Good evening folks,
I usually inhabit the Neander Forum, but I have a hunch you folks will know more about CBN wheels. Would you mind answering a question?
I picked up a copy of the latest Wood Magazine for the article on Grinder Wheels. Wood says that CBN wheels "should only be used for hard steel alloys and carbide tools; carbon steel will damage the abrasive." (I use my CBN for O1 and A2 plane irons and chisels. It works well.)
* Is carbon steel harder or softer than A2?
* Why does carbon steel damage a CBN wheel?
* What kind of tools are typically made from carbon steel?
I realize how ignorant all of this must sound, but I don't know, and I'd like to understand what the magazine is saying. Would someone please explain it to me?
Thanks very much!
Fred