Product category:
Portable power tools
News Release from: Metabo | Subject: Type 1 Original Slicer wheels
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2004
Metals sliced through at increased
cutting speeds
Aluminum oxide wheels offer increased cutting speed and minimal burr when slicing light gauge metals using an improved abrasive/resin mix that increases wheel life by up to 300%.
Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers new aluminum oxide Type 1 Original Slicer wheels that provide increased cutting speed and minimal burr when cutting light gauge metals The Original Slicer wheels, ideal for general purpose cutting of materials such as tubing, piping, rebar, and smaller diameter rods, are part of Metabo's Choice Cuts line of job-matched cut-off wheels
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Choice Cuts is Metabo's family of slicer wheels designed to provide the optimum combination of abrasives, resin, and blade thickness for individual applications, ensuring increased wheel life and improved cutting speed.
The slicer wheels in the Choice Cuts family span a broad range of applications from general purpose to larger diameter metals and stainless steels.
Users can select the most cost-effective wheel for their specific application.
Available in 4-1/2in and 6in versions, the wheels employ an improved abrasive/resin formulation that increases wheel life by up to 300% and provides for faster and more cost-efficient metal cutting.
The Original Slicer wheels in Metabo's Choice Cuts product line are specifically designed for the speed and load typically associated with general purpose, light duty use.
This unique matching system helps reduce tool vibration during operation and increases cutting efficiency, resulting in decreased operator fatigue.
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