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Standard Abrasives Cartridge Roll Mandrels is a tool attachment that holds an abrasive cartridge roll (sold separately). Together, the mandrel and cartridge roll grind and finish hard-to-reach areas of a workpiece, such as angles and curves.

3M Disc Pad Hub and Retainer Nut attach fiber discs to tools with M14-2 threaded spindles found on sanders and grinders typically sold in Europe. The disc pad hub has an M14-2 internal threaded metal insert that fits an M14-2 threaded spindle (where the spindle is 14 millimeters in diameter with 2 millimeter pitch).

3M Orbital and Random Orbital Sander Drop In Motors are designed to replace motors as a complete assembly on 3M Orbital and Random Orbital Sanders.

3M Flange Adapters adapt a wheel with a 1 inch center hole to fit onto a tool with a shaft smaller than one inch. They can be used on many types of tools including bench grinders and die grinders, and adapts flap wheels, deburring wheels, unitized wheels or any wheel with a 1 inch center hole. Choose from two types: a stamped metal Flange Adapter 3, or a telescoping Flange Adapter 5.

The Standard Abrasives Rubber Sanding Drum holds an abrasive band for contour work (band sold separately). Constructed from rubber, the drum expands at high speed for the closest possible fit with a band of the same size for controlled operation. This enables it to run smoothly over contoured surfaces and into hard-to-reach areas without skipping or jumping for a smooth, precise finish.

The 3M Rubber Cushion Polishing Wheel is a mechanically expandable rubber cushion wheel available in a diameters from 0.25 to 3 inches. This wheel safely keeps abrasive bands and belts from slipping during use. Use with your 3M die grinder for creating fine finishes on a variety of substrates.

3M Flange Adapters adapt a wheel with a 1 inch center hole to fit onto a tool with a shaft smaller than one inch. They can be used on many types of tools including bench grinders and die grinders, and adapts flap wheels, deburring wheels, unitized wheels or any wheel with a 1 inch center hole. Choose from two types: a stamped metal Flange Adapter 3, or a telescoping Flange Adapter 5.

3M Wheel Adapters and adapter kits allow you to modify the attachment style of inline sanders and bench tools to achieve a variety of applications. These simple adapters allow you to maximize the use and versatility of your equipment with 3M surface conditioning, coated, PG wheels, and others.

The 3M Hookit Short Air File Shoe features a 2-3/4” x 11” size, perfect for a full range of “short” air file sanders with dust vacuum systems. Its hole configuration helps channel dust away from the sheet surface for longer abrasive life. This file shoe also lets you instantly upgrade to the Hookit hook-and-loop attachment system for quick, easy changeouts when using Hookit abrasive sheets.

The 3M Roto Peen Almen Strip Holder holds Almen Strips for peening intensity verification. Verifying Almen Strip deflection is an integral part of any workshop that performs roto peening/flap peening or shot peening on its workpieces, so this holder was designed to help achieve accurate and repeatable results.

3M Xtract Back-up Pad holds net discs and discs with a clean sanding hole pattern (sold separately), helping enable up to 97% dust extraction. It has a tapered edge which provides conformability and edge flexibility, ideal for feather-edging or blending a painted area to match the rest of the workpiece.

3M Xtract Back-up Pad holds net discs and discs with a clean sanding hole pattern (sold separately), helping enable up to 97% dust extraction. It has a tapered edge which provides conformability and edge flexibility, ideal for feather-edging or blending a painted area to match the rest of the workpiece.