A "Lifetime" guaranteed grinding wheel.

[Shade Tree Welder]

They claim if you wear it out they will replace it for free.

$200 is a lot of cash to spend. Also, how long until the company goes bust
or get bought and the end the lifetime guarantee.

https://baddogtools.com/4-5-handi-di...-cutting-wheel

If I was running my biz still I might try it. But as low is my grinding disc
consumption is now it would be hard to justify. But then I have not purchased
and wheels in years.

So what do y'all think?

[greywynd]

Would be interesting to give some of those to some of the monkeys I’ve seen up here. Some of them could screw up an anvil.


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[toprecycler]

I would have to see it in person, or hear a guys testimony that I know personally to believe it.

It will probably last a super long time, but how quick will it actually cut/ grind steel? I imagine that it will be painfully slow. I can’t think that they can make it course enough to grind fast, and still be able to hold it in a hand held grinder.


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[arizonian]

I've got a couple of diamond cut off wheels. They do OK, a bit grabby and slower than a conventional wheel, but they do wear. I'll pass on this one.

[Ironman]

I'd rather have a cheap wheel that fractures the grains of abrasive often and cuts steel like a sonofabitch.

[mccutter]

I couldn't determine where it was made, but if China, that would be a big NO.

I envision the backer getting hot and releasing the grit as you use it hard. NBD, you can get a new one for free but is the inconvenience worth it? I don't imagine you will have a "spare" at that price...

[LKeithR]

Originally Posted by Ironman

I'd rather have a cheap wheel that fractures the grains of abrasive often and cuts steel like a sonofabitch.

Exactly. A lot of the grinding discs today are made to "last" with a relatively hard grit. They do last longer but they cut like shit, you have to push hard to keep them cutting, if you don't they'll glaze over and stop cutting. For grinding steel we always bought the discs designed for aluminum (A30N if I remember correctly). They don't last as long because they continuously break down--the way a grinding disc should work...

[greywynd]

The standard wheel up here is the 3M cubitron, along with the fibre/sanding discs.

They remove metal fast, the sanding discs will curl a steel shaving, not just dust when they are fresh. I doubt they are cheap, they do work well in the heavy steel stuff that we work with.


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[toprecycler]

Originally Posted by greywynd

The standard wheel up here is the 3M cubitron, along with the fibre/sanding discs.

They remove metal fast, the sanding discs will curl a steel shaving, not just dust when they are fresh. I doubt they are cheap, they do work well in the heavy steel stuff that we work with.


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The 3M cubitron will always have a warm place in my heart. That wheel started the transition to my new job, and allowed me to find a better place of employment.


Former coworker who thought they were the best , now thinks Metabo wheels are the top dog. He says the cubitron have gone downhill last couple years.


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[JBFab]

I know this isn't exactly the same, but I tried a couple of those Lenox wheels too - sure they still cut for a long time, but it's painfully slow and sucks a lot of power. If I were making money with them, the best I've used (which includes Cubitrons) are Sigma Green wheels from Rex Cut. Those wheels make Cubitron wheels look like harbor freight stuff in my opinion.