Dremel Grinding Wheel Cleaning Tip

I also used to have that problem. Then I purchase some carbide cutters, in various sizes for my Dremel. The carbide cutters go thru die cast like it's cheese!

I agree with hotwater the carbide cutters are the best for removing just about any material plastic, metals etc.

The Dremel kits used to include a square stone without a shank to do this.

 

Pete

Do you have any specifics for carbide cutters for your Dremel that you use?

 

I'll admit, the bonus was that I got a nice clean straight grinding wheel after the cleaning.

I cant remember what I have. it depends on what size or shape you need for your project but any carbides will work good

What does that do to the wheel on your bench ginder?

 

Dremel offers a small rectangular Dressing stone for cleaning and reshaping stones. It is item number 415

heres a link to some of the bits I have

http://www.carbidebur.com/dremel/

Nothing you can observe, I'd have to do that a LOT of times to have any measurable wearing on the grinding wheel.

 

 

Thanks, I'll have to get some of these and see how they work out.

they have them at Menards Home Depot etc eh

They're three times the price at HD, I'll order on-line.

As a tool and diemaker, the small stone for cleaning is called carborundum, comerically it comes in a stick aproxomitly 1"x1"x4" it works well for shaping and cleaning. One piece should last 5 lifetimes. Available at tool and die supply. No idea on $,i would think cheap.
Mark

I have found the Dremel Grinding Wheels and sanding bands to be one step removed from useless. I see references here to "carbide" but not specific enough to be useful.

I use only Tungsten Carbide sanding and grinding bands designed to fit on their corresponding rubber mandrels. These are available from MicroMark as #14463 Coarse

and #14464 Fine. They do not load up and last almost indefinately. For the serious modeler only.

 

Bob

Wowak,

Please chime-into this post. We have seen your work carving die cast steamers. What kind of stones and cutters do you use in your Dremel tool?

John, I have a few others too, but here's 3 that I like using for hogging out holes or carving nearly anything...metal, plastic, wood...they aren't cheap but they do a nice job. Added is the grinding stone facer/redresser. 

 

...btw, got it yesterday, and thanks!

Got 3-4 of mine when the dummies at hobby lobby marked them way down as clearance{75% off}..along with quite a few other bits/sanders...nearly ran to the register!

The factory where I used to work had a few of the starwheel sticks for redressing the grinding wheels...they were nice. Nothing worse than a big ol groove carved into a grinding wheel from the boob who laid into it too hard...

John I have the carbight bits here at the club.there in the box you can use them

 I have found that thay will cut the dicast but thay still get cloged up and are harder

 to clean. you wind up taking a steal pick to clean them.

 the best for cutting was there carbight saw that thay made years ago.

I'll get a couple and give them a try the next time I'm hacking up some diecast.

 

I guess that leaves me out.

Harry next time try some kerosine or WD40 on the cutter. It will help resist clogging. 

Grizzly tools has 1/8" carbide burrs in the $5-6 range.

Pete

You can always aspire, John; that's what I do. Recognition of and rejection of the pedestrian is essential, however.

John,

 

 Very nice idea, thanks for sharing

 

Alex

Thanks Alex, I was beginning to wonder if I should have posted this. 

great thread all, thanks

Well, I got the chance to try a carbide tip for diecast, and I don't see that it was an improvement.  They still load up, the difference being that it's a lot harder to clean them out.  I tried WD-40 on it, that didn't make a lot of difference in the cleaning effort, though I guess it was a bit better.

 

I still like my ease of cleaning method, a fraction of the effort.

John

 I told you that thay would load up.

 I got better tips from snap on for that big die grinder out in the barn.

   found out thy cut fast and nice just got them the outher day. cut like butter.

 I will show you them sunday when you are over.

been using the cutting discs and mandrils from ehobbytools. pick them up at York. far better then the dremmel product!!!

Harry, I just figured with all the folks singing the praises of them, I'd give them an honest try.  I will say they cut a bit faster than the grinding wheel, but they're a PITA to clean after the fact.

 

L.I.TRAIN, I don't buy the overpriced Dremel brand as a rule either, I get most of mine from Widget Supply.  They have decent prices and lots of Dremel compatible stuff.

Great Info about Widget Supply! Thanks!