Ok. So I have been at the "Grinding Wheel" for awhile now, and thought I would summarize my thoughts on making these Ceramic wicks:
1. Very tedious. A diamond coated cutoff wheel is a must for sectioning up the the air stone, which can only be TopFin brand found only at Petsmart: (As of right now)
I have found .75" diamond cutoff wheels at Harbor freight, but they do wear out quickly if you don't keep your stone wet while cutting. These are much preferred, and were bought off e-bay:
I use the fine grit wheel on the grinder to get to my final dimensions only. I have come to the conclusion, if your serious about using and making these stones, invest in a lap grinder/polisher that jewelers use to facet and polish there rocks. These can be had reasonably on e-bay and even Craig's list:
Another idea is to simply find the diamond coated discs used for these machines and fit it to your bench grinder,
Here:
Inland Flat Lap Diamond Discs
1. Very tedious. A diamond coated cutoff wheel is a must for sectioning up the the air stone, which can only be TopFin brand found only at Petsmart: (As of right now)
I have found .75" diamond cutoff wheels at Harbor freight, but they do wear out quickly if you don't keep your stone wet while cutting. These are much preferred, and were bought off e-bay:
I use the fine grit wheel on the grinder to get to my final dimensions only. I have come to the conclusion, if your serious about using and making these stones, invest in a lap grinder/polisher that jewelers use to facet and polish there rocks. These can be had reasonably on e-bay and even Craig's list:
Another idea is to simply find the diamond coated discs used for these machines and fit it to your bench grinder,
Here:
Inland Flat Lap Diamond Discs
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