Grinding tool

[Pawelpksa]

Hi, what grinding tool do you use? 

Especially for bigger surfaces like flat bottoms (no foot) or just kiln shelves.

I searched through discussions. People use Dremel tools but I think it is just for foots or details covered with glaze. 

 

[The Duck Barn Artisan]

Hi,

I have a dremel but only use it for tidying small glaze runs on pieces. For my kiln shelves, I soap wash them first then use sandpaper, starting with a course to fine depending what is required .  What is it you were needing to grind?

[Pawelpksa]

I have to grind dirty shelves  from remainings of the glaze 

[JohnnyK]

You might take a look at these tools from Harbor Freight. I've used something similar for grinding glaze off shelves, but it has to be done with a light touch or you'll wind up grinding grooves into the shelves. The price is right for what you want to do. My grinder is a Makita that I used to use in my remodeling business.

Good luck...

JohnnyK

https://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-in-43-amp-angle-grinder-69645.html

https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-grinding-wheel-for-masonry-39676.html

[C.Banks]

Diamond Core Tools is a good option for pads and bits and what-not.

 

[Mark C.]

I use a 4 INCH MAKITA for grinding shelves with a masonry wheel-I also use a diamond wheel on tough shelves (not cordialite or mullite) 

for glaze runs on pots its a 8 inch bench grinder with a green silicon grinding stone then few small green grinding stones on two Dremel tools.I also use diamond bits as wheel

For rubbing pot bottoms smooth it's a  diamond  pad 100 mesh from tool city or a glaze eraser from Smith Sharpe

[perkolator]

For shelves I usually start with hand tools -- cold chisel/hammer/silicon carbide rub-brick.  

Bad drips that eat into furniture I use a 4" angle grinder with a diamond-core grinder head -- I used to use a silicon carbide masonry head but the diamond-core head works amazingly well in comparison.

[Pawelpksa]

Thanks to all, I will try both diamond  head and hand carbide rub-brick 

[oldlady]

duck barn, could you please explain what you mean by "soap wash" your shelves?  do you mean that you actually get them wet and use soap on them?  may i ask why and how often you do this?

[Marcia Selsor]

for pots, especially wood fired, I have a diamond core diamond pad disc for a wheel head.it has adhesive to stick to a bat.  It works great for the bottom of pots.

Marcia