Thin cutting discs

pms7

Has anyone used thin cutting discs?
How are they different to standard
Are they suitable for all the same cutting as do with standard disc

jersey101

pms7 wrote: »

Has anyone used thin cutting discs?
How are they different to standard
Are they suitable for all the same cutting as do with standard disc

way better, much more accurate, cut galvanise alot better too. No jaggid edges

135man

Very good for cutting. If you are cutting out shapes the disc wears away fast and just don't side grind with one or it will break

bbam

Great for thinner sections, for thicker sections they wear mighty quick.
As said. good for accurate cutting..

One word of warning, you need a steady hand.. I've seen lads try and "lean" a little and they just shatter.. Good straight cuts and hold the grinder true to the cut, waver around and crunch !!

dzer2

Yeah great things made to cut a higher temp then the ordinary ones Mainly used for cutting SS and galv as they are expensive enough.

Miname

great discs. they can be bought in a multi pack that makes them way cheaper. i rarely use the ordinary ones now.

dh1985

pms7 wrote: »

Has anyone used thin cutting discs?
How are they different to standard
Are they suitable for all the same cutting as do with standard disc

If your buying them get the proper ones maybe 1 euro each. They last 5 times longer than the cheaper ones. 1mm discs are way more accurate than conventional cutting discs and fly through light stuff. Dont dog them out of it though. Let them do the cutting

Zoo4m8

dzer2 wrote: »

Yeah great things made to cut a higher temp then the ordinary ones Mainly used for cutting SS and galv as they are expensive enough.

Are we talking 4,5or9inch discs? I've a lot of corrugated to cut and was going to use the 9" the smaller ones would be too slow. I have seen these discs in the smaller sizes but have never used them, are they generally available in 9" ? No jagged edge would be a bonus, less likelihood of sliced fingers! Thanks

Rovi

'Thin' discs in 230mm are 2mm thick, which is still pretty narrow compared to the normal 3.2mm ones.
I've found them to be available pretty much anywhere that stocks 'exotic' discs: small narrow ones, flap discs, etc.

When cutting thin stuff like galvanised sheeting, it's important to let the disc do the work and to definitely NOT 'pull' it unto the edge of the material being cut. That'll use them up in no time and could lead to catastrophic failure of the disc if you're being rough.

agriman27

I always buy the skinny discs far quicker to cut. The thicker ones are better if your doin a job that you need to be doin a bit of grinding as well as cutting

mayota

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Are we talking 4,5or9inch discs? I've a lot of corrugated to cut and was going to use the 9" the smaller ones would be too slow. I have seen these discs in the smaller sizes but have never used them, are they generally available in 9" ? No jagged edge would be a bonus, less likelihood of sliced fingers! Thanks

Go to your local hire shop and hire out a 'nibbler' . Quicker, safer and wont damage the sheet edge. You could have the sheets marked and ready for cutting.

Plane

I use the thin disc/stainless discs all the time. Rarely use the thicker ones.

I've been buying from these crowd for a couple of year now and find them brilliant. Was paying something like €3 each in the local hardware.
€14ish + vat for 25 and they are good ones too. Spend over €40 (I think) and it's free delivery too.

http://www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.ie/index.php?route=product/product&path=40_63_274&product_id=1478#container

dzer2

mayota wrote: »

Go to your local hire shop and hire out a 'nibbler' . Quicker, safer and wont damage the sheet edge. You could have the sheets marked and ready for cutting.

For clean edges and no damage a nibbler is the job but if you haven't used one before you can break the cutter they are expensive enough. For cutting clean and straight you should always cut towards yourself with the sparks travelling away from you. Its an art form to do it and you need a lot of practice.

Zoo4m8

Lads, lots of sound advice there,thanks. I have a couple of air nibblers and they would be the job for this but for a couple of reasons I have to use one of the angle grinders for this one.

Wholesale welding supplies look the bees knees, I could definatly do lots of shopping there and I reckon I'll get the discs from them.

I was in a large motor factors today getting a few bits and he had racks of discs and flap wheels but no thin ones, when I asked why not he said no call for them!
So there you go maybe I live in a thin disc free zone!

Anyway I've taken everything on board and will sort this in the new year, thanks again...

enricoh

theres some variation in the quality of discs out there. got thin 9" ones last year n they were lethal! got red discs before that lasted 10 times longer than previous discs
keep em dry too, if they get anyway damp they go twice as fast