[TheForge] Cutting Technique

[Grant Marcoux]

Andy:  Have you tried Walter brand?  I like Pferd, but the Walter products
are longer lasting, and priced accordingly.  Grant

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Andy Gladish
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cutting Technique


I just gave up on everything but Pferd- they're just so good, why buy
anything else?

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:54:30 -0800, Albin Drzewianowski <dski1045 at qis.net>
wrote:

> I have found that the brand of cutting disc makes a big difference.  We
> were
> cutting coil spring in preparation for a tool making class and I found
> that
> I could actually see the "el-cheapo" disc shrink in size right before my
> eyes as I cut.  I switched to a Pferd (German made) disc, and finished
> all
> the cutting and the disc looked the same size as when I had started with
> it.
>
>
> D-ski
>
> Westminster, MD
>
> The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
>
>
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ruuf
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:52 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: [TheForge] Cutting Technique
>
>
> Been cutting some 6mm plate with my angle grinder. I notice sometimes I
> wear
> the cutting disc out rather rapidly. Is there a best industry practice /
> technique?
>



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