Which Metal Grinding Wheel Brand Wins?
This head-to-head test of 6 metal grinding wheel options has the measured results for each. See how they ranked and watch the full test video.
Warrior
Price shown in test: $0.99
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Wheel Diameter
- 1Warrior4.566 in
- 2DeWalt4.573 in
- 3Avanti4.555 in
- 4Makita4.552 in
- 5Diablo4.598 in
the largest diameter tested
- 6Norton4.509 in
the smallest diameter tested
Wheel Weight Loss 3 Min 10 Lb Arm
- 1Warrior139 g
to 137 g, a loss of 2 g
- 2DeWalt177 g
to 176 g, a loss of 1 g
- 3Avanti149 g
a loss of 3 g (ending weight not explicitly stated)
- 4Makita154 g
to 152 g, a loss of 2 g
- 5Diablo177 g
to 173 g, a loss of 4 g
- 6Norton218 g
to 217 g, a loss of 1 g, described as almost no wear whatsoever
Steel Removed 3 Min 10 Lb Arm
- 1Warrior784 g
to 736 g, a loss of 48 g
- 2DeWalt788 g
to 750 g, a loss of 38 g
- 3Avanti782 g
to 731 g, a loss of 51 g, tied with the Diablo for most steel removed
- 4Makita775 g
to 728 g, a loss of 47 g
- 5Diablo800 g
starting weight, 51 g removed (ending weight not explicitly stated), tied with the Avanti for most steel removed
- 6Norton798 g
to 763 g, a loss of 35 g, the least steel removed of all six wheels
All measurements (1 more)+
Retest With 20 Lb Arm
- 1Warrior
not given individual gram figures in this retest, only described as showing quite a bit more wear than the Norton, while both wheels removed about the same amount of steel
- 6Norton
wheel: 219 g to 218 g, a loss of 1 g; steel: 778 g to 734 g, a loss of 44 g
- 2DeWaltnot tested
- 3Avantinot tested
- 4Makitanot tested
- 5Diablonot tested
How it was tested
- steel removed (metal weight loss) in a 3-minute grinding test with a 10 lb arm weight
- grinding wheel's own weight loss (abrasive wear) in the same 3-minute test
- retest at 20 lb total arm weight, run only on the Norton and the Warrior
Brand head-to-head scoreboards featuring this test
Data notes and caveats
Ends with per-use-case picks rather than a single winner ('which wheel won this showdown? I think that really depends on how you look at it'): Norton for longevity, DeWalt as a cheaper near-equal on longevity, Diablo and Avanti for fastest cutting, Warrior for lowest price; per spec this is recorded as winner:null with budgetPick set to Warrior and the other segment picks preserved in each product's notes. Transcript and description brand names match cleanly with no mangling detected. Prices for DeWalt, Avanti, Makita, and Diablo are never stated as specific figures in the narration, only the overall lineup range ($0.99 to $6.28); left null per the verbatim-or-omit rule rather than guessed. Meta chapters (Dewalt, Avanti, Makita, Diablo, Norton) align well with the transcript's testing order.
