Bench grinder, grinding wheels

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Where can I get a quality grinding wheel? Got some at the big box store and am less than impressed. Where are you folks getting yours?
 
I use Surface grinder wheels on my bench grinders just make a 1 1/4" spacer to stick in the middle..... I make my spacers with plastic....
 
I got a Norton 3x wheel from https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com and it was excellent: smooth and balanced right off the bat. I picked up a Norton white aluminum oxide wheel from Northern Tool and it is visibly out of balance, like the hole was drilled 1/4" off or something. Not looking forward to the mess I'll make balancing that one. Probably be a 4" wheel when I'm done, too.

Not sure whether the seller exerts any form of quality control, or if the Northern Tool was a knockoff, or if Norton is ow truly hit or miss.
 
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