orneryboi
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2022
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Post by orneryboi on Dec 22, 2023 14:59:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the feedback!! I have the plated 600 right now but I enjoy it so much I'll likely spring for the sintered wheel (especially if it's a finer finish yet). I still have to experiment with moving directly from 600 hard to 600 soft.. I tried this on a few stones and they looked pretty bad (poor shaping/material?) so I'm using the 280 soft as the middleman until I course-correct. At the time I purchased my wheels (Dec 22) the US Dollar and the Euro were about 1:1. The Baltic Abrasive wheels have 6mm about 1/4" of sintered material on them. I am sure I will never wear one out in the remaining years of my life. anyway they were on par price for plated wheels so there was no $$ penalty. Sintered wheels appear to be finer than plated wheels which has caused me some problems. a 30 grit Sintered is about equal to a 60 grit plated wheel when it is new out of the box. After the 60 grit plated wheel has cut 100 - 150 stones it slows down (I have tested both hex and smooth wheels). The 30grit sintered has continued to eat agate at the same rate or faster than new out of the box after 300 stones. As for the 600 sintered I am assuming it would be more like a 1200 grit plated wheel but I have not had a chance to pursue that yet. I have only had time to do general test and timed tests on the coarse wheels.
For grit equivalent (approx)
Sintered Plated 30 60 60 120 140 280 280 600 600 1200
This is what I got from the vendor after some prying not sure it holds up completely. I hope to research this more to verify.
This is so interesting! and on par for "counterintuitive".  Makes me wonder if they simply loaded the wrong grit size or what... it's hard to imagine such a shift in a solid wheel (plated or sintered). I'll definitely keep this in mind. You lit the fire on a sintered 600, though- if I re-commit to the 6 inch or upgrade, I'll be buying one. |
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Post by rmf on Dec 22, 2023 15:28:54 GMT -5
Very interesting read. I swapped my 80 plated for 60 sintered and love it. I switched my 180 soft for a 220 soft and absolutely will not go back. I tried that and the loss of cutting speed was too much so I had to order the 30 grit. The problem with the 30 grit is the chipping I have to stay back from the edge more so I am focusing on the top dome the finish to the outline on 80 grit plated. I am contemplating ordering a specialty wheel but not for now. I have an 80 grit and a 60 grit plated I have to wear out first. I agree with stardiamond I like to cut fast. |
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Post by stardiamond on Dec 22, 2023 15:39:14 GMT -5
What I have learned is that a really worn 80 grit wheel is better than a 220. It removes more material and the scratches from my textured 80 grit.
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orneryboi
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by orneryboi on Dec 22, 2023 16:18:29 GMT -5
Very interesting read. I swapped my 80 plated for 60 sintered and love it. I switched my 180 soft for a 220 soft and absolutely will not go back. Sounds similar to my modifications, Tela.. now, just slap a 600 hard wheel in the middle and you've got a party!  |
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Post by liveoak on Dec 22, 2023 18:17:29 GMT -5
Hi Patty! Great question- in this scenario the 600 has to be the answer unless I want to swap the other (220) back in. My main conundrum in this was whether to keep the 80 vs 220- sided on 80, but can always modify. The 600 cuts efficiently enough on hard rocks (jasper) so for soft stones I feel like it would be the perfect solution. Yesterday, on opalized wood, I used the 80 to crudely grind off the corners then moved to 600 to shape them- it was lovely, and didn't seem to take longer than usual. Sounds intriguing - I guess ideally, in a perfect world, I need another arbor, and lets not forget about the Pixie I want, and ........
Sigh.........
Patty
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orneryboi
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Post by orneryboi on Dec 23, 2023 16:14:21 GMT -5
Hi Patty! Great question- in this scenario the 600 has to be the answer unless I want to swap the other (220) back in. My main conundrum in this was whether to keep the 80 vs 220- sided on 80, but can always modify. The 600 cuts efficiently enough on hard rocks (jasper) so for soft stones I feel like it would be the perfect solution. Yesterday, on opalized wood, I used the 80 to crudely grind off the corners then moved to 600 to shape them- it was lovely, and didn't seem to take longer than usual. Sounds intriguing - I guess ideally, in a perfect world, I need another arbor, and lets not forget about the Pixie I want, and ........
Sigh.........
Patty
And a bull wheel and a flatlap and...  |
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 24, 2023 14:19:02 GMT -5
When I got the room in our guest house building with almost 30 feet of wall for benches, I thought it was enough.
I thought...
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Post by rmf on Dec 25, 2023 12:45:54 GMT -5
When I got the room in our guest house building with almost 30 feet of wall for benches, I thought it was enough. I thought... There is nothing that can't be fixed with just a little more equipment:) |
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 26, 2023 0:26:33 GMT -5
When I got the room in our guest house building with almost 30 feet of wall for benches, I thought it was enough. I thought... There is nothing that can't be fixed with just a little more equipment:) Yeah, but I already ran out of bench, Laundry room may shrink... |
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Makes me wonder if they simply loaded the wrong grit size or what... it's hard to imagine such a shift in a solid wheel (plated or sintered). I'll definitely keep this in mind.
