Customer Reviews

DELTA 23-712 8-Inch Grinder Wheel for 23-710 Sharpening Center

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This is potentially a good tool. Unfortunately the jigging for tools is unstable and not straight. In addition the water reservoir "valve" does not work well. I've used (struggled with) it for about 3 years and now have it up for sale. I'm a professional woodworker and haven't time to mess with something like this.

The wheel that came with my sharpening center was so out of round that it produced too much vibration to even use the sharpening center. By the time I got it dressed enough to use it, it was half gone. In actual use sharpening planer blades, it turns to powder so quickly that it takes about an eight of an inch of stone to sharpen one side of one blade. Since the blade travels across the lower 3/4 of the wheel, this leaves an eighth inch raised area in the center, which automatically dulls the blade at the same time you are trying to sharpen it. Considering the cost of the stone and the cost of planer blades, you come out even at best, so it is better to buy new blades rather than go through the mess and frustration of trying to use this piece of junk.

This is the worst grinding wheel I have ever used. The Delta 23-712 works OK, but the 8 inch wheel is useless.
It simply disintegrates. I've ruined 2 of these now and will never buy another one.
The wood shop tool retailers acknowledge this is a very bad wheel.
It does not matter what you are trying to sharpen the wheel turns to powder.
Don't waste your money.

This is a lot of money for your basic brick shaped like a doughnut! Oh well, I guess if you need one to get your planner blades sharp again, it's not too much (right! Keep telling yourself that).