I got an angle grinder for like fifteen bucks if I recall at Harbor Freight. I hardly ever need it but when I do it makes quick work out of the lock. If I don't have power nearby I take my generator.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > Cutoff wheel is definitely all I need. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Jan 9, 2015 10:44 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> cutoff wheels are thinner....not sure what the disk itself is made of, >> but they'll be coated in silicon carbide or similar industrial abrasive. >> A grinding wheel is probably a stone. You could do a lot of damage with >> either one. >> >> Maybe cutoff wheel is a better word. We used an air whiz wheel for >> padlocks but that requires a tank of air...augh. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> On Jan 9, 2015 10:33 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> You wouldn't want the dremel sized ones for a padlock anyway....they'd >>> get too hot and shatter before you finished. >>> >>> ....Maybe the 4" ones for an angle grinder. You can put angle grinder >>> disks into a drill if you put a bolt through the hole in the middle and >>> tighten a nut on it. Then you chuck the drill onto the bolt. I've done >>> that to use the brush or sander disks in a drill. You might be right >>> about the RPM's with a cutoff wheel. >>> >>> I don't think a drill has the RPM to make the wheel effective. >>> >>> -Ty >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Josh Luthman < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Here and there we need to cut bolts and padlocks when people forget >>>> their combos. What would I look for to get a small wheel that fits in your >>>> average drill chuck? I want to avoid a dremel for cost and another battery >>>> reasons >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>
