Lincoln Electric Flap Discs

Flap Discs

Shaping metal becomes relatively easy when a high-quality flap disc is attached to your grinder. A flap disc can do this because of how it is made, a disc that features overlapping abrasive flaps glued to it. Frequently the abrasive layers are made of zirconia, and the backings are made of fiberglass, which helps a flap disc give you a long-lasting performance. Once attached to your grinder, you can use it on all jobs involving welding, machining and more. What kind of jobs? A flap disc can help you remove rust from various materials, as well as help you to clean flash from mold and castings. Have a project that involves edge grinding or deburring? Then you for sure want to have a few flap discs inside your toolbox or on your workshop shelf. What materials can you use a flap disc with? You can use a flap disc with non-ferrous metals and stainless steel, plus you can use a flap disc with plastics and metals. But to find the right flap disc that’s right for your project, you need to figure out what kind of grit you need the disc to have. You can find flap discs in either fine, medium, medium and fine, or coarse. You can also shop for flap discs by their diameter, type, as well as how many come in a pack. Because if you know you have a lot of grinding ahead of you, you will want to have plenty of flap discs on hand.