I have a 600 on the varigrind side and 80 on the platform side, but it's easy to switch them around. 99% of the time I prefer the 80 for things you sharpen with a platform anyway.
I have a 600 on the varigrind side and 80 on the platform side, but it's easy to switch them around. 99% of the time I prefer the 80 for things you sharpen with a platform anyway.
Read the "I love my CBN wheel" thread down below.... It is discussed pretty well down there.
robo hippy
John, I have owned a D-way 180 grit CBN wheel, and sold it to a turning friend after 2 years usage. When I got my new grinder, I put two Hurricane CBN wheels on it... an 80 grit for shaping grinds, and I prefer the burr the 80 grit leaves on my scrapers. I also have another 180 grit on the other side... which both grits are direct mount on the 5/8” shaft, and require no bushings. That grinder is as smooth as can be, and the wheels are both high quality and a great value.
That being said, I am very happy with my setup, but probably would not mind having a 320/350 grit wheel just for skew sharpening. I think anything over 400 grit is not useful, except if you do spindle work mostly and do not want to hardly sand.....sharpened correctly, a bowl gouge can get a very good edge from a broken in cbn [180 grit] wheel......I can begin sanding at 220, sometimes 320 grit on some woods. YMMV
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