[TheForge] Re: Klingspor grinding products

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Fri Aug 11 21:35:46 EDT 2006


Try A Cut Above;
I used to deal with Klingspor years ago, but have become a 
convert ...PF


http://www.acutabove.com/

Ries Niemi wrote:
> 
> I have been using Klingspor pretty much exclusively since about 86 or 
> so, and I have to agree, its great stuff.
> Particularly their flap discs, which they used to call "mop discs".
> I use the 50 grit on my 4 1/2" grinders- alumina zirconia, they last a 
> long time, will cut aggressively or finish smoothly, and cost, in boxes 
> of 10, about half of what the welding supply store charges for Walter 
> brand.
> I also run their CS411 blue, alumina zirconia abrasives on all my belt 
> sanders, and on my 12" disc sander. You can feed 1/2" round into the 
> disc, and it just disappears.
> 
> ries
> 
> 
> On Aug 11, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Michael wrote:
> 
>>
>> A Klingspor dealer showed up at the recent blacksmith swap meet in 
>> Seattle.
>> I have been intending to give an unabashed advertisement for their 
>> products
>> every since. Klingspor sells high quality German made grinding and 
>> sanding
>> products, with cutting edge design, at Taiwan import prices--that is 
>> before
>> the 30% discount for anyone with a business license (the prices fall 
>> further
>> if your business uses a lot of the product). All I can say is visit their
>> website and buy what you can before they become better known and their
>> pricing shoots WAY up. This is the best stuff I've ever seen, bar none!
>>
>> There is a local dealer in Seattle now, so there is probably one in every
>> major metropolitan area.
>> Mikey
>>
>>
>>
>>
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