Testing cutoff wheels: General Industry Coverage
Cutoff wheel manufacturer inquires about a testing program to evaluate his product in the August 2011 Ask the Grinding Doc column in Cutting Tool Engineering.
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Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.
Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D., is an independent grinding expert. He will be giving his 3-day High Intensity Grinding Course from Sept. 26-28 in Columbia, S.C., hosted by S.L. Munson. Visit www.thegrindingdoc.com for details. He can be reached by phone at 512-934-1857 or via email at [email protected].
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Published content
Nonsensical grinding parameters
Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Ask the Grinding Doc columnist, helps you make sense of nonsensical grinding parameters and achieving final depth when ID grinding in his June column.
Origins of chatter: General Industry Coverage
Ask the Grinding Doc columnist Dr. Jeffrey Badger offers a better understanding regarding the origins of chatter, and a look at single-point diamond dressing tools.
The 10 percent dressing rule
Grinding Doc column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains the 10 percent grinding rule and offers other grinding advice.
Up vs. down grinding
December 2010 Grinding Doc column in Cutting Tool Engineering answers questions from our readers.
Avoiding high wheel wear: Turning Performance
Ask the Grinding Doc column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Overcoming waviness: General Industry Coverage
Ask the Grinding Doc column for June 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Loading when grinding cermets
Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Cutting cycle time: General Industry Coverage
Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger.
Grinding burn reduction
Grinding Doc column for December 2009 issue.
Grinding: A pictorial odyssey, part II
A further examination of the grinding process through the lens of an electron microscope.
Grinding Doc: Using the Ra eyeball technique
Dear Doc: I grind small parts with intricate geometries. I'd like to get a handle on what kind of Ra values I'm generating and if the grinding process changes I'm making are improving or worsening the surface finish. I was told to purchase a profilometer. Is this the best route to go?
