Free Trial Offer of Abrasives

[Mikeymetal]

Thanks for the tip. I'll be trying them myself.

[deranged]

Recieved my test kit yesterday, they look like every other disc on the market. I should get some testing time this weekend to report back on the performance. I have 2 other manufacturers discs to compare against at this time.

[wruehl]

Got mine Monday, not to shabby for free...

[Adambomb]

Thanks to the OP as well for posting this. I just requested the trial kit as well, and look forward to seeing how well they compare to the lws ones and the HF ones.

[shawn]

got mine in today now i just need to buy the adapter so it'll work on my die grinder

[A/C Guy]

Lowe's carries the adapter in a sample kit as well as Harbor Freight.

[Adambomb]

I got my backing pad from H.F. for $4 or something like that. It is the "R" disk with the male threaded mount.

[everlastsupport]

I received mine last Friday, finally. Seem the error was mine as I re-ordered and received a email this time. Took maybe 4-5 days. I will see how they work. They look fine, all are yellow, but the print size is large enough so I can read the grit.

R type 3", they sent 2-40, 2-60 and 2-80. A couple 120s might have been nice. No complaints on the packaging as they were free samples. In fact, if I order more, I really think that packaging would be fine for me as I would not have to pay for a fancy picture, box, etc.

[joelyboyblue]

I'm a huge fan of 3M but I'll definitely give these a shot! Props to Ac guy!

[presure2]

hey guys, i've had a set of samples here for a while, and finally got around to messing with a couple of them.
i have normally used 3m "green" (i think they are either 24, or 36 grit).
i slapped on a 40 grit, and went to town.
good cut, and pretty long lasting.

i get my green disks from work, for free, so i cant say anything about cost comparison, but if they are cheaper than the 3m disks, and i had to buy them, i would definetly buy the yellow ones, they seem to work just as well as the 3m disks.

thanks again for the heads up!!

[ogorir]

I just ordered a kit, also. I like the orange norton discs the best, they cut like no tomorrow and the paper edge trims itself back so you (almost) always have a good edge to grind with. these look like they're similar.

the HF ones were mentioned earlier, they work much better than the brand names for removing bondo or heavy paint without taking any metal off(I need to do this frequently). the scotch brite discs from HF seem to be pretty decent, too. those are awesome for cleaning off thin paint and making ground welds shiny.

edit: these are the norton discs: http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/NNSRIT...-SearchResults

[everlastsupport]

I know this is an old thread. But felt I should post about the discs. Only used maybe 3 but I was very impressed with them. They last 3+ time longer than HF brand and about the same as the name brands. Pretty tough for sure.

I will have to see how their pricing is, but I was very impressed with them. Anyone else test them out and like or dislike.

[Wrenchtamer]

anybody ever tried the metabo flap wheels? I had to visit a plumbing supplier for some parts for the air system at the shop and they had a fresh new display of metabo grinders and abrasives. I bought a couple of 60 grit flaps. The flap wheels have the built in threaded mandrel like the blue paint eater disks so that is kind of nice. I think they were about six bucks each though but they are really about the best quality I have seen thus far. Even better than the norton ones I think but it's just my opinion.

[jakeru]

I've got a metabo. In addition to the threaded arbor, another feature it has is a flat grinding surface (not "cone shaped".) I think I prefer the cone shaped actually. It was pretty pricey - $12 I'm going to say. (They did have identical versions with the 7/8" hole mount by the way, for a couple bucks cheaper. I figured since I'm already spending the big bucks, might as well go all out.) Spur of the moment purchase decision. The built-in 5/8" threaded arbor is kind of nice now that you mention it - I like how with it, the threaded shaft of the angle grinder doesn't stick out as far (so can't possibly mar the work like it can with shallowed mounting systems.) I don't find any benefit in the abrasive material over harbor freight. I also don't find any benefit in the balance or general construction. So IMO you are paying a lot for the name. I think my next flap wheel purchase will be more harbor freight zirconias. I have no problems with them really. You've got me thinking about the 5/8" female threaded arbor being a nice feature now, though...