Right Angle- need good consumables!

[tarbellb]

Just stepped up to cordless right angle grinder, and now I need some consumables.

What brands, sizes, etc... do you like?

1/4" chuck, I do mostly clean up and prep with these as they dont have a whole lot a power


Looking for a good assortment, typical 1/2/3" disc and abrasives.

Let me know what you like, hoping there is some unicorn off-brands that get the job done for 1/3 cost of 3M

 

[drokihazan]

Benchmark Abrasives has plenty of roloc options

 

[dr_clyde]

Superior Abrasives 2” ceramic roloc is all I buy for my shop as far as grinding discs.


I like SAIT for 3” cutoff wheels.

Abrasives are for sure one of the places that you get what you pay for.

 

[Zewnten]

Superior Abrasives 2” ceramic roloc is all I buy for my shop as far as grinding discs.


I like SAIT for 3” cutoff wheels.

Abrasives are for sure one of the places that you get what you pay for.

Too many people don't understand this. If it lasts 2x as long for 1.5 times the price you're ahead not even counting down time to change the worn out consumable.

 

[pancholasvegas]

I always make sure to purchase abrasives that are rated for stainless steel - much better life and the increase in price is offset by the life of the abrasive.

 

[drokihazan]

Too many people don't understand this. If it lasts 2x as long for 1.5 times the price you're ahead not even counting down time to change the worn out consumable.

This applies to almost everything in life. If your vehicle gets 15% better mpg on premium high octane fuel, and it costs 11% more than regular octane, your vehicle is spending less on gas even though the initial price is higher. This is such a simple problem we deal with every day, but folks really struggle to wrap their heads around it. Good/Fast/Cheap->You can only pick 1-2, never 3. Somehow almost all of us struggle with remembering that when we pull out our wallets.

 

[danielbuck]

This applies to almost everything in life. If your vehicle gets 15% better mpg on premium high octane fuel, and it costs 11% more than regular octane, your vehicle is spending less on gas even though the initial price is higher. This is such a simple problem we deal with every day, but folks really struggle to wrap their heads around it. Good/Fast/Cheap->You can only pick 1-2, never 3. Somehow almost all of us struggle with remembering that when we pull out our wallets.

eh... not sure that's a fantastic analogy, I've never seen a vehicle get better MPG with higher octane fuels. Unless maybe you're talking about some super fancy car that almost nobody could afford anyway. I wouldn't know anything about them



But back to the consumables, I like using 2" rolocs, as mentioned. both flap disks, flat ceramic sanding discs, and paint removal wheels. Mostly on air die grinders, but I do have an electric battery one now, and I do find myself using it more than I thought I would. I thought I would use it only out in the yard or taken with me in a vehicle when I'm away from my air supply, but I find myself grabbing it quick for things right there in the garage.

You can also look into burr bits. I prefer to use abrasive when I can, as a burr bit leaves alot of super tiny metal shards instead of just dust, but sometimes it's the best thing for the job.

 

[drokihazan]

eh... not sure that's a fantastic analogy, I've never seen a vehicle get better MPG with higher octane fuels. Unless maybe you're talking about some super fancy car that almost nobody could afford anyway. I wouldn't know anything about them



But back to the consumables, I like using 2" rolocs, as mentioned. both flap disks, flat ceramic sanding discs, and paint removal wheels. Mostly on air die grinders, but I do have an electric battery one now, and I do find myself using it more than I thought I would. I thought I would use it only out in the yard or taken with me in a vehicle when I'm away from my air supply, but I find myself grabbing it quick for things right there in the garage.

You can also look into burr bits. I prefer to use abrasive when I can, as a burr bit leaves alot of super tiny metal shards instead of just dust, but sometimes it's the best thing for the job.

usually engines designed for higher octane fuel get a knock and notably worse mpg if you put low octane fuel in them. obviously this only matters on engines designed/tuned for higher octane fuel in the first place. anyways, our life is surrounded by choices of buying more durable, efficient, effective products for more money that we often avoid in order to save a little on the up-front cost, which hurts us in the long run

all this means is you should never cheaply made flap discs, get ceramics from a reputable vendor I just ordered 100 fully-curved 5" flap discs for fillet welds directly from the factory with shanghai fermi abrasives a few weeks ago, and paid extra to get imported ceramic grain from Germany (VSM). pretty excited to try them out, fully curved discs are usually only 4.5" and like $17-25 apiece, I paid about $3.50 per.

 

[LopezBart]

3M may be expensive, but I've been very impressed with their Cubitron abrasives.

 

[Rusted Nut]

I’ve had very good luck with Lehigh Valley Abrasives.