Metal cut off wheels for angle grinders - great deal on Amazon

[RMRSS]

We only use metal cut off wheels with an angle grinder for cutting off locks at our facility and have been doing so for many years. I just wanted to share a fantastic deal I found on Amazon. Found a 50-pack of 5" diameter, 0.045" thick, 7/8" arbor metal cut off wheels for only $39! These exact same wheels (different brand, of course) at our local hardware store would cost us nearly $250! Seems too good to be true, but they have great reviews and I just received them today and they appear identical in quality to the normal ones I use. Have yet to field test them, but I see no reason why they wouldn't perform just fine. Heck, even if they didn't, we'd still be coming out on top at 78 cents a wheel (vs. about $5/wheel at our local store). We use a DeWALT DCG412 20V Max cordless angle grinder, just FYI. Also, these actual thickness of these wheels as measured with a digital caliper is 0.0560" (1.42mm) whereas the ones we used to use that were also advertised as 0.045" actually measured 0.065", so the ones we got on Amazon are closer to advertised spec (in my experience, advertised thicknesses are not precise).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015VOMD4K?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detail s

[Storman]

Thanks! I doubt I'll ever buy another cutting wheel with 50 of them on my shelf.

[RMRSS]

Thanks! I doubt I'll ever buy another cutting wheel with 50 of them on my shelf.

It'll be a while for us, but we have a good number of tenants who need to get their lock cut due to lost keys, so one of those (we charge $35.00) will pretty much pay for these!

[helenatim]

Great tip! Thanks. I started using these and getting about 20 locks cut with each wheel:

https://www.amazon.com/EZARC-Diamond-Cutting-Wheel-Metal/dp/B08C7F9CVS/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1DATBSBKX09F1&keywords=metal+cutoff+wheel&qid=1675458826&s=industrial&sprefix=metal+cutoff%2Cindustrial%2C196&sr=1-5

[RMRSS]

Great tip! Thanks. I started using these and getting about 20 locks cut with each wheel:

https://www.amazon.com/EZARC-Diamond-Cutting-Wheel-Metal/dp/B08C7F9CVS/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1DATBSBKX09F1&keywords=metal+cutoff+wheel&qid=1675458826&s=industrial&sprefix=metal+cutoff%2Cindustrial%2C196&sr=1-5

I normally can cut maybe about 10 disc locks with the standard 5" metal cut off wheels, but the wheels I linked cost 20 times less than the ones you linked, so other than having to change out wheels twice as frequently (which isn't hard, of course), it's definitely a better deal. Yours look cooler, though

[Storman]

I use the cordless grinder for cutting crispy ropes too. I used to fight through cutting the ropes (to replace them) with some shears, but realized one day that a cutting wheel slices them as quickly as you can pass the rope through it. I usually replace my ropes with new ones when a long term tenant moves out, the ropes and the keypads are the only things my customers touch and I want them to feel good and secure in their hands.

[RMRSS]

I use the cordless grinder for cutting crispy ropes too. I used to fight through cutting the ropes (to replace them) with some shears, but realized one day that a cutting wheel slices them as quickly as you can pass the rope through it. I usually replace my ropes with new ones when a long term tenant moves out, the ropes and the keypads are the only things my customers touch and I want them to feel good and secure in their hands.

Ok, I'm lost. What on earth are "crispy ropes"???

[Storman]

After nylon ropes have been in the sun and rain for a number of years, they get a little crispy. I'm replacing ropes that came with my doors when originally installed in 1996. They feel sort of crunchy and not smooth anymore. I bought a 500' roll of new black nylon rope and melt them to a length a little longer than the OEM ropes too, makes it easier for shorter people to reach when closing the doors.

[RMRSS]

After nylon ropes have been in the sun and rain for a number of years, they get a little crispy. I'm replacing ropes that came with my doors when originally installed in 1996. They feel sort of crunchy and not smooth anymore. I bought a 500' roll of new black nylon rope and melt them to a length a little longer than the OEM ropes too, makes it easier for shorter people to reach when closing the doors.

Ah, that makes sense. I guess your pull ropes must be must thicker than mine, because I've always been able to slice through them easily with a regular pair of office scissors (as long as you use the part of the scissors near the fulcrum for maximum cutting force). But, yeah, a cutting wheel will definitely make short work of even a thicker nylon rope.