Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
I had been using the Chinese cut off wheels, but the break much too easily as you know. The local hardware had these things from Dremel and they have been perfectly suited to the job at hand. I have also used them to slice a piece of 1mm cromo that was about 4 inches long. Two cuts the entire length of the tube and the wheel was nearly gone. Only a little life left in it.
You can buy heavy-duty wheels the last much longer cutting hard(er) metals....even the official normal consumer cutting wheels from Dremel burn through way too fast.