Rough Grinding wheels

Norton Abrasives has manufactured high quality grinding wheels for over 125 years.

Grinding wheels are ideal abrasive products for rough grinding operations where large quantities of material are required to be removed. Norton offers a range of grinding wheel types, blends and grades that help our customers achieve their desired outcome quickly, economically and to the highest standard possible.

Whether surface conditioning or snagging in large scale manufacturing, or using grinding wheels in daily operations on a portable machine, Norton can offer the perfect solution. Browse our range of grinding wheels below.

Metal Conditioning Wheels

To eliminate scales, cracks and other defects from slabs, blooms, billets, rolls in steel mills and roll manufacturers
Bench & pedestal wheels

For deburring, shaping and sharpening, on a bench or pedestal grinder.
Large Snagging Wheels

For foundry snagging operations on swing frame and pedestal grinders.
Portable grinding wheels

For portable grinding and snagging operations using an angle grinder or straight grinder.

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Metal Conditioning Wheels

Steel conditioning wheels are used in mills and foundries to resurface billets, slabs, blooms and rolls and remove defects, scale and cracks. Grinding with hot pressed wheels can be carried out on cold, warm or hot (above 700°C) work piece temperatures to achieve the required surface finish. Also used for roll grinding in foundries.

Bench & pedestal wheels

Norton's range of wheels for bench and pedestal grinders includes the most commonly used wheel diameters, arbour sizes, abrasive types and grit sizes for all metal removal, deburring, shaping and sharpening needs.

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Large Snagging Wheels

Norton offers a range of products for snagging operations in the foundry industry. Type 01 straight wheels are used on portable machines and type 06 and 11 cup wheels on vertical grinders. Since finish tolerances are not usually critical, coarse, durable wheels are used with grit sizes ranging from 16 to 24 for applications in foundries, welding shops, steel mills and forge shops.

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Portable grinding wheels

Grinding wheels for portable grinding applications. Norton manufactures a wide variety of resin bonded grinding wheels, in flat and cup shapes for portable snagging, grinding down and smoothing weld seams, cleaning metal before welding and levelling metal surfaces prior to welding.

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