Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

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.

A shop experiencing more wheel wear and burn after switching from one high-speed steel grade to another that reportedly offers lower grindability—requiring slower feedrates—seeks a recommendation for a wheel that won't require the shop to increase cycle time. Dr.

Metabo Corp. has introduced a new large angle grinder to its Metabo Metal Masters series.

Lead Angle is the editorial opinion for Cutting Tool Engineering. The editorial this month examines the myth that the U.S. doesn't manufacture anything anymore.

One wheel sales guy says finding the sweet spot on a wheel is all about material-removal rates. Another guy keeps talking about wheel speed. A shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, to find out who's right in the 17th episode of the video series.

Grinding Doc column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains the 10 percent grinding rule and offers other grinding advice.

Strategies for grinding HVOF-coated aerospace parts.

Faced with two machines exactly the same, except that one has a newer spindle, a grinding shop wants to know if there's a way to determine if the newer spindle is stiffer than the older one on the other machine. Dr.

J.W. Winco Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers series AN 350 Tube Expander Fittings, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components.

Metabo Corp. has added a new large angle grinder to its Metabo Metal Masters series.

Dynomax Inc. introduces its new Dynogrind spindle series designed specifically for robotic grinding of abrasive materials such as glass, ceramic, composite and forged materials.

A shop performing continuous-dress, creep-feed grinding on nickel alloys contacted Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, for advice on battling burn while reducing wheel consumption. Check out Badger's response in the 15th episode of the video series.