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helowrench wrote:You attach them to the 1/4 turn 3m Roloc stem.
Can be found at Autozone.
Or just buy the stem with uour bristle discs.
You will eventually want some of the Scotchbrite pads also.
Warning. The more you use them the more uses you find.
Kinda like crack that way.

...but are you talking about the 1/4 20 Roloc plate with the 1/4" shank?

Bonemaro wrote:

helowrench wrote:You attach them to the 1/4 turn 3m Roloc stem.
Can be found at Autozone.
Or just buy the stem with uour bristle discs.
You will eventually want some of the Scotchbrite pads also.
Warning. The more you use them the more uses you find.
Kinda like crack that way.

...but are you talking about the 1/4 20 Roloc plate with the 1/4" shank?

yep
http://www.abrasive-supplies.com/catalo ... 239868.htm
the more expensive and more durable ones are a two piece dealy ma bob.
now one thing is ........
If you are using a 1" arbor (mount pad), you can use any disc size larger than it.
If you have a 3" arbor, it really sucks to try to use a smaller pad on it.
HOWEVER
If you use a 1" arbor with a 3" bristle disc, when you release the throttle, and your 90degree die grinder slows down, the disc will not, will disengage itself, and proceed to skip off across your shop, under two cars, around the doorway corner and inside a box. At this point, you will not be able to find it until the next ice age, or shop clean up.

A good mix is to have a 1" and 2" arbor, which will allow you to cover all of the sizes of discs, whether they be the Scotchbrite or Bristle Disc.
I run mine on a 90degree die grinder.
http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,6516.html
This is a copy of the stupid expensive Dotco brand that I have, but I use mine4 hrs a day for weeks at a time (the Central Pneumatics at Wally World work OK, but I was burning them out every 30 days at work)

You can get this one from Eastwood http://www.eastwood.com/bristle-disk-4- ... green.html

BAJA-IT wrote:You can get this one from Eastwood http://www.eastwood.com/bristle-disk-4- ... green.html

These are the ones I saw in the video. They aren't cheap, are they?

helowrench wrote:yep
I run mine on a 90degree die grinder.
http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,6516.html

I was looking at this one.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200342897

Bonemaro wrote:

BAJA-IT wrote:You can get this one from Eastwood http://www.eastwood.com/bristle-disk-4- ... green.html

These are the ones I saw in the video. They aren't cheap, are they?

At the abrasives-supplies link above, they sell the bristle discs individually, for $13 each.
These puppies are not cheap.
But, they do last a considerable time, unlike scotchbrite discs or sanding discs.
They do come in several "grit" categories.

Bonemaro wrote:

helowrench wrote:yep
I run mine on a 90degree die grinder.
http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,6516.html

I was looking at this one.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200342897

That one will do just fine, for the amount of yime that you are using it. The IR are loud though. Remove the exhaust cover, stuff some steel/alum wool in there, and it gets better.

For what you are doing a Harbor Freight special would probably last plenty long enough as well

I'm going to need to get a larger air compressor too, something I've been wanting to upgrade for a while now.

Bonemaro wrote:I'm going to need to get a larger air compressor too, something I've been wanting to upgrade for a while now.

These die grinders use a LOT of air.
a large tank will give you some mitigation, but recovery times get longer.
The key is the cfm@90psi at the pump.

The one I'm looking at can supply 24cfm @ 90psi. That should hold it.

This one...

http://www.amazon.com/Horse-Power-Compr ... B00372RKVU
(informational display only-Other places have much better prices)

I picked up a bottle of this.



Hopefully, it'll do what I need. I also picked up a new tool that I may end up needing now.

Found me a hole under the gas lid.

I wonder if I should get the patch panel now. Do y'all think it might be hard to find that part in 3-4 years or do you think I'm safe?