

| Subject: | Re: couple of abrasive recommendations |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:34:31 -0600 |
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. Jim 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. > > 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. > > - 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 :) > > - Coolcut - flap drums - again controllable and don't load up. > > http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/line-finishing/drum-sanders-drums/coolcut > > - 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 > > > 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". > > alistair >
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