Saburtooth Question

[Emiliano Achaval]

I use an arsenal of tools for carving some of my work. Especially the feet. I was looking to replace an old 2 in Saburtooth wheel for my Proxxon mini grinder. I was wondering if anybody knows the difference between "donut wheel" and "sanding discs" At first glance, they look the same. Looks like they even used the same pictures to save on the already cheap website. There is no explanation about them either. I'm lookng for the finest grit possible. I do have one fine grit, but I dont know if I have a donut or a sanding disc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.saburrtooth.com/c-5-carving-wheels.aspx

 

[Bill Blasic]

Emiliano don't know if this will help but my packaging says 2" Flat Disc Coarse and 2" Round Disc Coarse. The round has carbide just on the outside where the flat has carbide on both sides. Not much of a picture but hope it helps.

 

[Brian Gustin]

Going by instinct, I'd take a stab at it and say the bottom one of the 2 in the photo is the donut wheel, no? the other being the flat..

 

[Mark Jundanian]

At first glance, they look the same.... Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I've never used them, but you did say "any insight" . Looking at the web page you referenced it looks like the donuts have a convex work surface while the sanding disks are flat with rounded edges. The sanding disks also come with shallow and deep recesses. It's difficult to make out the subtle differences at the website, so it might be worth contacting the company to confirm.

 

[Rick Crawford]

Aloha Emiliano, I use the coarse donut for carving. I wouldn't use any of them for sanding for a fine finish. Attached pic is the donut on my Foredom 2" angle grinder, along with a soft velcro disk holder for sanding. Bruce Hoover at The Sanding Glove makes these. The link tells you about them, but you'll need to talk to him directly to get one for your machine. He is very nice, please tell him I referred you (I don't receive any kind of compensation, just helping out a friend with a good product).

Sanding Tools / Disc Holders / Velcro Disc Holders

www.thesandingglove.com

 

[Michael Nathal]

I found the Kutzall website has better descriptions. However, I don't see them offering the 2 inch disks. They say that their dish wheels (= donuts on saburr) are best for shaping and smooth contours, while their shaping disks (=disk wheel flat face on saburr) have a less pronounced curvature and are better for removing high spots. Bill Blasic's photo looks to be of a flat grooving wheel. Also Saburr now offers an extra fine grit ("Whisper") but only with arbors attached, for Foredoms and Dremels

 

[Bill Blasic]

What I stated was from the packaging from Saburrtooth. Top one is the flat and the one on the bottom of the photo is the round (on the site called donut round face). The pictures on the website are very confusing.

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

Emiliano don't know if this will help but my packaging says 2" Flat Disc Coarse and 2" Round Disc Coarse. The round has carbide just on the outside where the flat has carbide on both sides. Not much of a picture but hope it helps.

Thanks!

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

Aloha Emiliano, I use the coarse donut for carving. I wouldn't use any of them for sanding for a fine finish. Attached pic is the donut on my Foredom 2" angle grinder, along with a soft velcro disk holder for sanding. Bruce Hoover at The Sanding Glove makes these. The link tells you about them, but you'll need to talk to him directly to get one for your machine. He is very nice, please tell him I referred you (I don't receive any kind of compensation, just helping out a friend with a good product).

Sanding Tools / Disc Holders / Velcro Disc Holders

www.thesandingglove.com

Thank you!