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Gregory Hickman

Gregory Hickman

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As many of you know I'm new to turning and I'm slowly adding to my Lab. This month I've decided to get my first CBN wheel. I have a bucktool slow speed grinder that comes standard with a 1.5" wheel and a 1" wheel. Eventually I'll want to get a low grit "roughing wheel", but now I'm only getting my finishing wheel this month.

I've decided through discussions with others what grit I'm interested in and I'm fairly sure that i want to look at the Mega Square type wheel, from Woodturners Wonders. My question are there any other suppliers i should consider that have a similar wheel on the market? While saving money is important for me, I'm not looking to punch pennies on this purchase, but rather want to know if there might be alternatives. Beyond that might there even be a better choice than the WW option.

Thanks in advance in looking forward to everyone's input. This is the type of item that I'll more than likely buy once. I'm never going to be a production turner so I doubt I'll wear out a CBN wheel in my lifetime, but who knows. Even so it will last me many years from what I've read about the technology.

Gregory
 
Dave Landers said:
I do recommend you get their spherical washers for whatever wheel you get - I feel it helps get the wheels on the arbor true.
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You are definetly not the first to suggest this to me. Even if I bought another companies wheels, I would get these washers. I'm fairly sure I'm buying from them, but just wanted to see what's out there, that others have had good experience with.

Gregory
 
Every body and their many brothers sell CBN wheels. I don't really know if there is much difference in over all quality, though the Cuttermaster/Tradesman one may be a little bit better, from Canada. I have mostly D Way since they have been friends for a while. Theirs are solid steel. When the WTW ones first came out, many were wondering if the CBN would bond to the aluminum properly. I have heard no complaints. I do prefer the square edge wheels rather than the radius edge wheels. Also, 1 1/2 inch wide. I would regularly run off the edge of the 1 inch wide wheels, but don't think I ever did that with the 1 1/2 inch wide wheels, and I use just a platform, not the jigs.

robo hippy
 
@robo hippy thanks for your input. I'm definetly looking at a square 1.5" wheel for my first wheel. Even though I can mount it with the guards I'll princely remove the guards as everything I've read states they are not needed with cbn. I'll have to look at the Dway but I'm wondering if steel might not be a bit much for my grinder.

On a side note, when looking at the WW site today the spherical washers are unavailable for the 5/8" Arbor. I called them and they have no clue when they will be available again, but did state i might have luck at McMaster Carr. Would anyone who has a set of spherical washers be willing to measure theirs and give me the details?

Gregory
 
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