grinding wheel clogged up

Get a dressing stone or wheel and create a new surface. Any place selling the new grinding wheels should have a dressing stone or wheel.

Or resins from the wood, if it was a resinous variety.

Roy Underhill tells a story about a grinding wheel that was full of tar when he got it. Soaking it in gasoline allowed him to clear the tar off so he could use it.

Then when he was grinding steel with it and making sparks, he discovered that not all of the gasoline had evaporated!

So I suggest you take Leon's advice and don't try cleaning it with soap and water.

DO NOT use ANY liquids. It can soften the stone and it can come apart... those chunks don't slow down much when they hit a shirt.

I use one of these and have been very happy with it.. Sold almost anywhere and inexpensive..

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Dont'cha just hate it when you make a post like this, leaving out the part you are talking about. LOL

For sure... especially after going to find the damn link that I forgot to paste in...

On Apr 7, 9:18 am, mac davis wrote: ..

other friable surface wheels. However, one of those gawdawful remanufactured hunks of grey cinder block needs the wheel dresser mentioned above.

You will grind that little "T" dresser with its 100 grit face right off with one of those gray wheels.

Robert