Question :
What is the difference between the Coarse and Medium grinding wheels?
Answer :
The differences between these two grinding wheels are the aggressiveness in the grinding action. If your job requires aggressive grinding, use the coarse grinding wheel. If you need slower grinding action use the medium grinding wheel.
Note: The coarse DG Grinding Wheel is black and the medium wheel is grey.
Question :
What materials can the Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels be used on?
Answer :
The Alpha® DG Style Grinding wheels may be used on Granite, Engineered Stone and harder materials.
Question :
Will the Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels perform on Red Granites?
Answer :
Yes. These wheels will perform exceptionally well on red granites available in today’s market.
Question :
Is the Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheel used wet or dry?
Answer :
Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels are designed for dry grinding applications but work exceptionally well during wet applications.
Question :
What applications are the Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels recommended for?
Answer :
The Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels are designed for profiling edges, smoothing out inside sinkhole cuts, smoothing rough surfaces, preparation of material for lamination and heavy stock removal.
Question :
What make these Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels so aggressive?
Answer :
The turbo design of the DG Style Grinding Wheels along with the formulated bond makes these wheels aggressive for fast stock removal.
Question :
Can I use the Alpha® DG Style Grinding wheels on Marble or softer materials?
Answer :
No. Due to the aggressive grinding ability and turbo rim design Alpha® recommends using our DS Style Grinding Wheels which are designed for softer materials.
Question :
Can I use the Alpha® DG Style Grinding wheels on a polisher?
Answer :
No. Alpha® recommends using these DG Style Grinding Wheels on high-speed angle grinders not exceeding 14,500 RPM. If these wheels are used on slow RPM polishers, the wheel may wear unevenly do to the slow RPM.
Question :
What sizes are the Alpha® DG Style Grinding Wheels offered in?
Answer :
The wheels are available in 4”and 6” diameter.
Question :
What thread size adapters are available for securing the 7/8, 5/8” arbor grinding wheels onto the high-speed grinder?
Answer :
See specifications chart.
