Don't waste your money on an SC wheel. You cannot sharpen carbide worth a
damn on one. They are only useful for rough shaping at best. Diamond or
CBN are the only way to go.

You can get a white AlO wheel if you look for it. If you can get a Norton
SG (blue) AlO wheel get it, as they are the best ALO wheels available. They
last far longer between dressings.

The cost of the wheels versus the cost of the grinder is not a valid
comparison. The plate type wheels are not cheap no matter which abrasive is
used. The grinder capability is only as good as the wheels.

Randy

"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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I picked up a Baldor carbide grinder today. The wheels are unusable, far
too worn to do anything useful, they look sort of like lumps of clay.

I see silicon carbide wheels for these from the vendors, but I see nothing
on ebay at all of any kind. Am I searching for the correct string?

I'd like to find a non-SC wheel and maybe one silicon carbide wheel.
Ideally not $60 each .. at that price, I'll rapidly pay more than I paid
for the whole grinder.

Grant Erwin
Kirkland, Washington
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