Where is the best place to buy the above, i bought a pack from Aldi that contained 2 and they're both about knackered.

I seem to recall posts that some of them don't last 5 minutes and make you look like you have a piercing fetish

Any recommendations, preferably based on actual experience

Oh BTW i prefer the radial type rather than the cup type as you can turn them around when the bristles start to lie down.
Regards

Frank

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I think he means wire brushes for angle grinders...

The "tool" aka "vicious beastie" in our workshop. Good at removing loose & soft material from anything, including yourself!
I usually get mine from a local car paint & panel factors, the local steel stockholders keeps a wide range of tools & I've got one there before now too.
I'm not sure on brand names but one that lasted ok was a ZIP-WHEEL.

I've bought 'em from Kit car shows and Machine-Mart, both seemed to be the same quality, ie, chinese specials

I've always bought mine from shows too.

I know the £10-15 Halfords one lasted no longer than the £5 show ones!

The 'twisted knot' type are much better than the ones with straight wires sticking out.... if you know what I mean!

Cheers,
James

I use the twisted cup type Bosch branded ones from my local power tool place. £12 a piece IIRC and last for a good while too.

The non-twisted ones, cheap or dear just end up making you look like a hardcore hedgehog

House of sher do them cheap. 4 or 5 quid iirc.

In glasgow though.

Just to stir up some controversy, after being a long time fan of The Tool I got hold of a paint and rust remover disc, it's a kind of nylon tangle impregnated with carbide, or something.

It's great! really good on flat surfaces and for smoothing rough edges.. like the tool but a lot less violent.

The only issue is, if you catch it on a sharp edge you can rip chunks out of it and reduce its life pretty fast.

A good addition to the arsenal alongside its bigger, twisty-wire brother though.

Another vote for whats called by 3M a "clean and strip" disc, as described above. I prefer it to the brush for flat surfaces, but as described you do have to watch for edges.

They come in two grades, the purple colour ones are harder and last better than the black. May only be available from industrial suppliers.

Cheers

Fred W B

[Edited on 1/12/07 by Fred W B]

I got mine as an impulse buy from Halfords.. as well as the impulse buy new version of the Book

Nasty tools they are. i avoid them at all costs ive removed many layers of skin from them snagging on an edge. ive even had one snag, and jump, then catch on my overalls, and then snag, and twisted my clothing up all tight