How to Attach a Wire Wheel Accessory to a Drill

Using a wire wheel accessory on your drill motor allows you to expand the versatility of your drill motor beyond simply drilling a hole. A wire wheel installed in your drill motor will allow you to remove loose paint, clean corrosion from the surface of metal and remove splinters from wood. You have to take precautions when using the wire wheel accessory in your drill motor, as the fine wire strands that make up the wire wheel have a tendency to fly free from the cup and can easily pierce your eyes or body.

Things You'll Need

• Leather gloves
• Safety glasses
• Face shield

Instructions

1. Put on your leather gloves, safety glasses and face shield.

2. Loosen the chuck of the variable speed drill motor and fully open the chuck to accept the wire wheel accessory.

3. Insert the mandrel of wire wheel accessory into the open chuck of the drill motor.

4. Turn the outer ring of the chuck counter-clockwise to close the chuck of the drill motor.

5. Lock the chuck around the wire wheel accessory. Make sure that the chuck is locked tightly to the wire wheel accessory to ensure that the mandrel does not slip in the chuck.

6. Lower your face shield.

7. Press the trigger of the drill motor to spin the wire wheel accessory.

8. Lower the spinning wire wheel accessory to a surface and make sure that the wire wheel accessory does not spin within the chuck of the drill motor. If the wire wheel accessory spins in the chuck, re-perform Step 5 to tighten the chuck of the drill motor.

Tips & Warnings

• Always wear a long-sleeve shirt and long pants when using a wire wheel accessory in a drill motor to protect yourself from flying wire strands.

• Never use a wire wheel accessory without wearing safety glasses and a face shield.