If it cuts, grinds or sands metal, glass or wood, it's our business.
Wheels, belts, discs and rolls for shops across Middle Tennessee and beyond. Bonded wheels from one inch to sixty inches. Coated abrasives in every grit.
Call 615-223-9995What we supply
Bonded abrasives
Grinding wheels, cutoff wheels and depressed center wheels from one inch to sixty inches in diameter — any thickness, any bond type, any reinforcement. If it mounts on a spindle, we can source it.
Coated abrasives
Belts, discs, rolls and sponges in every grit, in aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, zirconia and ceramic. Cut to the size your machine actually takes.
Why shops buy from us
We know the application
Tell us what you're cutting and what's going wrong. Wrong wheel for the job is the most expensive mistake in the shop.
We deliver ourselves
Local orders go out on our trucks, not a freight terminal. Farther out, we ship direct.
You talk to an owner
Two people run this company, and one of them has been doing this for 44 years. When you call, you get an owner.
Not sure what you need?
Send us the material, the machine and the finish you're after. We'll come back with a recommendation and a price.
Bonded abrasives
One inch to sixty inches in diameter. Any thickness, any bond, any reinforcement.
Sizes
We supply wheels from small mounted points and die grinder wheels up through sixty-inch diameters for large stationary equipment. Thickness is specified to your machine — from thin cutoff wheels through heavy grinding sections.
Bond types
Vitrified, resinoid, rubber and metal bonds. The bond controls how fast the wheel gives up worn grain and exposes fresh cutting edges, so matching it to your material and feed rate is where wheel life comes from.
Reinforcement
Non-reinforced, single and double fiberglass reinforced. Reinforcement is what lets a wheel survive side load and higher operating speeds, and it's often the difference between a wheel that lasts and one that fails.
Wheel types we stock and source
Cutoff wheels Depressed center Straight grinding Type 27 & 28 Cup wheels Mounted points Surface grinding Centerless Snagging wheels Toolroom wheels
Tell us the job, not the part number
Most shops call us with a material and a problem — burning, glazing, short wheel life, poor finish. That's enough for us to spec the wheel. Part numbers are welcome, but never required.
Coated abrasives
Belts, discs, rolls and sponges. Every grit, four grain types, cut to your machine.
Formats
- Belts — narrow, wide and file belts, made to your exact width and length
- Discs — PSA, hook and loop, fiber and quick-change
- Rolls — shop rolls, handy rolls and continuous rolls
- Sponges — flexible sanding sponges and pads for contour work
- Sheets — hand sheets in every grade
Grit range
From heavy stock removal down through fine finishing grades. If you need a step between two grits you're already running, we can usually get it.
Grain types
Aluminum oxide The workhorse. General purpose sanding on wood and softer metals, and the most economical choice for most shops.
Silicon carbide Sharper and more friable. Glass, stone, paint, finishes and non-ferrous metals.
Zirconia Tough and self-sharpening under pressure. Heavy stock removal on steel and stainless.
Ceramic Longest life on hard alloys and high-pressure grinding. Costs more per belt, usually costs less per part.
Bring us your belt size
Odd sizes are normal here. Give us the width and length your machine takes and the material you're running, and we'll make the belt to fit.
Who we supply
From one-man weld shops to production floors running multiple shifts.
Metal fabrication & welding
Cutoff wheels, flap discs, grinding wheels and non-woven pads for weld prep and weld blending.
Machine shops & tool rooms
Surface and cylindrical grinding wheels, mounted points, hand stones and deburring supplies.
Steel service centers
Cutoff and edge conditioning for cut-to-length operations running steel into finished stock.
Woodworking & millwork
Wide belts, edge sander belts, discs and rolls for cabinet shops, millwork and furniture production.
Instrument builders
Fine grit sheets, sponges and buffing supplies for guitar bodies, necks and finish work.
Glass & stone
Silicon carbide products, diamond tooling and polishing supplies for glass shops and countertop fabricators.
Foodservice equipment
Stainless-safe abrasives and finishing supplies for tables, sinks and commercial kitchen fabrication.
Stamping & tool and die
Die maintenance grinding, part deburring and polishing consumables.
Coating & finishing
Blast media, prep abrasives and non-woven products for powder coat, plating and paint shops.
Don't see your operation listed? Call us anyway. The list above is where most of our volume goes, not the limit of what we handle.
About Liberty Abrasives
Three generations in the abrasive trade. Same family, same town, since 1981.
Bob Kucker Sr. had been working in abrasives since the 1960s when he founded Liberty Abrasives in 1981. His son, Bob Kucker Jr., grew up watching him work, joined the company in 1983 after finishing college, and took it over in 2014.
Brady Kucker joined his father in 2022, right after finishing college, and works alongside him as a partner, taking on more of the business every year.
Three generations, more than sixty years, one trade. Between Bob and Brady, every order and every quote goes through an owner. There’s no call center and no account rep who rotates out every eighteen months.
How we work
We ask what you're running before we quote. Material, machine, speed, the finish you need and what's going wrong with what you're using now. Wheels and belts are cheap compared to the labor standing at the machine, so the right product almost always wins on total cost even when it loses on unit price.
We'd rather sell you one trial belt that works than a pallet of something that doesn't.
- 1960sBob Kucker Sr. starts working in the abrasive trade.
- 1981He founds Liberty Abrasives in Smyrna, Tennessee.
- 1983Bob Kucker Jr. joins his father after finishing college.
- 2014Bob Jr. takes over the company.
- 2022Brady Kucker joins as a partner after finishing college. Third generation.
Delivery and shipping
We run our own trucks locally. Everywhere else, we ship.
Local delivery
We deliver on our own trucks throughout Middle Tennessee and the surrounding region up to approximately a 150 mile radius, including Nashville, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Franklin, Brentwood, Columbia, Shelbyville, Dickson, Clarksville, Cookeville, Bowling Green, Chattanooga, Huntsville and more.
That means personal delivery from us, no freight terminal, and no waiting on a carrier.
Anywhere else
We ship nationwide, and we drop ship direct from our suppliers when that gets it to you faster. Distance is not a limit on what we can get you or who we'll work with.
If you're outside our delivery area and want a supplier who will actually pick up the phone, call us.
Where our trucks run
Request a quote
Tell us what you're trying to cut, grind or sand. We'll come back with a recommendation and a price.
Or just call
Smyrna, Tennessee
Hours
Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM CST