Silverline 263215 Diamond Wheel Dresser

As a professional wood turner specialising in freehand copy turning, I use a wide range of gouges and chisels and spend a lot of time at the grinding wheel as I go along. When my (Rolls Royce-sourced) diamond dresser failed last year, I soon acquired a serious central dip in my favourite sharpening wheel, so decided to true it up with this little tool costing less than a tenth of the RR one. I thought 'At that price, I don't care it falls apart in five minutes'. To my amazement it took less than half a minute to true the wheel beautifully, and by cleaning it at the same time made it possible to see, from the colour change as the central dip diminished, just how the surface of the wheel was becoming flat and true again. It's a long time since I was so chuffed - a really successful little tool. In fact when I get a minute I am going to scrap its rather cheap handle and turn it a nice one in maple maybe. Does that sound daft? I don't care. I will enjoy using it even more!

This is not for truing a wheel but does a good job of cleaning the aluminium delrin etc which you are not supposed to grind but always do.A bit easier to use than the wheel cutter type and less brutal so ideal for the less than workshop trained.

I picked up an old, 'bomb-proof', WOLF bench grinder at a local auction for a song. The two grinding wheels, a rough and a smooth one, were new, but both were heavily 'pasted' with aluminium particles. Most authoritative sources advise against grinding aluminium on account of its tendency to soften and become stuck to grinding wheels. I was a bit doubtful that this little tool would have much effect, and it seemed a bit pricey compared to the cheaper 'dressing blocks' that are available. What a magic little tool it turned out to be!Within only a few seconds of facing the grinding stones their surfaces rapidly became free of all the aluminium particles and they were left very smooth, clean and 'square', and in an 'as new' condition. The stones needed much less dressing than I expected and the diamond-coated, abrasive edge is very effective. Although it is not that cheap the dressing tool has turned out to be well worth the money and I would highly recommend it as a means of 'renovating' uneven and aluminium-encrusted grinding stones. Remember to re-adjust the gap of the guards after dressing the stones since their diameter is slightly reduced in the the dressing process.

Very pleased , purchased this tool at the same time as a new grinding wheel thinking it cant be much good but worth a punt . It works really well , the wheel was back to new in no time and no need to replace it.....as others say watch the dust there is a lot of it...!!!

Up to now I've used star wheel dressing tools for the dressing and trueing of grinding wheels, and have become disenchanted with wear and debris causing the wheels to stop rotating. A colleague of mine introduced me to this little tool. I have to say that at first glance, that I thought "one touch and this diamond coating will be gone". However, my doubts were unworthy. I applied the tool to the face of quite a large grinding wheel, with a light, delicate touch, and in a few seconds the wheel was trued. To my surprise, the diamonds remain in good working order after doing their work.The tool is much less intimidating to use for those with no experience of a Huntingdon Star Dresser, and I would say that there is much less stress on the wheel too. It does leave the wheel somewhat smoother than the star wheels do, but the grinding action is still effective after dressing. Give it a try, you can't go wrong at the price.

I didn’t expect much but have resurfaced four 150mm diameter grinding wheels so far with excellent results. The finish of the tool could be better but it does the job it is intended for. Don’t know how long it will last but so far does not show any adverse wear

The last time I trued a grindstone it was with one of those carbide loose wheel tools, and the noise and trepidation at damaging the wheel remain with me still.Not so with this lovely tool. Just gently apply it to the wheel and it will flatten the edge and remove all the crud that is embedded in the wheel from the grinding process (or from using the stone for too-soft materials). The key word is 'gently'.

Have only used once, so far, but it did what it is supposed to on 3 of my grinders. Price OK and delivery good.Only time and usage will tell if it has a good lifespan.