CBN Wheels

The link below is good primer for CBN grinding. The most useful info for me is the chart that shows the grit equivalency between AO and CBN.  I did a lot of reading when CBN started to become of interest to woodturners, but decided  I couldn’t justify the expense with  several AO wheels sitting on my shelves.  Although CBN is gaining popularity in the woodturning community, it is not a new product as it has been used in the machining and industrial world for some time.  Although I haven’t tried a wheel, the three main benefits  I see are  safety and consistency related: the elimination of grinding dust from the wheel itself, the elimination of the possibility of a wheel exploding, and a consistent wheel size.

The ABCs of CBN Grinding

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