[TheForge] Re: 1/2" electric hand drill

[Ralph Sproul]

Hi Mike, any reason you dont' use a die grinder for all those bristle and
scotchlock discs? That's what I use and really like the control.  It doesn't
take much to stall a die grinder, but the speed when she's running gives
some good fast results.

The wire brush I agree is absurd on a die grinder unless you like looking
the part of a porcipine.

Ralph

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mike Spencer
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 1:39 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] Re: 1/2" electric hand drill



me> ...Black & Decker...mid-70s 4-1/2" grinder....Only complaint is
me> that the output shaft thread size isn't the current conventional
me> one so various attachments don't fit.

RC> What is the thread size on the shaft? Someone gave me some 16mm
RC> threaded 4&1/2" disks.... You can get a nut to fit and use
RC> non-threaded wheels.

The matter is moot now since Peggy gave me a new 4-1/2" ginder for my
birthday a couple of years ago and it has the currently standard
thread.  The old B&D is now the spare to avoid unneccessary wheel
swaps.

Anyhow, I never used threaded disks.  But I wanted to use a cup wheel,
cup wire brush and especially a holder for 3M Bristledisk(tm) and
Scotchbrite disks, all requireing a threaded mount.  New grinder does
it nicely.  (Altho I had to get a part custom-made to mount the 3M
things on a grinder.  As designed, they required a tool w/ collet or
Jacobs chuck.)


- Mike

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