8" shrinking disc?

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 30 Mar 2009, 1:19 pm

#703785

hi i'm after a shrinking disc to suit an 8" angle grinder. does anyone know where i could get one in australia? the flat style not the wavy style.

thanks

henry.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 30 Mar 2009, 5:02 pm

#703836

Do you have a picture. I have been in the panel game for a long time and never heard of one?

EJ22 into Bay Microbus - Finished project build thread- click on this spot here for info

matt Insano Dub Head

743 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 30 Mar 2009, 5:42 pm

#703855

same here

matt🙅

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 30 Mar 2009, 6:32 pm

#703876

about 1:40 you get a decent look.

henry.

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Mar 2009, 9:00 pm

#703957

ebay usa generally has them

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Mar 2009, 10:01 pm

#703979

Hi

Interesting, the metal would get pretty thin after a while.

Steve

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Mar 2009, 11:26 pm

#703991

Steve, not in the slightest. You'd be surprised actually.
It's one of the tools I used on my Oval to help get panels flat and fast. Way quicker than heating up with an oxy torch that you can only do a spot at a time. A shrinking disk will allow you to get an area flat in a fraction of the time.

Henry, try rods and relics.
http://www.rodsandrelics.com.au/site/index.php?cat=tools093218&sub=tools

Cheers
Dino

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 31 Mar 2009, 1:34 am

#703997

thanks flinstones. it looks like i'll be getting a 9" disc after all (my wife bought me an 8" grinder for a present a while back so i didn't get a choice of the size... not complaining though, i think tools are one of the best presents i could get).

i didn't want to have to get one form overseas if i could help it.

i'd never seen compressed air used to cool the panel, looks like a good idea.

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 31 Mar 2009, 12:45 pm

#704070

Lots of info and videos here:

http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?ownerid=9990093068868

hth

Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Mar 2009, 8:24 pm

#704188

no worries Henry.
best thing about compressed air is that there's no mess 😉

another good site is http://metalmeet.com/forum

Cheers
D

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 1 Apr 2009, 6:31 pm

#704392

thanks. i've spent, errr... , a bit of time on metal meet. it's time to do some actual shaping now.