DGP Grinding Wheels Worth the Money?

[scratchedup]

Does anyone use these for sharpening tungsten's...they are over 5 x the price of other diamond wheels. How necessary is a diamond wheel for tig tungsten 3/32 or less sharpening?

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https://www.diamondground.com/dgp-pg1426/

 

[Guster]

Nice but not essential unless you are doing lab quality work that requests it for weld purity purposes.

All mine are done on a zirconium belt sander though aluminium oxide works just as well. I sharpen in batches and cheat a little using my battery drill to turn the tungsten against the belt. Zero fuss and done in a few minutes. No reason it wouldn't work against a stone, I just prefer the uniformity of using the flat surface on the belt.

 

[sqznby]

I use a Norton wheel. After using a diamond wheel, its hard to use anything else.
That's my .02

This place seems to have the best deal out there for 6" wheels.
http://jadecarver.com/DiamondTools.htm

 

[scratchedup]

I use a Norton wheel. After using a diamond wheel, its hard to use anything else.
That's my .02

This place seems to have the best deal out there for 6" wheels.
http://jadecarver.com/DiamondTools.htm

The Nortons look to be north of $250....is it that much better then the ~$50 ones?

 

[sqznby]

The nortons are provided through the company I work for.

As for the ones in the link provided, I'll tell you as soon as I receive mine. I'm going to order a 6x1" for my tungstens at home.

Down load there catalog for there entire list of wheels. They have quite the selection.

 

[Weld-It Fab]

I have a DGP-3 grinder and have had very good luck with the DGP replacement wheels.