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High Performance Industrial Abrasives

For grinding, cutting, sanding, and surface conditioning

We carry a wide variety of abrasive products: wheels for flat or curved surfaces, different bonds, different abrasive grits, different wheel backings. All of our abrasive products below feature:

  • Great value; excellent products for the money
  • Reliablility; products perform according to specification
  • Labels are UPC bar coded for easy identification and inventory maintenance
  • Great customer feedback

 Abrasive Blade

 Abrasive Cloth

 Abrasive Discs (Abrasive Disks or Abrasive Wheels)

      Cotton Fiber Abrasive Discs — SAIT-LOK-R™

  • Laminates of non-woven abrasive cotton fiber impregnated with abrasive grain
  • Abrasive grains and fibers are impregnated by a special process that provides superior bonding and consistency
  • Combine the free cutting qualities of resinoid and vitrified abrasives, and the finishing qualities of rubber bonded and non-woven abrasives
  • Unique construction continually exposes new grain resulting in cooler operation, non-loading, and a smoother finish
  • Resilient, smooth handling, and quiet, with reduced vibration.
  • Include type 27 grinding and blending wheels, SAITBLEND™discs, and SAIT-LOK-R™ discs
  • For use on a wide range of applications
  • Varying bond hardnesses are suitable for both ferrous and non-ferrous materials, including stainless steel and aluminum
  • SAIT-LOK™ Quick Change 5/8-11 Hub recesses into the center cavity of the backing pad to provide a flat profile, thus increasing usable abrasive surface area up to 100% to get the job done faster and cooler; eliminates the need for wrenches and spanner nuts

      Pressure Sensitive Adhesive [PSA] Discs — Cloth-Backed

  • Premium Zirconium Grain
  • Specially formulated X-weight Egyptian cotton cloth backing
  • Closed coat structure
  • Strong resin over resin bond construction is resistant to heat and moisture
  • Hot melt adhesive back allows for quick change and less downtime

      Pressure Sensitive Adhesive [PSA] Discs — Paper-Backed

  • Strong resin over resin bond construction is resistant to heat and moisture
  • Special sharp and durable premium aluminum oxide grain cuts fast and is long lasting
  • Pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) backing allows for quick changes
  • PSA discs are tabbed for easy removal of release paper
  • PSA discs rolls are perforated for easy disc tear away from roll
  • The no-load type prevents the adhesive from building up between the grains of abrasive material, allowing longer use between changes

      Hook & Loop Discs — Paper- Backed

  • Allows for quick changes and less downtime
  • Available with or without vacuum holes for use on random orbital or low speed DA sanders with capture systems
  • Strong resin over resin bond construction is resistant to heat and moisture
  • This special sharp and durable aluminum oxide grain cuts fast and lasts long

 Abrasive Pads

 Flap Wheels (or Flap Discs)

  • Saves time and money by offering a combination of grinding and blending
  • Combines the work of a depressed center wheel and separate operations
  • Type: Cotton cloth, aluminum oxide grain
  • Type: Saitlam F
    High performance, fiberglass back, conical backing shape (type 29)
    Unparalleled safety due to more fiberglass reinforcement
    Less flexible than other types
    Fiberglass backing features:
    - lighter, quieter operation
    - will not splinter or smear on the workpiece
    - backing will wear uniformly with abrasive cloth
  • Type: Interleaf
    constructed with alternating flaps of surface conditioning material and
    coated abrasive material for a high cut rate and a uniform scratch pattern.

 Bench Wheels

 Spiral Bands

 Sanding Belts

 Shop Rolls

  • For sanding, cleaning, or roughing curved surfaces
  • The mini type is narrower and shorter


Abrasives Available at Cox Hardware and Lumber

 

ABRASIVE DISCS (ABRASIVE DISKS OR ABRASIVE WHEELS)

Popular Best-Selling

 

By Material

General purpose grinding wheels (or grinding discs) 7 X 5/8-11
GRINDING WHEEL A24N

fast grinding for ferrous metal and stainless

7 X 5/8-11
GRINDING WHEEL A24R

long life for ferrous metals

abrasives for metal
abrasives for stainless
abrasives for concrete
abrasives for wood

By Use

grinding wheels
cutting wheels
sanding wheels
sanding belts
surface conditioning wheels


The key/legend for ANSI codes


Wheel type 27 or type 29, what does that mean? Click here to see what type of wheel each number refers to.


Details: SAIT wheel labels, storage & handling of abrasive wheels, anatomy of a wheel, and how an abrasive wheel works [pdf 242 KB]


Here is some advise from United Abrasives on which product is best suited to various needs.


Take a look at the United Abrasives, SAIT catalog. If you find something you like that is not currently in stock, we'll order it for you. [pdf 11 MB]

Cutoff Wheels (or Cutoff Disks) 14 x 1/8 x 1
CUTOFF WHEEL FERROUS

14 x 3/32 x1
CUTOFF WHEEL FERROUS

Type 27 Cutting Wheels (or Cutting Discs)

 

4-1/2 x .045
TYPE 27 CUTTING WHEEL

hard bond forextremely long life; zirconium grain
cuts metal and stainless
fast burr-free cutting
EZ-Chop Cutoff Wheel (or Disc) 14 x 3/32 x 1 EZ CHOP CUTOFF

• Aluminum oxide grain
• General purpose cool cutting on thin metals
• Burr-free finish

Types of metals: metal studding, thin rebar, light gauge and heavy metals

 

 ANSI codes for grinding wheels and other bonded abrasives

 

Abrasive wheel types: bonded abrasive wheels have different configurations depending upon the tool the wheel is used on and the desired end result; types are listed and described here

 

Commercial accounts are available for qualified commercial customers.


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