3/8" drill mounted wire wheels that doona fling wire off immediately

[winr1]

Lookin for wire wheels, straight ones an cones to chuck into a 3/8" drill

Bought from various places but the wires fling off as soon as used



Ricky.

[CV355]

As bizarre as this sounds, I've had good luck with the Harbor Freight wire wheels.  A lot of people tell me their abrasives and cutting tools are garbage, but honestly I haven't experienced that at all. Check to make sure the wheels are rated to whatever RPM you are using them at- I made the mistake once of putting a wheel on an angle grinder that was not rated for it, and that was a rough experience.  I suppose a drill is relatively low-rpm, but it's still good practice.

The company I used to work for used Fastenal as a supplier for fabrication tools, hardware, etc.  They almost exclusively used Blackstone and Weiler for wire wheels.  We also used a lot of Norton and 3M for abrasives. 

[mike7570]

As cheap as Harbor Freight is I consider them single use throw away items.  Just dress accordingly, use hand and eye (face)  protection and have at it.   

[babybolt]

If the wire wheels are the pencil type with the bristles facing one direction toward the front, you can wrap rubber bands around the bristles.

I've mostly switched over to the abrasive Scotch-Brite type, other companies make them besides 3M.

[wowens]

Harbor Freight,  slow rpm's waayyy down

[turbohunter]

One of my favorite experiences, having individual wires fling off and stick into my stomach.
You only do that once.
And as long as we’re here, two words, safety glasses.
This has been a public service announcement, now back to your regularly scheduled hot rod building.

[gregaba]

I get some good ones at Airgas here in Oklahoma. They have some good quality flap wheels to that last longer then most.
I will second and third on the safety glasses when using wire wheels.
Greg