emery wheel

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His energy was abrasive, and where it touched the world, it threw off hot, stinging little sparks like an emery wheel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under an emery wheel it sent off a shower of hot, brilliant sparks; an acetylene torch wouldn't melt it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Asked how the emery wheel business was now, the General admitted: "Not so good."

From Time Magazine Archive

The drum for driving the emery wheel is at the back of the machine, as shown in the cut.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

An excellent material for removing the glaze from an emery wheel is a piece of ordinary pumice stone.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua