On another thread, someone said they had luck using gravel grit floor-stripper class paper as a dressing tool, followed by a scissor trim of the outside few layers afterward.
I just returned from the hardware store with said paper, have attached it to an appropriately sized length of wood, and am ready to flip the switch. But before creating a cotton blizzard, a question occurred to me.
The abrasive on that stuff is designed to shatter rather than dull, so that new edges are constandly exposed and it lasts longer. And though cotton wouldn't be expected to cause any shattering, one---just one---teeny little piece of crystal that broke off anyway and nestled into a buffing wheel would make it useless. 60 scratches per second's worth.
Has anyone here actually tried this and used the wheel after truing?
(I could just do it and see, of course, but figured reporting on that would generate a thread, too... so, as long as I was gonna type anyway, why not potentially save cleaning up a mess?
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