Originally Posted by
Kees Heiden
Yes that's what I do now with a 3X wheel. It's a messy wheel though, creating a lot of dust. I hoped the CBN wheel would be an answer to that, but I understand your concern too.
Yeah, the 3X wheels are still pretty hard. I think most people use the softer white wheels for profiling--not necessarily less dust, but faster and easier to profile. The 3X are great for more general grinding, though.
"For me, chairs and chairmaking are a means to an end. My real goal is to spend my days in a quiet, dustless shop doing hand work on an object that is beautiful, useful and fun to make." --Peter Galbert