Compressors

**wayne1956** · 12-28-2010, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Mick

Wayne1956, I'd started a thread wondering the same thing. I never got any response, so I went to a lumber store and asked their recommendation for something "worth having". Wound up special ordering two - Turbo brand 7" Pipeline Wheel Type 27 A30R-BF. I think they're also under the brand of "Bulldog". They listed for a little over $6 a piece. I got them for $10+tax. I couldn't find them online so maybe its a "store-only" thing. I haven't used it on anything heavy yet (just aluminum and copper), but seems like they'll do ok.

I looked at those cheap ones, but I wouldn't waste my money.

I did an experimentation with my angle grinder, and found I was using it wrong. I basically cut throught the shell at one point, then continued the cut all the way around. This is really hard on the wheel. I found I could get twice as much use out of it if I would make a shallow cut all the way around, cut a little more a second time, then cut through and take it all the way around the third time. I was not forcing the wheel to cut all the way through the first time, which made it hard on the wheel and wore it down quickly. Now I can cut about 20 shells with a cheap pack of wheels instead of 8 - 9.

**greytruck** · 06-12-2013, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by wayne1956

I did an experimentation with my angle grinder, and found I was using it wrong. I basically cut throught the shell at one point, then continued the cut all the way around. This is really hard on the wheel. I found I could get twice as much use out of it if I would make a shallow cut all the way around, cut a little more a second time, then cut through and take it all the way around the third time. I was not forcing the wheel to cut all the way through the first time, which made it hard on the wheel and wore it down quickly. Now I can cut about 20 shells with a cheap pack of wheels instead of 8 - 9.

Exactlly, I figured this out when I did my first one. I realized that trying to cut all the way threw i was cutting to far in and was grinding the motor too. ooops Some times ya gotta learn the hard way.