•Medium grit provides a good blend of cut rate and finish.•Aluminum oxide is a more durable longer lasting abrasive and leaves a more polished finish.•Better choice for general deburring blending, blending and final finishing.•Better choice for general deburring blending, blending and final finishing.•Lubricants such as water-soluble oil and straight oil will decrease the heat and improve the surface finish and luster.•More open web construction (7 density) for cool cutting on light deburring applications.•Convolute wheels are wound around a core and must always be run in the direction of the arrow printed on the side of the wheel.•Durable aluminum reducing bushings are available to accommodate most arbor sizes.•Formed by wrapping and bonding web material impregnated with abrasive grain and resin around a center core. Convolute wheels offer a wide range of uses including burr removal, removing rust and oxides, and applying decorative surface finish where little or no stock removal is required.