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[Nikola Tesla]

Hello,

Thanks for the post on the free stuff. So now I feel completley ignorant on this. I didnt recognize the two different styles of discs. Ive always used the 4-5 inch discs. Not sure about this. I ordered them anyways just to see if there is anything I am missing. Thanks again

[everlastsupport]

I still haven't received mine. Maybe lost in shipping. It does happen.

NT, The discs come in Roloc type R (male screw on the disc) and type S (female threads on the disc) if that is what you mean? The type R looks like a little plastic screw on them. They are the quick change screw-on type discs. If you do not have a type R mandrel/adapter it is worth getting a couple, HF has them cheap, 3m is like $15. HF has, I think, a $12 set with three discs/grits included.

[Salty]

I just got my free trial package today 4/9/11 that was fast just ordered on 4/3/11. The disks look well made, I will have to put them to work this weekend. Thanks again ACguy

[shawn]

just ordered the 3" set. thanks for the link

[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.

[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.