[TheForge] Swage block clean up

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

John; they sure look like a good deal..and every once in a while , they 
actually are. I have a small pile of dead HF disk grinders, and the 
parts don't interchange.
I would respectfully submit that a die grinder is way too small for the 
job. I did mine with a 4 1/2" grinder and  regular grinding disks for 
the bulk of the work. The HF cheapie grinding disks on super sale ( 
gotta wait) are pretty good for that sort of stuff. The cheap ones are 
soft and wear fast, but they also cut faster than harder wheels. I went 
through  some  number finishing my swage block. as the wheels wear down, 
you can get into smaller radius areas..
On using these machines, most anyone not wearing lung protection is a 
fool....Pete

John Chobrda wrote:

>A while back there was a disscussion here about cleaning up a cast swage
>blocks, some one mentioned using an angle die grinder and the 3M twist
>lock pads. If anyone is interested the Harbor Freight flier came in the
>mail yesterday and on page 29 there is an angle die grinder and the toll
>to hold the pads and pads for only $19.99 looks like a good deal to me.
>John C.
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