{"id":31178,"date":"2018-04-07T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=31178"},"modified":"2018-03-31T18:13:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T01:13:32","slug":"sanding-flap-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/sanding-flap-discs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanding Flap Discs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_38933\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzGDhwZ7X2g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I got a 10-pack of these <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hjUEic\">flap discs<\/a> for just $15. If you want the same ones, using the link in the show description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.<\/p>\n<p>An angle grinder is a cheap, effective tool for cutting and shaping metal. Typically you use a cutoff wheel to cut through stock, and a grinding wheel to shape it. But a grinding wheel is pretty hard and unforgiving. For something with a little nuance, there\u2019s the flap wheel.<\/p>\n<p>This is a wheel of overlapping strips of sandpaper. This particular one is 80-grit, but you\u2019ll commonly see them as low as 40, or sometimes up to 120 for metal finishing.<\/p>\n<p>The sandpaper here is typically an aluminum oxide blend made specifically for working with metal. And unlike a grinding wheel, there\u2019s a little give to it which helps it conform around the metal a little and is less likely to gouge it.<\/p>\n<p>I use these for taking the paint or finish off of metal, and as a last step in any kind of welding work. Because even the worst looking weld can look a lot prettier after being ground down and then finished off with a flap disc.<\/p>\n<p>These are a beginning welders best friend, though I\u2019ve met plenty of experienced welders who swear by them too. They just smooth out metalwork for a more professional look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beginner welder\u2019s best friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[41,2337],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31180,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31178\/revisions\/31180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}