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1 | 6" CUT-OFF WHEEL TEST | ||||||||
2 | MANUFACTURER | LINE | PART NUMBER | ORIGIN | SIZE | AVG CUT SPEEED | # CUTS | costs | |
3 | PFERD | SG PLUS | 69865 | GERMANY | .045" | 135 | ******* | Results of a gravity-fed, no human interference | |
4 | WALTER | ZIP WHEEL | 11-T-062 | ITALY | .045" | 108 | ******* | testing of 6" abbrasive cut-off wheels | |
5 | LUKAS/ROTTLUFF | PROMAX | AT009319 | GERMANY | .045" | 90 | ******* | ||
6 | TYROLIT | PREMIUM (RED) | 318945 | AUSTRIA | .045" | 70 | ******* | This data was collected by myelf, with no bias | |
7 | NORTON | NORZONE RC | 42008 | USA | .045" | 69 | ******* | toward any particular manufacturer. | |
8 | PFERD | SG PLUS | 61734 | GERMANY | .045" | 69 | ******* | ||
9 | FLEXOVIT | RAZOR BLADE | F1707 | USA | .045" | 68 | ******* | As a mechanical contractor, we use cut-off | |
10 | RHODIUS | STEEL XT20 | 206264 | GERMANY | .062" | 62 | ******* | wheels more than any other consumable. | |
11 | NORTON | BLUE FIRE RC | 43210 | USA | .045" | 52 | ******* | With that, I set out to find a good wheel. | |
12 | LUKAS/ROTTLUFF | AT003327 | GERMANY | .045" | 51 | ******* | |||
13 | NORTON | GEMINI | 23604 | USA | .045" | 51 | ******* | The material used is SS304 Round Rod 1" | |
14 | SAIT | SS INOX | 24253 | ITALY | .045" | 46 | ******* | To be fair, I also began cutting 1" CS Round | |
15 | PFERD | SG PLUS | 69862 | GERMANY | .040" | 45 | ******* | Rod, but began to notice there was no difference | |
16 | RHODIUS | INOX XT10 | 206258 | GERMANY | .062" | 42 | ******* | between the ss vs cs when it come down to wheel | |
17 | HILTI | AC-D | 436659 | AUSTRIA | .045" | 40 | ******* | vs wheel. Meaning, if a wheel achieved...say | |
18 | SAIT | ULTIMATE CUT | 22240 | USA | .045" | 35 | ******* | 20 on carbon, and 10 on stainless...A similar | |
19 | SAIT | Z TECH | 23327 | USA | .045" | 35 | ******* | quality wheel would equal the same regardless. | |
20 | BULLARD | LIGHTNING HE | 53609 | USA | .045" | 34 | ******* | ||
21 | PEARL | SLIMCUT 45 PLUS | CWPL0632A | GERMANY | .045" | 32 | ******* | I saw no reason to repeat the testing with carbon | |
22 | TYROLIT | PREMIUM (BLUE) | 638128 | AUSTRIA | .045" | 32 | ******* | and insist as well, the wheels "made" for ss | |
23 | KLINGSPOR | CROWNFLEX | CFX0170 | USA | .045" | 30 | ******* | is simple marketing. However, some wheels are | |
24 | METABO | SLICER LONG LIFE | 655344 | USA | .045" | 27 | ******* | designed with formulas to reduce the impact | |
25 | MAKITA | 72411 | GERMANY | .045" | 25 | ******* | of contaminating the stainles...This is not a | ||
26 | NORTON | IMPORT | 2757 | CHINA | .040" | 25 | ******* | factor for us, and therefore qty of cuts wins. | |
27 | SAIT | SAITECH | 23182 | USA | .045" | 24 | ******* | ||
28 | METABO | SUPER SLICER EP | 655995 | USA | .045" | 23 | ******* | Price Per Cut- I've elected to not include pricing | |
29 | CAMEL | CGW | 45106 | USA | .045" | 21 | ******* | as it's our personal business I suppose. | |
30 | SAIT | 45 | 23106 | USA | .045" | 21 | ******* | However, one can deduce that the range of | |
31 | PEARL | REDLINE | CWRED0632A | GERMANY | .045" | 20 | ******* | is so minimal ($1 - $10) basically, accross all of | |
32 | MERCER | BLACK LIGHTNING | 616060 | CHINA | .045" | 19 | ******* | these wheels...The top performers even at max | |
33 | BOSCH | TCW1S6XT | GERMANY | .045" | 18 | ******* | price, will still generally win at cost per cut | ||
34 | CAMEL | QUICKIE CUT XT | 45228 | USA | .045" | 18 | ******* | vs the less expensive low quality wheels. | |
35 | METABO | SLICER | 655347 | USA | .045" | 17 | ******* | ||
36 | PEARL | SLIM CUT 40 | CW0632A | GERMANY | .040" | 17 | ******* | I'm sharing this info with a few message boards, | |
37 | SUPERBOND | SB | USA | .045" | 14 | ******* | where I found myself searching for abbrasives. | ||
38 | RANDOM | PREMIUM | 80365 | GERMANY | .040" | 11 | ******* | I figure I'm sort of giving back, as it's obvious | |
39 | DEWALT | XP | Z60T-BF | GERMANY | .045" | 10 | ******* | one really can't believe THIS is the best | |
40 | 3M | CUBITRON 2 | 66527 | POLAND | .045" | 9 | ******* | cut-off wheel on the plannet...as I've been told | |
41 | METABO | ORIGINAL SLICER | 655339 | USA | .040" | 8 | ******* | so many, many...times. | |
42 | GULF STATES | 73A60U | USA | .045" | 7 | ******* | |||
43 | GULF STATES | A60U | USA | .045" | 7 | ******* | I spent months on this project, and tried to find | ||
44 | 3M | HIGH PEFORMANCE | 66570 | POLAND | .045" | 6 | ******* | every wheel I could get my hands on. If someone | |
45 | ALPHA | MEGACUT | 61517 | USA | .040" | 6 | ******* | reading this sees I missed one, that they think | |
46 | BATES | TA60V155PFP | USA | .042" | 6 | ******* | should be considered, shoot me an email and I | ||
47 | BULLARD | LIGHTNING | 53607 | USA | .040" | 6 | ******* | will certainly give it a go. Or, questions/input: | |
48 | FALCON | XP | ZA6OUB-96 | USA | .040" | 6 | ******* | ||
49 | MILWAUKEE | 49.94-6300 | HOLLAND | .045" | 5 | ******* | dbpatey@msn.com | ||
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