Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:50 -0800
Reply-To: Trevor <trevorawake@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Trevor <trevorawake@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: couple of abrasive recommendations
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With any of these discs you can use a jewelers rouge - in 3 different grades, coarse, medium and soft, or turtle wax to get the metal shiny.
Use a variable speed grinder to get the best results with using any grinder...and always grind in the direction of the material using the flat side of the disc
Walter brand makes a line grinder to make sure all your grinding streaks are cleaned up and will blend in your welds better.
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Trevor Reid
GFAB Manufacturing Ltd
www.theskylightguy.com
604-740-1018
On 2012-01-27, at 11:17 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
I can only guess as I have not tried it. But I'd say yes as the enduro flex wheels are great at shaping aluminium and stainless. I'd say spot work only with these discs though. I can't say if the flap drums would work, but again they are pretty good on ss/aluminium.
alistair
On 2012-01-27, at 10:34 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> Are any of these good for removing paint? That is my next vanagon project, now that I'm sporting a new engine and soon to be sporting a new, stainless steel OEM style sink drain. Oh, and sporting a new toaster made out of a tin can.
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> Jim
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> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I sent this to another list I'm subscribed to, but maybe some folks here might find it useful.
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> For the past few weeks I have been helping a welder/fabricator with the assembly of some data collection bouys. I was prepping for welds and cleaning up surfaces after welding (mostly aluminium). Apart from being impressed at how good this guy can weld (mix of tig and mig), what really was an eye opener were some of the Walter brand abrasive discs/drums.
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> - Enduro - Flex wheels - pretty amazing. Controllable abrasive action, don't load up, last a long time
> http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/blending-abrasives/angle-grinders-stainless-aluminum/enduro-flex
> this wheel is on my shopping list, I fell in love with it :)
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> - Coolcut - flap drums - again controllable and don't load up.
> http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/line-finishing/drum-sanders-drums/coolcut
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> - Blendex - surface conditioning drums. I think I have the right product name here. Drum made up of a scotchbrite pad type material. Great for the brushed/satin finish.
> http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/line-finishing/drum-sanders-drums/blendex
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> I'm not trying to be a shill for Walter, just impressed at how much work they did and how well they performed. Oh, btw, the were used on a range of angle grinders, 4 1/2" - 7".
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> alistair
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