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13,896 Products

Fabricating and Machining

Sanding Discs

Add to sanders, floor buffers, and other tools to smooth out workpieces and remove paint and rust

Sandpaper

Add to sanders, sanding blocks, and other tools to create a smooth finish on work surfaces

Sanding Backup Pads

Sanding Backup Pads

Attach sanding discs to power tools and reinforce the discs

Sanding Bits

Smooth out small, recessed, and hard-to-reach areas, and also remove paint and rust

Sanding Sleeves

Sanding Sleeves

Use with grinders to shape, deburr, and sand edges and internal surfaces

Sanding Sticks and Bricks

Sanding Sticks and Bricks

Deburr and smooth larger work surfaces and machine parts than polishing stones

Sanding Rolls

As the outer sanding surface wears away, new abrasive is exposed; also known as cartridge rolls

Sanding Belts

Pair with sanders and sanding sticks to smooth the surfaces of workpieces and remove paint and rust

Sanding Pads

Reach into pipes, tubes, corners, and slots to smooth their surfaces and remove paint and rust

Sanding Pad Arbors

Sanding Pad Arbors

Connect sanding pads to hand-held drills and die grinders

Abrasive Wool

Clean and finish a variety of work surfaces

Sanding Blocks

For better control than powered sanders, sand surfaces manually

Sanders

Smooth the surfaces of workpieces and remove layers of paint and rust

Grinding Bits

Pair with grinders for light material removal and precision grinding

Flap Wheels

Create a uniform finish on flat and curved surfaces without gouging them

Flap Wheel Adapters

Flap Wheel Adapters

Adapt flap wheels with a threaded stud to tools that have a threaded spindle

Grinding Wheels

Grinding Wheels

Add to grinders to remove material from work surfaces using abrasion

Grinding Wheel Adapters

Grinding Wheel Adapters

Mount grinding wheels to surface grinders

Grinding Wheel Dressers

Grinding Wheel Dressers

Clean grinding wheels and expose fresh grains to rejuvenate their cutting ability

Cutoff Wheels

Install in grinders to cut through metal, concrete, and ceramics

Surface Grinders

Surface Grinders

Create precise industrial-grade flat surfaces on metal workpieces

Grinding Cones

For corners and the inside of castings, remove large amounts of material and leave a rough surface

Grinder Spindle Adapters

Grinder Spindle Adapters

Convert grinder spindles to thread sizes that work with grinding wheels and sanding discs

Wire Brushes

Scrub by hand or connect to power tools to clean, polish, deburr, and remove rust

Nozzle Tip Cleaners

Nozzle Tip Cleaners

Clear out residue from small openings, such as nozzles or torch tips

Parts Washing Brushes

Parts Washing Brushes

Use alone or connect to a parts washer to apply solution and scrub away dirt, grease, and rust

Polishing Stones

Polishing Stones

Create a finer, more polished finish on tools, molds, and dies than sanding sticks

Buffing Wheels and Pads

Buffing Wheels and Pads

Connect to a buffer or polisher to remove surface imperfections

Buffing Wheel Chucks

Buffing Wheel Chucks

Attach to the shaft of your grinder or buffer to hold buffing wheels with a shank

Buffing Wheel Spindles

Buffing Wheel Spindles

Mount buffing wheels to your tool's shaft, collet, or drill chuck

Polishing Bobs

Attach to a drill or grinder to polish small and hard-to-reach areas

Buffing Kits

Everything you need to remove scratches and surface imperfections with a buffer or polisher

Sanding Roll Arbors

Sanding Roll Arbors

Connect sanding rolls to hand-held drills and die grinders

Grinding Bit Arbors

Grinding Bit Arbors

Attach grinding bits to tools and switch bits without removing the arbor; also known as mandrels

Flap Wheel Arbors

Flap Wheel Arbors

Attach flap wheels to tools that accept a shank; also known as mandrels

Flap Wheel Arbor Hole Reducers

Flap Wheel Arbor Hole Reducers

Reduce the arbor hole size on flap wheels so they'll fit the shaft of your tool

Wheel Arbors

Attach abrasive wheels to hand-held drills and die grinders; also known as mandrels

Grinding Cone Arbors

Grinding Cone Arbors

Connect grinding cones to hand-held drills and die grinders; also known as mandrels

Wheel Brush Arbors

Wheel Brush Arbors

Mount wheel brushes with an arbor hole to hand-held drills and die grinders; also known as mandrels

Die Grinder Collets

Die Grinder Collets

Attach to die grinders to hold grinding bits and burs

Wheel Brush Arbor Hole Reducers

Wheel Brush Arbor Hole Reducers

Adjust arbor hole size so it'll fit the shaft of your tool

Motor Shaft Arbors

Motor Shaft Arbors

Mount abrasive discs to the shafts of bench-top motors, grinders, and buffers

Rotary Tool Sanding Sleeves

Rotary Tool Sanding Sleeves

Pair with rotary tools to smooth wood, fiberglass, and rubber or remove rust from metal

