I am less than halfway through a large cutting job on my property. I posted earlier that there is abandoned pipe all over my land and im going to use alot of it on a fence and a couple of other ideas i have for the farm. About 1/3 of the pipe is too far gone to be welded so I have been cashing them in for $12/ 100lbs to offset the costs involved.
So far i would venture to say i have made over 1000 cuts. The steel is rusted, often wet or muddy and the insides have residues or mud.
I have tried the following brands of cutting wheels- Harbor Freight, Dewalt, ACE Hardware, NAPA and Diablo
Without a doubt the Diablo is the winner in most cuts almost tripling all of the others. The ACE is a distant second.
I am sure there are better brands to be found online..but for the torture test i have been putting these blades through i am impressed with the Diablo metal cutting wheels.
In my application I am using a vintage Milwaukee U199 Heavy Duty 9" angle grinder that I found at a pawn shop for $25. This is a great tool, very well made all metal and has withstood the test of time.
So far i would venture to say i have made over 1000 cuts. The steel is rusted, often wet or muddy and the insides have residues or mud.
I have tried the following brands of cutting wheels- Harbor Freight, Dewalt, ACE Hardware, NAPA and Diablo
Without a doubt the Diablo is the winner in most cuts almost tripling all of the others. The ACE is a distant second.
I am sure there are better brands to be found online..but for the torture test i have been putting these blades through i am impressed with the Diablo metal cutting wheels.
In my application I am using a vintage Milwaukee U199 Heavy Duty 9" angle grinder that I found at a pawn shop for $25. This is a great tool, very well made all metal and has withstood the test of time.