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Dressing Stick
« on: March 03, 2016, 12:04:15 AM »
Recently I inquired here about grinding wheel dressers.  I have since run across grinding wheel dressing sticks by Norton.  Since I don't use my bench grinder a great deal, would a stick be a suitable choice for me?  The "diamond " dressing tools sold on Amazon get lots of bad reviews but they are CMC.  Are there any reputable makers of these?
Thanks _ Greg
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Offline B.Habermehl

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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2016, 12:38:15 AM »
The Norbide sticks that Norton sell work well. So does the star dresser I bought at ace hardware. The star dresser was less than 20 bucks. BJH
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2016, 12:54:00 AM »
The star wheel dressers work easiest for a pedestal grinder. A quick google search will yield lots of options for well under $30. I've always found Norbide stick perfect for shaping a grind wheel for a specific grind.
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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2016, 06:34:39 AM »
Thanks for the responses.  I think a star wheel dresser would be the best for me.
Greg
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2016, 06:54:46 PM »
Dressing a wheel makes a CLOUD of abrasive dust. Cover your bench and anything else that won't like grit within a ten foot radius.

Your wheels will cut better than new, nothing like a well dressed wheel!  ;D
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Offline WadePatton

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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2016, 09:07:26 PM »
Quote from: Acer Saccharum on March 03, 2016, 06:54:46 PM
Dressing a wheel makes a CLOUD of abrasive dust. Cover your bench and anything else that won't like grit within a ten foot radius.

Your wheels will cut better than new, nothing like a well dressed wheel!  ;D

For this reason, there will be no grinding operations of a machine powered sort in my wood working area.  Do that stuff in the metalshop (blackboogerland), or out of doors.  

I AM glad y'all discussed dressers here.  I've never owned one and have only seen them used in shops were the dresser is part of the machine (as on a blanchard grinder).  Will get one and get "squared" back up.
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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2016, 10:54:55 PM »
Wheels get out of balance if they've been used a long time without being dressed occasionally. Once trued up, the grinder just hums along. Before dressing the machine vibrates, hops around, makes a lot of noise.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2016, 08:58:09 PM »
I thought the Dressing Stick" was the huge spoon used by one's mother to induce more rapid dressing? ::)
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Re: Dressing Stick
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2016, 11:02:48 PM »
Daryl,
No that was the "Dreaded Stick" when I was growing up.
Greg
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