scottonthefen

Well-Known Member
I haven't done much cutting with my angle grinder so far, and today had to do half a dozen 6" straight(ish) cuts.

I tried a narrow 1.6mm 120mm disc that I had laying about. It was alright for half a cut, but then the metal insert in the centre stripped out so I stopped using it.

I then used a 3mm 115mm disc. The centre piece held up for the rest of the cutting, but the 3mm felt a bit thick for cutting.. ?

Is there a material or make of cutting disc that cuts quick and clean? Are 1mm discs faster, and strong enough? What do you use?

I'm starting on the welding on my 2A soon so I'm going to be doing a lot more cutting..
 
As @jamesmartin says, 1mm discs. Provided you don't force them too hard they cut very straight, very quickly but do wear faster than others .. However, they do what they say on the tins and end up being cheaper overall than thicker discs. Seriously though, only for cutting/slitting edge on, absolutely no use for grinding ... ;)

I've cut everything from 10mm plate down with the cheapest Screwfix can do, they're basically a consumable in my view, especially when they're on offer at about 25p each ... then I buy 'some' ... ;)
 
Just be warned they are 125mm as opposed to the usual 115mm.
That's OK my trusty Bosch angle grinder takes both sizes;)
DSC_0740.JPG
 
Grinder, lubricant and 2 cans of Jizz - there’s a joke there somewhere!
Costco is very good for the Scot blue paper and Swarfega!
OK cheers, I'll have a look next time I'm delivering to one (i was in one yesterday:(). I usually resort to ebay or Halfords trade card if I'm desperate.
 
OK cheers, I'll have a look next time I'm delivering to one (i was in one yesterday:(). I usually resort to ebay or Halfords trade card if I'm desperate.
I only go a couple of times a year for the above and their nice merino work socks, everyone else seems to go to see how much bog roll they can fit in one trolley!
 
I only go a couple of times a year for the above and their nice merino work socks, everyone else seems to go to see how much bog roll they can fit in one trolley!
We deliver bottled water to their Milton Keynes store and they have three to four artic loads a week (26 pallets per load):eek:. It's the only store delivery we do and according to their staff the water tastes horrible in Milton Keynes so they sell literally tonnes of it
 
We deliver bottled water to their Milton Keynes store and they have three to four artic loads a week (26 pallets per load):eek:. It's the only store delivery we do and according to their staff the water tastes horrible in Milton Keynes so they sell literally tonnes of it
Does Milton Keynes actually have anything good going for it!?
 

Similar threads