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8th November 2010, 09:48 AM #121Hewer of wood
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Terrific. Thanks guys.
Cheers, Ern
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8th November 2010, 04:37 PM #122
No sign of the package today. P'raps tomorrow.
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Jeremy
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9th November 2010, 09:11 AM #123
Looks like the wheels will be delivered to Jeremy and myself today or tomorrow.
This is how the cost has worked out for each package of four wheels:
US$ wheel x 4 cost 509.96
US$ Shipping cost 104.00
US$ cost 613.96
Exchange rate 0.996270
A$ cost 616.26
Forex fee A$ 18.03
Total A$ cost 634.29
Cost each A$ 158.57
That's leaves everyone with $4.43 up towards the cost of postage.
If the advice from Woodcraft on the weight of the wheels is correct, they should post out in a 3Kg OzPost satchel for $10.30ea. So that leaves a shortfall of $5.87 for the postage. Let's round that up to $6 to cover some bubble rap and we are all done.
Thanks
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Neil
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9th November 2010, 10:40 AM #124
My four are here. Neil, could you PM me with the names and addresses of the three I need to send wheels to?
Cheers
JeremyCheers
Jeremy
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9th November 2010, 11:11 AM #125SENIOR MEMBER
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NeilS
Extra funds transfered.Thanks for organising the purchase.
jmk89 Thanks for forwarding the diamond wheel.
Cheers
gidgee 1
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9th November 2010, 11:47 AM #126
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9th November 2010, 11:52 AM #127
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9th November 2010, 12:44 PM #128
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9th November 2010, 02:58 PM #131Member
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Hi Neil
Final payment made today. Thanks heaps for a great buy. Looking forward to trying it out.
Cheers,John
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9th November 2010, 08:07 PM #132
OK, first impressions.
the wheel is very well balanced and the aluminium core is quite heavy. This makes it like a flywheel - you can even grind for quite a long time after the motor is switched off!
For some reason, I was able to use a lighter touch on the diamond wheel than I normally achieve with the Al Ox wheel. Perhaps because the surface is very smooth and regular.
Despite that impression of smoothness, the wheel did remove steel at a good rate. I quickly was able grind a 25 degree bevel on an old Carter plane blade and also on a Titan 5/8" firmer chisel, neither of which had been touched by me after coming out of the electrolysis bath. And the finish seemed smoother than the white Al Ox wheel I usually use. I also found no hint of the steel getting up to burning temperatures.
The spark production was much less than with an Al Ox wheel , so if you use the technique of watching the sparks go over the top of the blade to show if you have reached the edge, you have to look much closer, because there are fewer sparks and they are much smaller. My impression is that the whole exercise was quieter - the grinder seemed to run smoother and there was less noise from the contact of steel on wheel.
Any negatives? Not really. It is different - the sparks are an indication of that, but in general it affords what it promises - a smoother finish and a cooler grind. As I indicated above, for some reason the wheel seemed to make me use a lighter touch, which was probably a good thing, but it occurs to me that if you are someone who has developed a technique that uses a heavier and more aggressive approach to the wheel, you may find this wheel requires you to change your technique. Whether that is a good or a bad thing depends on you!Cheers
Jeremy
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9th November 2010, 08:13 PM #133
Thanks Jeremy! I found a source of similar wheels in Melbourne but they are much more expensive. I'd like to find a Makita type horizontal diamond wheel running at a few thousand rpm with a rest bar. Maybe all that is needed is a diamond wheel manufactured to suit the Makita unit
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9th November 2010, 08:44 PM #134Hewer of wood
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Thanks for the first impressions Jeremy.
Good result with HC steel.
I look forward to giving some HSS turning tools a run.Cheers, Ern
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10th November 2010, 01:40 PM #135
Good news for TITT and gidgee1 - your wheels are in the care of Australia Post. I just need a name and address for the last of my lot to go out.
Cheers
Jeremy
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