Rotary Tool Grinding Bits

Rotary Tool Grinding Bits

Pair with rotary tools to sharpen, deburr, and grind metal surfaces

Rotary Tool Buffing and Polishing Kits

Rotary Tool Buffing and Polishing Kits

Buff, polish, and clean with rotary tools

Rotary Tool Accessories

Rotary Tool Accessories

Complete a wide range of cutting, grinding, and sanding tasks with your rotary tool

Rotary Tool Cutoff Wheels

Rotary Tool Cutoff Wheels

Replace the cutoff wheel on your Dremel rotary tool

Rotary Tool Chucks

Rotary Tool Chucks

Quickly swap accessories in and out of your rotary tool

Rotary Tool Arbors

Rotary Tool Arbors

Attach cutoff wheels to grinders; also known as mandrels

Rotary Tool Collets

Rotary Tool Collets

Pair with grinders to grip bits and burs

Rotary Tool Nose Caps

Rotary Tool Nose Caps

Attach to the end of Dremel grinders for quick accessory changes without extra tools

Lapping Compounds

Lapping Compounds

Apply to surfaces with a lapping or buffing tool for a level, scratch-free finish

Lapping Grains

Mix with oil, grease, or water to create your own lapping compound

Lapping Film

Polish workpieces without the mess of pastes and slurries

Lapping Compound Lubricants

Lapping Compound Lubricants

Prevent lapping compounds from drying

Abrasive Blasting Media

Abrasive Blasting Media

Use in abrasive blasters to remove paint and rust or add texture to surfaces

Files

Deburr, polish, and sharpen nearly any material, such as metal, plastic, ceramic, and wood

File Handles

Push, twist, or clamp onto file tangs to securely grip files

Electrical Contact Files

Electrical Contact Files

File down contacts on electrical components such as spark plugs and switches for clean connections

File Cleaners

Clear metal shavings and debris from file teeth; also known as file cards

Burs

Cut excess material to smooth surfaces and holes using a rotary power tool like a die grinder

Tumbling Media

Use in tumblers to polish, finish, deburr, clean, or round the edges of metal parts

Cutoff Saw Wheels

Cutoff Saw Wheels

Replace the wheel on your cutoff saw

Spiral Saw Cutoff Wheels

Spiral Saw Cutoff Wheels

Attach to your RotoZip spiral saw to make straight cuts

Sharpening Stones

Sharpening Stones

Sharpen a variety of tools such as knives, chisels, and plane blades

Knife Steels

Straighten blade edges

Cylinder Hones

Remove material and leave a smooth, uniform finish inside cylinders

Multitools

A variety of tools and blades all in one

Sanding Disc Trimmers

Sanding Disc Trimmers

Save the usable inner part of worn sanding discs by cutting the perimeter down a size

Raw Materials

Aluminum Oxide

Commonly used as an abrasive for grinding, sanding, and polishing

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Typically used as a sorbent, mild abrasive, filtration aid, and insecticide

Fumed Silica

Commonly used as a thickener, desiccant, and mild abrasive

Pumice

Often used to polish surfaces and as a component in plaster and concrete to make them lighter weight

Calcium Carbonate

Calcium Carbonate

Often used as a buffing and polishing agent and abrasive blasting media

Corn Starch

Often used as a thickener, mold-release agent, and soft abrasive blasting media

Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate

Often used in detergents and as an abrasive blasting media; also called baking soda

Additives and Fillers

Additives and Fillers

Mix into coatings, resins, polymers, and metal to boost strength, conductivity, and lubricity

Facility and Grounds Maintenance

Scouring Pads

Scrub heavy grease and grime away better than sponges

Scrub Brushes

Everyday scrub brushes, scrub brushes with a handle, and drill-operated scrub brushes

Pipe Cleaners

Clean small holes and inside tubes with these flexible brushes

Toilet Brushes

Scrub out toilet bowls

Pole Handles

Replace handles or extend the reach on tools like brooms, paint rollers, and window washers

Water Brooms

Hook up to a garden hose and roll to wash floors, driveways, and other flat surfaces

Floor Machine Brushes

Floor Machine Brushes

Use with a floor machine to scrub floors; more durable than floor machine pads

Floor Machines

Strip, scrub, buff, and polish hard or carpeted floors with a pad or brush

Paint Brushes

Apply paint and coatings to surfaces

Wallpaper Brushes

Wallpaper Brushes

Spread on paste and smooth wrinkles to mount wallpaper

Electrical

Static Control Cord

Static Control Cord

Stretch over conveyors, printing rolls, and chutes to remove static from objects; mount with magnets

Static Control Brushes

Static Control Brushes

Mount on conveyor lines, brushing material as it passes, to remove static charge

Static Control Tinsel

Static Control Tinsel

Suspend above conveyors to remove static from products with minimal contact

Material Handling

Conveyor Brushes

Conveyor Brushes

Position items on conveyor belts and wipe off debris

Conveyor Guides

Conveyor Guides

Direct and position items on conveyors while keeping them from falling off

Conveyor Brush Holders

Conveyor Brush Holders

Mount conveyor brushes at point of use

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