JNewman Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 I needed to do some heavy grinding this week, removing about 3/16-1/4" of aloy steel 2 1/2" wide about 4" long on two forgings. My 7" grinder was taking forever. I called my industrial supply shop and ordered a 5" cup wheel for the grinder. What a difference, it cut probably twice as fast with less vibration to me. The wheels are more expensive but I did not use up that much of the wheel and it saved me a lot of time. If I have a lot of grinding to do I will be using a cup wheel again. Quote
David Einhorn Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 Actually, different grinding speeds according to the code on the disc, see this explaination:http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f35/non-name-brand-grinding-discs-etc-7195/index2.html#post82562 Try a disc with code A24N for fast stock removal. :D Quote
JNewman Posted November 4, 2009 Author Posted November 4, 2009 The flat discs I had were flex-ovit A24N discs. The cup wheels were much coarser they were 16 grit. Quote
David Einhorn Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 The flat discs I had were flex-ovit A24N discs. The cup wheels were much coarser they were 16 grit. This might be useful:http://www.ind.nortonabrasives.com/uploadedFiles/SGindnortonabrasives/Documents/MRO%20Brochure%20Norton%207628.pdf Quote
JNewman Posted November 4, 2009 Author Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) I have that catologue sitting on my shelf. The cup wheels are used in foundries and drop forging shops for grinding off flash and gating. Edited November 4, 2009 by JNewman Quote
David Einhorn Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 I learn something new every day. Thanks. Quote
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