Horizontal grinding wheel (Rexon WG180a)

[user 24853]

Hey all, new to forums, so hello all. Hoping to make this my wood tinkering haunt.

I've been slowly getting into wood carving, just testing the water so to speak for some potential monetary ventures. Right now, money is an issue, and I'm on a budget. Just for clarity sake.


Basically I'm in the middle acquiring a Rexon WG180A wet stone grinder (Very similar to the Makita 9820). I need this due to sourcing chisels secondhand, and other 'not finished' conditions. bevels not being at the 25 degree mark are taking forever on my 480 Diamond plate to shape. A few have 35+ (some at 45) and I just can't get the material off quick enough, I'm using this for shaping only. Complete honing and polishing will be completed with a combination of Diamond plates, waterstones and strop. I am without other powertool as of now accept a dremel and drill. Again just for clarity sake.

The Rexon is coming with a extremely worn wheel. Dimension are 180 x 20 mm with 12.7mm bore. (I don't mind using bushes) But I am having a problem finding a replacement to suit the tool. I am also very unsure if some wheels are not recommended to use with water, and if some are even safe to use, what is effectively, the side of the wheel.

60 - 180g would be great.

Thank you for reading, and any that are able to provided useful information.

~K

 

[CHJ]

If you are not intending to use it for fine honing and with a replacement coarse stone I would suggest you first try using it dry and use a sticky backed coarse 60-80 grit sanding disc stuck to its surface, save the problem of trying to find a coarse stone, only restriction would be ensuring you do not over heat cutting edges.

 

[user 24853]

If you are not intending to use it for fine honing and with a replacement coarse stone I would suggest you first try using it dry and use a sticky backed coarse 60-80 grit sanding disc stuck to its surface, save the problem of trying to find a coarse stone, only restriction would be ensuring you do not over heat cutting edges.

Thats not a bad idea, cheers pal. I'll likely have to mill a 18mm ish thick platform for those though. I might get away doing that with my dremel. I have the little, albeit useless routing 'fence'. Pretty sure I've seen it used for circular cuts. Plus, I could make for stropping too I guess. Thanks for the idea.
I've seen people use bench grinders and using water to quench the steel before blueing so I think I'd get away with it. Opt'd out of the bench grinder option as I'm looking to avoid hollow grinds.

Would like a stone wheel long term. Planning on building a substantial collection of steels and irons.