which wheel dresser?

which wheel dresser?

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23 July 2015 at 14:00 #17778
mick70
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23 July 2015 at 14:00 #197683
mick70
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sorry another Q about my clarkson tool cutter/grinder.

a lot of i have read suggest a single point dresser for wheels.

got choice of .25, .5 or .75 carat.

which is best?

can only get one this month can get others if need them next month.

cheers
23 July 2015 at 14:13 #197685
IanT
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Sorry, I cannot answer your specific question NB

I brought mine from Machine Mart a few years back and I don't think it was that expensive (can't remember now but I do know I won't have paid too much – I'm too tight!). Mine works well on the wheels I use.

To be frank, I didn't know they came in different "Carats" (wheel dressers – not diamonds that is) let alone know which size I should be choosing and I don't think MM offered any choice in that area.

Regards,

IanT
23 July 2015 at 14:41 #197687
Anonymous
I bought 0.5 carat dressers for my grinding machines; they seem to work fine on the Clarkson as well.

Andrew
23 July 2015 at 14:41 #197688
Baz
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Naughtyboy, any diamond size will do the job, the bigger the diamond the more you will have to pay.
23 July 2015 at 14:52 #197691
mick70
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that's great cheers.

Ian buying the clarkson wiped me out this month even though only scrap value.

now rewired and working lovely.
23 July 2015 at 22:01 #197727
Bazyle
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gives you time to make a holder, and a dust extractor.
24 July 2015 at 09:06 #197757
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I use the one below.

Easy to use and guaranteed to get the wheels square.

Geoff – Time to take the Austin Seven body off of the chassis.
25 July 2015 at 12:45 #197947
mechman48
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I use one of these; I made a ally block to tilt the diamond to about 5* down angle…

**LINK**

George
25 July 2015 at 14:22 #197955
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Posted by OuBallie on 24/07/2015 09:06:56:

I use the one below.

Easy to use and guaranteed to get the wheels square.

Geoff – Time to take the Austin Seven body off of the chassis.

Those are the easy route to dressing a wheel without the problem of evenly feeding a single point tool across the wheel. It's what I use most of the time and my single point one hasn't come out since I bought it.

John

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