HELP! Anyone use CBN wheels for grinding chain?

[pbillyi69]

i would like to have a square one to try. i dont know if they make them though

 

[Squareground3691]

You said white boxView attachment 457179

Yea who cares what brand, looks good from here,

 

[Woodpecker]

i would like to have a square one to try. i dont know if they make them though

Someone, in this thread I think, ordered a custom square cbn wheel.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

You said white boxView attachment 457179

That’s a white knuckle ride for sure.

 

[davidwyby]

What's the general consensus on who makes the best CBN wheel? What grit is the best all round grit? I've read the whole thread. To me is looks like what ever floats your boat and makes you happy. LOL!
@davidwyby still running the 300 grit? Or was it more of a pain than it was worth?

@huskihl still like the CBN wheel you have?

@Woodpecker still like the ones you have?

Just bought a grinder, so I'm looking at options.

300 too fine except for…fine finish grinds, never tested to see if there was value in it.
Their std wheel is hybrid/mixed grit and good. I can’t remember the brand but I probably mentioned it. That’s what I would get. *Baltic Abrasives

My coarse cheap wood turner’s wonders is awesome for fixing damage without heat, but maybe a rough edge isn’t durable?

 

[davidwyby]

@Armbru84 runs square CBN, the corners don’t last, kinda expensive

 

[Partner]

I wrote a long time ago that these horns cannot last long

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

300 too fine except for…fine finish grinds, never tested to see if there was value in it.
Their std wheel is hybrid/mixed grit and good. I can’t remember the brand but I probably mentioned it. That’s what I would get. *Baltic Abrasives

My coarse cheap wood turner’s wonders is awesome for fixing damage without heat, but maybe a rough edge isn’t durable?

Thanks David. I think it could.be fun to play around with a fine grind. I'd think it would cut a little better. Is it worth the time though? You want a couple grinders for sure though.

Thanks for the information. I'll have to look into all the different brands mentioned.

i would like to have a square one to try. i dont know if they make them though

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[mrxlh]

What's the general consensus on who makes the best CBN wheel? What grit is the best all round grit? I've read the whole thread. To me is looks like what ever floats your boat and makes you happy. LOL!
@davidwyby still running the 300 grit? Or was it more of a pain than it was worth?

@huskihl still like the CBN wheel you have?

@Woodpecker still like the ones you have?

Just bought a grinder, so I'm looking at options.

I’m running the UF Sharp 80 grit CBN 3/16” and 1/8” wheels for sharpening, and the Baltic abrasive CBN fine grit (no number given) for rakers on my Super Jolly. Zero complaints and very nice results with any chain brand I have sharpened with them. I used Kevin’s last year at Denny’s and was hooked, especially the no dress CBN part.

 

[av8or3]

Someone, in this thread I think, ordered a custom square cbn wheel.

I did and I used it today. I sent them a fresh, sharply dressed copy in blue and six months later the new wheel arrived.
Cowlitz River Rigging. $300 a copy.
The CBN wheel I used today was totally predictable, it cut just like the blue wheel and the angles are indeed the same, or at least so close I can’t tell any difference. I hate dressing wheels. It was nice to not have to today.

 

[av8or3]

I just looked for my post and I’m not here. I left that info elsewhere I guess.

 

[pbillyi69]

have you had it a while? if so have you had to have it re-done?

 

[av8or3]

have you had it a while? if so have you had to have it re-done?

I’ve had it about a year but I don’t sharpen chains that often. I don’t see this wearing out though. Cutters are almost like butter up against the CBN. When I was using stone grinding wheels a lot of my attention was spent protecting the wheel. Now I can just concentrate on the cutter. The wheel feels feels very corse to me, but it leaves a sharp,polished surface. And I don’t have to dress the wheel. I like that.

 

[mrxlh]

The wheel feels feels very corse to me, but it leaves a sharp,polished surface.

I’m having the same results with the course 80 grit CBN round wheels, both leave a surprisingly smooth surface finish.

 

[av8or3]

For those interested here’s some pics of the wheel I had custom made.
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Top side.
This wheel is 8” with a 1” center.

 

[av8or3]

Here’s the cutters I did yesterday.

I use the bottom edge of the wheel to lower the rakers after the cutters are ground.
In the close up cutter pic you can see the chrome that peels up as the blade is ground. It snaps off on contact with wood and doesn’t seem to be causing a problem, I just wish it would go away. lol.