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01-07-2009, 04:47 PM #1
wavy edge after flap wheel?
good morning guys.
I got some flap wheels from widgetsupply. decided to develop my touch/technique on the 10 wapi. it was a blade I'd already played with. I started with the 220 or 240 wheels (not marked but I know it is one or the other).
on the edge of the blade, very edge, it made almost like little waves in spots. from the edge of the wheel I think, I was just using it on the dremel itself at that point and it was a bit canted. (now it is on the flex shaft, which of course is smaller dia. than the wheel and I can set it down more flush).
I don't have a razor hone more coarse than my swaty, but I do have my a 3 sided combo I used to use for knives. I took it there and hit coarse, medium. It seems to correct the problem without much trouble.
my question is: was this technique or is the steel on the wapi a bit softer? I subsequently used the wheels (even down to 120 on one blade) on two w&b without same effect. but their edges seem thicker.
Thanks
Red