Pumice wheel cleaning & sharpening => 10 photos

  I know that many of the jewellers and stone-setters use Tapered and Flat surface pumice wheels as I do. But the question is how do we reshape them when needed?

 I have a Carborundum piece of stone on my bench for this sole purpose. The sharp edges act 'like a knife' that will literally cut into the soft wheel.

 There are minute corners of this stone that serve the purpose of reshaping the wheel. No matter if the wheel is #180, #240 or #1,200 grit, the cutting is sufficient for the reshaping process.

  I try not to use a Triangular file of #4 grit to remove any extra slivers or remnants from casting. I will use the pumice wheel instead, thus leading to resharpen the pumice wheel constantly.

 These pumice wheels leave no striations on the metal, as many files will do. So why use the files?

 This sharpening process is fantastic for Tapered as well as Flat surface wheels. 

 

 Here in this 'before and after' photo shows the where the cleaning took place. This cleaning action saves buying newer pumice wheels all the time.

   It is imperative to keep your wheels in a pristine condition all of the time. You just never know when it will be needed.

 I sharpened and resurfaced my pumice wheels continually. 

 This 'reshaping & cleaning' can be done on any pumice wheel shape no matter what the grit is, just do it!

 I'm using a 'Tapered' Pumice wheel of #180 grit. This wheel gets into areas where a file will surely leave file marks.