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    Default Contact Wheel preferences

    When ya'll are grinding, are you using a contact wheel that is crowned or flat? From many of the videos on youtube it appears people prefer to use a flat contact wheel. The wiki page suggest maybe use a crowned wheel. I'm just curious about your personal preferences. Assuming the razor is NOT a smiley.

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    I use both, but I prefer the crowned wheels because the belt will track straighter.
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    4" for the contact wheel for me, flat
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    I use 2" through 10" flat wheels.
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    What do you guys use on near wedges? That is what I am looking to do first.
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    An 8" wheel.

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    And as far as i know only drive wheels are crowned. Contact wheels are flat.

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    Many tracking wheel are slightly crowned.


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    All of my gringing wheels from .250 to 8" are flat, drive and trackers are crowned.
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