Exploding Wire Wheel

Now that I have learned my lesson with high quality Harbor Freight wire brushes, where do I go to get some better grade wire brushes and escape the death from a thousand stings?

You can get pretty good wheels at Lowes or HD, just look for one made in USA, if they don't have one, go to Grainger or MSC. It'll be more expensive, but will last a hindred times longer.

Also watch out for cheap Chinese paint brushes. They end up costing more becuase you have to buy a razor to go with them. You need the razor to shave your work after you finish because of all the bristles left in the paint! heheh.

When you say you've learned to stand to one side of the wheel you must be talking about a bench grinder or a pedestal grinder. But Mike6845 was using an angle grinder when he got pin-cushioned. Will Grainger or MSC angle grinder wire wheels also last a hundred times longer than Chinese made ones? I'd buy some in a heartbeat if that were the case.

All the best, Stan

P.S. For $12 Harbor Freight sells a 7 piece set of wire wheels for angle grinders. The set includes 2 knotted wire wheels and a knotted wire cup wheel, plus a wire brush, a straight wire cup wheel, and some bushings. The knottted wire ones aren't that bad and the price is good.

Dusty