Warren White
Member
I searched the forum and yet I still have a couple of questions.
My mentor and friend, with whom I share sharpening tools and fixtures (and many hours turning), was sharpening on his standard white wheels (with a Rikon slow-speed grinder) when something happened and the wheel fractured. Thankfully, even though it was VERY scary, he was not injured. He wasn't wearing safety gear at the time, which is a lesson-learned for both of us and perhaps others on the forum. The grinding wheel has a small chunk missing and is of course unusable.
We are looking to replace the wheel with a CBN wheel, and have a few important questions.
First, given the weight difference, can we just buy one CBN wheel or must we replace both of them?
If we can get by with replacing just one, what grit do you recommend?
If we need to replace both, what grit(s) do you recommend?
Second, do you have recommendations of which CBN wheel we should buy? (And as important, which ones you would not recommend.)
Thank you very much. Your comments are most welcome.
My mentor and friend, with whom I share sharpening tools and fixtures (and many hours turning), was sharpening on his standard white wheels (with a Rikon slow-speed grinder) when something happened and the wheel fractured. Thankfully, even though it was VERY scary, he was not injured. He wasn't wearing safety gear at the time, which is a lesson-learned for both of us and perhaps others on the forum. The grinding wheel has a small chunk missing and is of course unusable.
We are looking to replace the wheel with a CBN wheel, and have a few important questions.
First, given the weight difference, can we just buy one CBN wheel or must we replace both of them?
If we can get by with replacing just one, what grit do you recommend?
If we need to replace both, what grit(s) do you recommend?
Second, do you have recommendations of which CBN wheel we should buy? (And as important, which ones you would not recommend.)
Thank you very much. Your comments are most welcome.