3M 7010497682 | 1/2" Thickness x 4" OAL CBN Wheels and Tools

Experienced operators know dressing is integral to the cutting performance of a grinding wheel. That’s why the 3M Dressing Stick was designed-to help operators keep their grinding wheels open and free cutting.

The dressing stick comes in two minerals: aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. While other 3M dressing tools use diamond mineral, these two synthetic minerals are uniquely suited to tackle super abrasive wheels. The aluminum oxide dressing stick is commonly used on cubic boron nitride (CBN) wheels and the silicon carbide dressing stick is typically used on diamond wheels.

While truing is synonymous with profiling and helps restore the wheel's original shape, dressing cleans the wheel's surface by clearing away loaded material and removing worn and dull mineral and also exposes sharp mineral. Naturally, bond material and swarf build up on the wheel over time. Moreover, when a loaded wheel heats up, it can lead to glazing or smoothing of the wheel's textured face. These issues highlight the importance of dressing; it will help your wheel run as intended.

In summary, truing and dressing are important maintenance processes required to keep expensive abrasive wheels cutting consistently. These applications help you extend the lifespan of your wheels and should be an integral part of any workshop that uses abrasive wheels regularly.

Features:

• Good multi-purpose dressing tool, especially for super abrasive wheels
• For use on resinoid CBN and diamond super abrasive wheels
• Available in various dimensions, so operators can accommodate wheel size

Warning:

This product can expose you to materials and/or chemicals including arsenic, lead, and other materials and/or chemicals which are known to the state of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm.

For more information, visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov