Rubber bonded abrasives have been used for more than 100 years to put the finished edge on cutlery and woodworking tools. The elastic nature of the bond changes the grinding action of the wheel, grinding debris from rough grinding operations are removed and the peaks and troughs produced CBN, Vitrified and Resin bonded wheels are rounded off or “smoothed.
This process also results in a brighter more polished appearance as more light is reflected directly back to the human eye, the time required for subsequent polishing operations using mops and compounds can also be significantly reduced.