Abrasive wheels
Abrasive wheels are made up of grains of material that are held together by a bonding agent.
The grains performs the same function as the teeth of a circular saw blade but rather than
cutting material away abrasives grind the material away.
As the abrasive wheel cuts through
the material and the grains become dull and worn the friction and pressure causes the bonding
agent to expose fresh sharp grains that continue to remove material.
There are two materials used to make abrasive wheels:
Aluminum Oxide - used to cut metal such as cast iron, steel and other ferrous metals
Silicon Carbide - used to cut masonry, glass, marble and other stone and non-ferrous metals
By changing the size of the grains, the number of grains,
the distribution of the grains and the
make up of the bonding agent a virtually limitless number of
variations can be produced.
There are several different styles of wheels for different applications:
Chop Saw Blades. Used with chop saws these 12 and 14 aluminum oxide blades are typically
used for cutting lengths of ferrous metal bar,
tube or angle iron to length.
Reinforced Cutoff Blades. Used with a wide range of tools, including portable circular saw blades,
these blades are available in a range
of sizes from 3 to 8 and in aluminum oxide or silicon carbide.
These fiberglass reinforced blades are great general purpose blades for cutting.
High Speed Reinforced Cutoff Blades. Used with high speed gas powered saws these 12 and
14 diameter wheels are reinforced with a
fiberglass mesh for durability. Available in aluminum oxide
or silicon carbide.
Depressed Center Wheels. Used with angle grinders all of MIBROs depressed center wheels are
Type 22 wheels which are designed to be used
at an angle of 30° to 45°. We offer a range of sizes from
4 up to 9 to fit any angle grinder. Wheels are offered in either aluminum oxide or silicon carbide to grind
metal or masonry products.
Bench Grinding Wheels. Used on bench grinders and available in 5 through 8 diameters in fine,
medium and coarse grits these aluminum oxide
wheels are typically used to remove, shape, sharpen
and polish ferrous metals.
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