I hesitate to publish this next nugget of information (selfish reason).  Kevin Faris, fellow RV-7 builder hooked me up with some Scotchbrite 1" unitized wheels.  While talking with Kevin after the last EAA chapter meeting, I mentioned that I needed to order some more Scotchbrite wheels as I went through several of them when deburring the lightening holes on the wing ribs.  These little abrasive wheels work great, but they don't last all that long.  Retailers get $4.50 each for these wheels.  I thought they were great when I was paying $4.50 each for them.

Surplus Sales of Nebraska has a great deal on these wheels.  Since they are a surplus store, when they are gone... thats it.

They have two different styles here.  The wheels in the bag are polishing wheels.  The ones in the box are deburring (more coarse) wheels.

I ordered 50 of each type which should get me through the majority of this plane.  Here is the BEST PART:

The deburring wheel is actually a "generic" brand.  The polishing wheel is a true 3M scotchbrite wheel.  Kevin had given me some to try and they worked great.  Just as good as the expensive ones.  THANKS KEVIN!!!

Surplus sales of Nebraska does have a web site that lets you search their inventory, but the deburring wheels will not show up in their catalog (their site lacks a real user friendly interface).  I just called them and Ginny was very helpful and got me exactly what I needed.

For $46.00 (with taxes and shipping), I got 100 of these wheels for the price of 10 from a "regular" retailer.  WooHoo!!!

To contact Surplus Sales of Nebraska:

web site: http://www.surplussales.com

phone: (402) 346-4750

Toll Free: (800) 244-4567