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Frank Joseph
I need new wheels for my low speed grinder, can I put CBN. on one side and a Norton 80 on the other?, can't quit cut two CBN. wheels at this time.
What or who's CBN. Is a good wheel?
Looked at Woodcraft, was not impressed
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Dick Coers
I run one CBN and one Norton aluminum oxide. On some of the lower end slow speed grinders it may be an advantage to only run one CBN as some had trouble burning up the grinders due to higher weight and more starting load. I bought the CBN from Craft Supplies.
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john lucas
That's exactly what I did although I have a 100 grit white wheel on the left and CBN on the right.
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John K Jordan
I run a CBN plus a Norton wheel too. I use the Oneway balancer on the Norton wheel. This combo runs very smooth.
It does take a long time to drift to a stop!
JKJ
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robo hippy
The long version about CBN wheels:
http://www.robohippy.net/featured-article/
Short version, I prefer the 1 1/2 inch wide wheels. That leaves Dave at D Way tools, who was the first one make them available to woodturners. There is Optigrind who make the ones that Woodcraft carries as well as Craft Supplies, and both of those are 1 1/2 inch wide wheels, but the home company has the wider wheels. There is also Ken Rizza who makes aluminum hubbed wheels. For a single wheel, get the 180 grit.
I don't know anything about the standard wheels any more. Haven't had any in over 10 years.
robo hippy
