What is a Type 1 blade?

: Gator Blade type 1 metal cutting wheels are designed when thin cuts are required on ferrous metals, steel and alloys. Offered in the most popular sizes for various grinders and saws. Cutting masonry, concrete, block, bricks and asphalt.

What is a Type 1 grinder wheel?

Type 1 Wheel – A thick disc shaped wheel intended for grinding on its periphery as in bench grinders or straight grinders. Type 29 Wheel – A saucer/center depressed shaped wheel intended for grinding on the face of the wheel used with angle grinders fitted with the appropriate guard.

What grit is best for cutting metal?

If you are going to be cutting ferrous metals such as welds, steel and Iron. You can use your most common abrasive grain which is Aluminum Oxide and any grit range should suffice for these metals. Aluminum oxide cut-off wheel with 60 and 46 grit are ideal for sheet metal with minimum burring.

What is a Type 1 guard?

5.0. (1) This five-position, tool-free Type 1 guard allows for fast guard adjustments. Per OSHA and ANSI standards, a Type 1 guard must be used with Type 1 wheels (abrasive or diamond).

What is a Type 1 grinder guard?

Type 1 is for grinding, type 1a is for cutting. Type 27 is for grinding, type 27a if for cutting. Same rule applies, use the larger guard for the Type 27 wheels (Or depressed wheels) Use the smaller guard for type 1 wheels.

Can I use sandpaper on metal?

Sandpaper readily scratches metal, and the scratch marks aren’t as easy to remove as they are from wood. When choosing the best sandpaper for metal (to remove rust or to deburr an edge), you shouldn’t use sandpaper with a grit coarser than 220, and, if possible, you should use an even finer one, such as 320.

Do cut-off discs expire?

Cut-off wheels and grinding wheels should not be used past their expiration dates, and that’s if they’ve been properly stored and handled. Mishandling or storing discs in certain conditions might lead discs to be discarded earlier. Many abrasive wheels seem expire 3 years after they’re manufactured.

When should you throw away a grinding disc?

If you do not know, a good “rule of thumb” is to discard the wheel when you are 1” away from the recess. Portable cup wheels must be discarded when the machine’s guard prevents proper grinding. In this case a proper guard will determine discard size by preventing additional grinding on the wheel’s rim.

Is it OK to use a cut off wheel as a grinder wheel?

NEVER attach a Type 1 straight or cut-off wheel to this angle grinder. Use for any other purpose is not recommended and creates a hazard, which will result in serious injury.