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Thread: Diamond Grinding Wheel
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21st February 2010, 06:05 PM #46
Interesting thread and you all just run on ahead without me. Must continue with the same pathetic stone age wheels that came with the grinder.
Richard in Wimberley
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21st February 2010, 06:51 PM #47Hewer of wood
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LOL.
Marginal diffs make a diff to the pro's and obsessive amateurs.
Plead guilty to the latter.Cheers, Ern
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22nd February 2010, 11:36 PM #48
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23rd February 2010, 06:38 AM #49Banned
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Yes , I have used diamond masonry blades in the construction industry for years and know that they work well .
My issue is with this grinding wheel and the lack of information from it's manufacturer .
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23rd February 2010, 10:04 AM #50
OK, out of interest I have sent the following email to Woodcraft.
HiI very much doubt that Woodcraft manufacture the wheels themselves, and may not have an immediate answer. It's probably a new product line for them. But hopefully my email should get them asking their manufacturer/supplier some questions. It will be interesting to see what they come back with as a response.
What is your recommended method for truing and dressing your WoodRiver Diamond Grinding Wheel?
Thanks
Neil
.....Stay sharp and stay safe!
Neil
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23rd February 2010, 11:17 AM #51Banned
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Good one
Be interesting to see their response eh
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23rd February 2010, 11:37 AM #52Hewer of wood
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Returning to a comment Brendan made about the finer scratch pattern made by the wheel cp Alox.
There are diff stds for rating abrasives and you can get yrself into the poop confusing them. Click
Not saying it happened here; just a heads-up.Cheers, Ern
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23rd February 2010, 02:50 PM #53
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23rd February 2010, 09:03 PM #54
The Wheel.
Hi Brendan,
Hope it is going to The You Turn.
issatree.
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24th February 2010, 09:24 AM #55
Here is the reply received from Woodcraft:
Thank you for your inquiry. The Diamond Grinding Wheel should not need to be dressed. It should run true out of the box.A fair enough reply. As posted earlier, I would expect these wheels to run true out of the box. Brendan's experience confirms that. If they don't, send them back!
Thanks,
Sam Murner
Technical Representative
Woodcraft Supply, LLC406 Airport Industrial Park Road
Parkersburg, WV 26102-1686
What the reply doesn't include is any acknowledgment that the wheels may become untrue or need dressing during use. As indicated earlier, I think this is a new product line for woodworking suppliers and at this stage this type of info is not in their knowledge banks.
We will all be very interested in Brendan's experience over time to see if truing and/or dressing is required with his particular wheel with our type of use.
We now know that Robo Hippy's experience indicates that it is required with the CBN wheels that he is using.
.....Stay sharp and stay safe!
Neil
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25th February 2010, 05:03 AM #56Senior Member
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Well, I called up Woodcraft tech help this morning, and asked a guy there. He didn't know and sent me to Bob who knows more. They have been selling these wheels for about a year now, and the issue of cleaning and truing the wheels up after a lot of use hasn't come up yet. I sent him to this forum, and told him he should check out this thread, and he said he would have them look into taking care of the wheels over time. I would expect them to last pretty much like my CBN wheels. Maybe this is another demolition test I need to do on a turning product. So many toys, and so little time.............
robo hippy
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25th February 2010, 12:14 PM #57
Well, the wheel has now had 8 days of regular grinding and I can report the following:
No wash out
No noticeable wear/dishing of the grinding surface
I haven't had to true or clean it
Still grinding beautifully
I can freehand sharpen my gouges on it quite successfully without too many facets
I am still very happy with it - I consider it a significant improvement to my sharpening methods
I have noticed older tools and carbon steel tools produce sparks whereas the good quality HSS tools don't.
I spent about 3 min regrinding a scraper on it and did not have to stop once to cool it down
I do not have any affiliation with Woodcraft Supplies and will not benefit financially from any favourable comments (unless they want to change there minds!)
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25th February 2010, 01:11 PM #58
sounds encouraging...thanks Brendan
Cheers,
Ed
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25th February 2010, 03:05 PM #59
So, starting to look like a good solution.
Thanks for the update, Brendan
.....Stay sharp and stay safe!
Neil
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1st March 2010, 04:07 PM #60Hewer of wood
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Thanks Brendan.
Cheers, Ern
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