[TheForge] Swage block clean up

Sat Feb 8 11:10:00 2003

Sorry, I wasn't clear. The tool on sale is an air angle die grinder with a 2"
disc holder and 2" "rolok" discs. I borrowed a friends, and used it to clean
scale off some forgings, its great if you have a compressor. The rolok discs
are scotch-brite by 3M and come in different grits. If you want to get a
better idea of what I'm talking about take a look at;
http://www.trdistsupport.com/mmm/woodline/discs3c.htm

John C.

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> 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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