ce . ▁The ▁wheel ▁is ▁then ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁loaded . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁wheel ▁is ▁extremely ▁important . ▁ ▁Types ▁▁ ▁Star ▁dress ers ▁— ▁A ▁long ▁handled ▁tool ▁with ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁free ▁running , ▁hard ened ▁and ▁ser r ated , ▁w avy ▁disc s ▁or ▁star - sh aped ▁cut ters ▁running ▁at ▁right ▁angles ▁to ▁the ▁handle . ▁These ▁are ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁gr inding ▁wheel ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁turned ▁off ▁and ▁slow s ▁down . ▁Force ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁slow ing ▁wheel ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁the ▁hard ened ▁disc s ▁match ▁speed ▁with ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁wheel ▁allowing ▁the ▁fingers ▁or ▁und ulating ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁dress er , ▁to ▁knock ▁the ▁ab ras ive ▁gra ins ▁out . ▁▁ ▁Diam ond ▁dress ers ▁— ▁Sh orter ▁handled ▁diam ond ▁tools ▁that ▁either ▁have ▁a ▁matrix ▁of ▁small ▁diam onds ▁bond ed ▁to ▁a ▁broad ▁surface ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁dress er ▁( top ▁image ) ▁or ▁a ▁single ▁diam ond ▁mounted ▁in ▁their ▁face ▁( lower ▁image ). ▁As ▁the ▁diam ond ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁wheel ' s ▁face , ▁the ▁harder ▁diam ond ▁remains ▁attached ▁and ▁the ▁lo oser ▁gra ins ▁fall ▁away . ▁ ▁D ress ing ▁st icks ▁— ▁A ▁stick ▁of ▁hard ▁material , ▁usually ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁materials ▁( sil icon ▁car b ide ) ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁stronger ▁bond ing ▁agent . ▁Nor B ide ▁is