Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Articles • October 1, 2009

True upgrade: Dedicated wheel truing

Productive Times report covering dedicated wheel truing, includes a brief video report about Myles Tool using the Rush Machinery Wheel Truer.

Videos • September 5, 2009

Cooling: Velocity or flowrate?

The debut episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series fields a question from a shop wondering about the relationship between coolant velocity versus the flowrate. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of the video series, takes a look at the coolant issue.

Articles • August 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

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?

Articles • June 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Keeping your cool with salesmen

As the Grinding Doc column for June 2009 issue.

Articles • June 1, 2009 • Mike Gainey

Sharp Dresser

Shops seeking to true and dress superabrasive grinding wheels need solutions that move beyond 'tried-and-true' methods.

Articles • April 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Determining aggressive values

April 2009 Ask The Grinding Doc column

Articles • April 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Tools of the trade

Rough-and-ready grinding calculations and an opinionated Viking help quickly determine appropriate grinding parameters.

Articles • February 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Extending CBN wheel life

February 2009 Ask the Grinding Doc column

Articles • February 1, 2009 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Grinding: A pictorial odyssey

An examination of the grinding process through the lens of an electron microscope.

Articles • December 1, 2008 • Alan Richter

Grinding’s Blackest Art

Centerless grinding is often viewed as overly complex, but a look at the process' fundamentals reveals otherwise.

Articles • August 1, 2008 • Bill Kennedy

Flex Time for Grinders

Multifunction grinders, which include other machining operations, enable shops to complete parts in a single setup, among other benefits.

Articles • August 1, 2008 • Kenneth Saucier

New Grind

Grinding round HSS cutting tools can be more efficient than milling them. Being able to dress new hybrid metal/polyimide-bond wheels on the grinder adds to the efficiency.