Identification of an abrasive wheel

Thomp · #1 03-11-2006, 01:26 AM

Sorry i dont have a photo, but im looking to replace a polishing wheel, i used up or have lost and i really would like to have another like it.

i dont know what it was called or exactly which industry it was made for, but it was made of a rubbery substance about the color of pencil eraser but a little more dense,
it was 1/2 thick and about 3 inches across round.

it wasent rough but you could feel an abrasive in it ...

i obtained it from a odd job of taking down a old fellers shop that a tree fell on.
he had passed on years before and his wife was having a time getting the shed took down.
i told her i would remove it for the contents. as the old feller once ran a hardware store, and there was a lot of fasteners and brass hardware henges and such strowed around
the old feller was a lapadary (rock hound) once as well, thats where he used this red rubber wheel i think...

ive checked lapadary suppliers and cant find anything like it.
but the wheel would shortly put an edege on even a butter knife in no time flat.

and i really miss that wheel and would love to replace it.

i think, that after you hone tools for a while the angle of the edege degrades and rounds a little. this wheel could reshape the angle in seconds instead of using a stone. the wheel was impermiable and i ran a water drip so there was no chance of overheating...

maybe its sometool from jewelery makers guild..

but thought it might be identified here if i was lucky

rick-in-seattle · #2 03-11-2006, 05:41 AM

They don't give them away.

http://www.cratex.com/rublgwhl.htm

Tom H · #3 03-11-2006, 06:55 AM

Could it be a CRATEX wheel? TOM H

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #4 03-11-2006, 09:36 AM

Shopsmith sells those as well, standard 5/8 hole, will go on any arbor. I kept one I had with my shopsmith. good wheel!

Thomp · #5 03-11-2006, 10:17 AM

as best as i can tell, from the discption the cratex is it...

i remember i used it on my 3" mini side grinder and it left a residue on the steel. i was making a replica sword, and in the final stages of polishing the surface of it and the residue buildup was terrible.
but i was turning at 33,000 or so whatever a sidegrinder dose.

when i reduced the speed back in a small bench grinder 1175 as this docimentation reccomends
the wheel did really well..

i guess ill have to call them folks for a price quote, the price list gives me a 404 error...

thanks all...

thanks,