250 orders were placed. And all of those are being shipped today.

He also informed me that he set up a garage journal discount for 10% off your order, no limit on uses and no expiration. Code is "garagejournal". I believe this will be my new permanent source for grinding wheels.
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That's good to hear! Thanks for the update.
 
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Chicken said:
I havent had them 'blow up', but they don't last as long and don't 'hold a clean edge'.

I'm on board with Tarbellb , this is not something I cheap out on. Also I don't use them in production environment. Side note the 3M ones are my top choice.
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For home use and the price, it's worth it to me
If I was doing this all day, I'd upgrade (and get another job)
 
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Thanks!
I had bought a 10 pack on Amazon last year, $18/10 = $1.80 each.
Typical price is $20 for a 10 pack, free shipping with Prime.
 
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Hope you all realized your getting a "MIXED GRIT" pack of 10...
Likely I wont like or want all of the different grits for what I do, but I figured, the mixed pack will let me use what they sell and choose what to reorder that works best for me.

Just did not see other mentioning it, so hope you all did understand its not 10 flap disks in a single grit. :D
 
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E.Marquez said:
Hope you all realized your getting a "MIXED GRIT" pack of 10...

Likely I wont like or want all of the different grits for what I do, but I figured, the mixed pack will let me use what they sell and choose what to reorder that works best for me.



Just did not see other mentioning it, so hope you all did understand its not 10 flap disks in a single grit. :D
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If you go back to the product description is specified exactly which grits you get and how many of each.
 
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crf450x said:
https://benchmarkabrasives.com/coll...nia-high-density-flap-disc-mixed-grit-10-pack

Free just pay $10 shipping. Code is "freemix"

Edit: I just received an email from Jack at benchmark abrasives thanking me for letting you guys know about their deal. He said they have averaged 10 orders a days for the free sets until yesterday when 250 orders were placed. And all of those are being shipped today.

He also informed me that he set up a garage journal discount for 10% off your order, no limit on uses and no expiration. Code is "garagejournal". I believe this will be my new permanent source for grinding wheels.
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Awesome update to the OP in case you guys missed it!
 
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