ubeaut
21st January 2000, 01:11 AM
G'day Steve
I have a cheapy 6" and a cheapy 8". Give me the 8" any day. You get a lot more for your money. For a start the wheels outlast the 6" by about double and only cost a little more to buy. The hollow grind is not as deep initially as the 6" making it a bit easier to use the tools. I reckon they sharpen a lot faster than a 6" and it is not quite as easy to burn the tools on the bigger wheel as they run a little cooler.
With some of the reasonably priced stuff coming in from Taiwan you will find that the 6" is not a lot cheaper than the 8". Shop around.
My biggest regret was that I was too tight to pay an extra $20 and get a 10" instead of the 8". Oh well.....
As says get white stones I would get 60 and 80. If you intend doing a lot of scraping on bowls etc then swap the 80 for 100 or 120 to use on the scrapers.
You should also invest in a good wheel dresser to keep the wheels in tip top cutting condition. A diamond dresser is probably the best but a bit on the pricey side.
The Turnery in SA sells bits of cement cutting saw blade which is diamond tipped. These are fantastic and a fraction of the price of other dressers. They will mail order Ph: 08 8358 1400 e-mail:
[email protected]
Hope this is of some further help.
Neil http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif