Which sharpening wheels to buy.

[Thechap]

I am thinking about buying a Carlton 110 volt grinder from Baileys and was thinking about buying additional grinding wheels. I currently have two huskys and one stihl. I file the one husky with a 3/8sth file and I think the other husky takes a 7/32sth file. The stihl is 3/8sth as well.

Bryan

 

[Thechap]

Any help out there?

 

[JoeCanuck]

I'm looking at that grinder myself. As for wheels, I believe it comes with 1/8 & 3/16 as well as a 1/4 for rakers. This should easily cover you but the quality of these knock-off wheels is suspect. Bailey's advises buying additional better quality wheels, not different sizes.

Joe

 

[super3]

Bite the bullet and get a Borozon wheel.

 

[xcr440]

We use the "pink" 1/8" and 3/16th" for the cutters and have a very small diameter 3/16" wore out wheel for the rakers.

 

[smokinj]

Heres a wheel that will set you back but it is Awesome! http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=AB6+18&catID=

 

[jambalini]

Tyrolit Grinding wheels all the way!

I have used many different brands of grinding wheel in the past and in my opinion the best by far is a manufacturer called Tyrolit. They are a swiss company but I think to date they are one of the biggest manufacturer of abbrasive and super abbrasives in the world. They are a company within the swarovski (crystal) group, you must have heard of that! they really know their stuff when it comes to abbrasives.
The type no. for both the 3,2mm wide wheel and the 4,5mm wheel are as follows:-

740908 size 140x3,2x12 88A54K5AV217
244477 size 140x4,5x12 88A54K5AV217

They are pink wheels and if dressed regularly with a diamond stick etc once they look black, they cut with no burning and hold the radius form very well.

 

[redprospector]

I am thinking about buying a Carlton 110 volt grinder from Baileys and was thinking about buying additional grinding wheels. I currently have two huskys and one stihl. I file the one husky with a 3/8sth file and I think the other husky takes a 7/32sth file. The stihl is 3/8sth as well.

Bryan

Wow! You use a 3/8" file? That's a big chain.

Andy

 

[jambalini]

I am thinking about buying a Carlton 110 volt grinder from Baileys and was thinking about buying additional grinding wheels. I currently have two huskys and one stihl. I file the one husky with a 3/8sth file and I think the other husky takes a 7/32sth file. The stihl is 3/8sth as well.

Bryan

Are you sure you use a 3/8" file? Like your man above says, that is a 'V' big file for sharpening a chainsaw chain. What size is your chain, are you sure it is not a 3/8" chain? If it is then you don't wnat a 3/8" file my man.

Andy

 

[poulson01]

3/8 chain guys

 

[tdi-rick]

Heres a wheel that will set you back but it is Awesome! http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=AB6+18&catID=

Yep, my good mate Matt/MCW loves those wheels, he won't go back to a standard abrasives wheel on his grinder. (He grinds a lot of customer chains, as well as his own, so it pays for itself too.)

 

[Stihlman441]

Heres a wheel that will set you back but it is Awesome! http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=AB6+18&catID=

Thats the one i have,worth the extra money and they are made in Ozz.