Product Description
Milwaukee 4 in. Radial Crimped Wire Wheel — Carbon Steel
Model Number: 48-52-5070
The Milwaukee 48-52-5070 is a 4 in. Radial Crimped Carbon Steel Wire Wheel for use with 4 in. and 4-1/2 in. angle grinders — engineered for metal surface cleaning, rust removal, mill scale removal, paint stripping, weld spatter cleaning, and light deburring applications in welding, fabrication, maintenance, and construction work. The radial wire configuration extends individual wire filaments outward from the hub in a radial pattern, creating a broad surface contact zone that efficiently covers flat, curved, and irregular metal surfaces with consistent wire-to-work pressure across the full wheel face. The crimped wire construction introduces small repeated bends along each wire filament that provide a controlled degree of flexibility — this flexibility allows the wheel to conform to mildly irregular surface contours while maintaining working contact, producing more uniform cleaning results than rigid wire configurations on surfaces that are not perfectly flat.
Carbon steel wire is the standard material specification for general metal cleaning and surface preparation applications on carbon steel, cast iron, and other ferrous materials where carbon contamination of the work surface is not a concern. The 0.012 in./0.014 in. wire diameter specification provides the working balance between cutting aggressiveness and surface finish quality — aggressive enough to remove scale, rust, and coatings efficiently while leaving a surface condition suitable for the next step in the process without requiring additional finishing work to address overly aggressive wire marks. The 5/8 in.-11 threaded arbor directly mounts to the standard spindle thread on Milwaukee and most competitive 4 in. and 4-1/2 in. right-angle grinders without adapters. Always operate wire wheels with the grinder's guard installed and appropriate face shield protection — wire wheels shed filaments at operating speed and require proper PPE during use.
For work on stainless steel or applications requiring a surface free of iron contamination, Milwaukee offers stainless steel wire wheel versions with the same configuration to prevent cross-contamination of the workpiece surface during cleaning.
Features
- Radial crimped configuration for cleaning, descaling, rust removal, and weld spatter on metal
- Carbon steel wire for ferrous metal cleaning and surface preparation applications
- Crimped wire provides flexibility for uniform contact on mildly irregular surfaces
- 0.012/0.014 in. wire diameter balances aggressiveness with acceptable surface finish
- 5/8 in.-11 threaded arbor for direct mounting on standard angle grinder spindles
Specifications
- Diameter: 4 in.
- Wire Configuration: Radial Crimped
- Wire Material: Carbon Steel
- Wire Diameter: 0.012 in. / 0.014 in.
- Arbor Thread: 5/8 in.-11
Includes
- (1) Milwaukee 48-52-5070 4 in. Radial Crimped Carbon Steel Wire Wheel
