dhutch
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 10:00 AM |
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Best place to bulk buy cutting/grinding disks?
Bit of a lame monday morning thread but this weekend I ran out disks for the angle grinder mid way through Sunday so im qoing to put an order in for a
decent stack of disks and try and keep stocks up from there rather than just buying odd disks as I need them so I thought I might as well start be
getting peoples opinion on what to buy and front where. Screwfix are often good value and seam to have mainly Tital or Erbauer disks? Tooled up is
also often fairly good for tools and appear similarly priced. Am I missing anywhere?
Ive bough all sorts of disks in the past, some cost more than others and some lasted longer than others but ive never really been able to say if that
was the quality of the disk or work i was doing with it (clearly if you abuse it into a hole even a good disk lasts minutes) . Are there any brands
people would say are worth paying more for or not? Ditto diamond disks as again you can pay £5 or £50, I've only ever bought cheap disks but
would a £20 one last four (or more) times longer?
Also the grinders a 5" because on special it was cheaper than the 4.5" (clearly the same machine with just a different guard) so anywhere
with a decent range of 125mm disks would be a bonus too although clearly 115mm disks fit without issue!
Cheers, Daniel.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 10:17 AM |
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I use thin (1mm) cutting discs in my 4.5" grinders. I get them from Anglo Abrasives in Nuneaton (though they are all over the country) and pay
half what Toolstation/Screwfix charge.
They are around 50p a disc for Norton or german equivalent very high quality stainless cutting discs. Cheap ones are pointless, they turn to dust
quicker than you can use them
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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flak monkey
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 10:25 AM |
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As Nat says. Use the Flexovit (Norton) ones if you can, screwfix sell them but they arent cheap from them. They are 0.8mm thick and last for ages if
treated properly. I cut all the steel to make my oil tank and then some with one disc this weekend....
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 12:50 PM |
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Not got a lot of experience, but erbaur cutting disks seem to be better than their grinding disks. I got 50 erbaur 1mm disks for £20 delivered from
screwfix on special last week which should keep me going but I dont get through a huge amount tbh.
My Build Thread
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907
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 12:54 PM |
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I can recommend Smith & Arrow.
example:- Ebay number 170590916991
Very good quality, quick delivery, and they stock all the sizes.
HTH
Paul G
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MikeR
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 01:41 PM |
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Is it wrong to recommend the Aldi ones at this point?
Ok, you've got to wait for a deal to come up but they seem ok to me (But i've not used any of the ones listed here).
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 05:28 PM |
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There is a firm called Smith and Arrow with a shop on ebay as well as selling via their
website. I've not bought from them but have only heard praise from people who have along with Paul's recommendation. Mike, I bought a load
of the thin discs from Aldi for my 125mm grinder and am still using them with no problems,you just have to remember not to press on too hard and let
the disc do the work.
[Edited on 17/1/11 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 05:55 PM |
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another vote for smith and arrow,dont push too hard and they last for ages
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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marcjagman
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 06:07 PM |
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Smith and Arrow again, I bought some unbelievably cheap, thought they're bound to be rubbish but are FANTASTIC. As siad previously, keep the
pressure respectable and they do last. On my favourites list on ebay.
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dhutch
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS DevThey are around 50p a disc for Norton or german equivalent very high quality stainless cutting discs. Cheap
ones are pointless, they turn to dust quicker than you can use them
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
As Nat says. Use the Flexovit (Norton) ones if you can, screwfix sell them but they arent cheap from them. They are 0.8mm thick and last for ages if
treated properly. I cut all the steel to make my oil tank and then some with one disc this weekend....
Yeah, 50p a disk is far more like it! I
have used the Flexovit ones from screwfix and they did seem ok, so at the right price that could be a winner if they do mail order.
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
There is a firm called Smith and Arrow with a shop on ebay as well as selling via their
website.
Will look at at that too. Much as though i hate to love it, ebay is a stupidly easy of buying stuff and it seems people are very
happy with the product. Although no depressed center cutting disks? Always nice to have a few of them.
Daniel
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 08:29 AM |
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Put an order in to arrow and smith via ebay, should have check the prices direct but didnt. 25 slitting disks £12, 10 grinding disks £8 and a pack of
flapwheels for £15 plus about £8postage. Easy way to loose most of £50 but there we are!
Cheers all
Daniel
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NS Dev
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 09:09 AM |
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if they are all good quality then those prices are good, all much the same as I pay Anglo (and I have an account with them)
You'll find they last bloody ages, so the 50 quid will keep you in good stead for a long while.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 09:31 AM |
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I buy most of my tooling from Cromwell Tools, have an account. Got 25 1mm cutting discs for £12. Seem tough enough.
Even from the same manufacturer, good and bad, the discs can be tough one batch, then soft the next. I've noticed this with all the brands, but
the Erbauer seem most consistent.
Cheers,
nev.
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