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Wire Brush — Crimped steel bristles, hardwood handle

Wire Brush

Crimped steel bristles, hardwood handle

$16.00

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Standard shipping $8.00, free over $75. Arrives in 3–5 business days. 30-day returns.

A four-row shoe-handle brush with crimped carbon steel bristles set in a shaped hardwood block. Crimped rather than straight bristles, so they flex and return instead of taking a permanent set after a week.

For rust, scale, weld spatter and cleaning a thread before it gets a new nut. The handle shape lets you get weight over the work, which is most of the job.

The specification

Everything we know about this part, stated plainly — including what it is not rated for. The same record is printed on the card in the box.

Material & finish
0.35 mm crimped carbon steel bristles, four rows, set in a shaped beech block.
Dimensions
Block 245 mm long. Bristle area 140 × 30 mm, 25 mm trim length.
Weight
185 g
Finish & tolerance
Unfinished beech and bright steel. The block darkens with handling; the bristles dull and shorten with use, which is normal wear rather than a fault.
Made
Machined and finished in the United States.

Care

  • Tap it out on the bench edge rather than washing it. A wet steel brush rusts and then transfers that rust to the next thing it touches.
  • Store bristles-up or hanging so they keep their set.

Cautions

  • Wear eye protection. Steel bristles break off and leave the brush at speed — this is the single most common eye injury in a home workshop.
  • Carbon steel bristles WILL leave particles in stainless steel that then rust and stain it. Use a dedicated stainless brush on stainless.
  • Not for aluminium or brass — it gouges both.
  • Not for a powered tool of any kind. This is a hand brush.

Shipping

$8.00 standard, free over $75. 3–5 business days. Full policy

30 DAYS

Returns

Unused and in original packaging. Refunded within 5 business days of reaching us. Full policy

Questions about this product

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