Grinding wheels
The colour of a bench grinding wheel is not decorative: it tells you the abrasive it is made from. There are two main families: aluminium oxide (grey and white) for steels, and silicon carbide (green and black) for carbide and non-ferrous metals. The wrong wheel on the wrong material glazes, burns or loads up. After the colour you pick the grit, that is how coarse or fine the abrasive is.
THE ABRASIVES4
Click a colour to see only the wheels of that type.
A general-purpose aluminium oxide wheel for mild and carbon steels. Durable and suitable for everyday work in the shop.
A white aluminium oxide wheel for tool steels and HSS. It offers a cooler cut and a cleaner finish, ideal for sharpening tools.
A silicon carbide wheel for tungsten carbide and very hard materials. Suitable for efficient sharpening of carbide-tipped tools.
A silicon carbide wheel for fast stock removal on cast iron and non-ferrous metals. Ideal for aggressive, rough grinding.
THE GRIT3
The number is the grain size: a small number means a coarse grain and fast material removal, a large number means a fine grain and a cleaner finish. Our wheels run from 16 to 120. Click a group to see the wheels available in it.