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Tool:

Sanding Flap Discs 80 Grit
http://amzn.to/2hjUEic

Previous Cool Tool Review:

https://kk.org/cooltools/flap-wheels-and-flap-disks/

Transcript:

It’s time for another Cool Tools review. This time I’m going to show you what’s so great about using a flap disc on an angle grinder. I got a 10-pack of these for just $15. If you want the same ones, using the link in the show description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

Tool:

Klutch Angle Grinder Holder
http://amzn.to/2Dreamg

Accessories:

Leather Welding Gloves
http://amzn.to/2G3DRex

Safety Works Adjustable Headgear with Faceshield
http://amzn.to/2E07uNi

Professional Ear Defenders
http://amzn.to/2Dysi0x

Digital Angle Ruler`
http://amzn.to/2DCuVOA

Transcript:

It’s time for another Cool Tools review. This week I’m going to show you an angle grinder holder made by Klutch. I got this for around $26 on Amazon, it’s a unique way to cut metal, and you can pick this same one up by using the Amazon link in the show notes, which helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

This week on Maker Update, a mechanical tulip, the E3D print slicer, a LEGO walkie talkie Twitch switch, 3D printing with DiResta, a triaxial clock, Laura Kampf’s swing bike, and turning pixels to gcode.

I learned about the Robert Larson 800-2875 Plastic Center Finder (Amazon link) from maker Ben Light, who uses it to drill out the center in the tin can robots he builds. Online, I see a lot of videos of jewelry designers using these. Woodworkers use them on finding centers on dowels or centering up work to chuck into a lathe.

This week on Maker Update, a mechanical hummingbird, the 2018 Hackaday Prize, a tour of Fab Lab Barcelona, casting metal from 3D prints, and getting started with Arduino without an Arduino. This week’s Cool Tools is 3M Virtua CCS Protective Eyewear.

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