Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Metabo Corp. now offers the WP11-150 Quick 6" angle grinder with the added safety feature of a non-locking paddle switch for safer tool operation.

Ryan Michels, a sales manager with Tru Tech Systems, Mt. Clemens, Mich., discussed centerless grinding during his Fast Track Seminar hosted at the Cutting Tool Engineering booth during IMTS 2010.

Watch the 13th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series as host Dr. Jeffrey Badger fields a question from a shop seeking a recommendation for a wheel that can eliminate burr.

Written by Harry G. Sachsel of Diamond Industrial Tools Inc., "Precision Abrasive Grinding in the 21st Century" is a 680-page book for those involved in precision abrasive grinding applications.

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels has expanded its high performance line of abrasive wheels with the introduction of its 3-in-1 cut/grind/finish combo wheels.

Metabo Corp. has introduced a new large angle grinder in the Metabo Metal Masters series.

Watch the 12th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series as host Dr. Jeffrey Badger helps a shop decide if it's a bad idea to gauge whether it gets burn by looking for burn marks on the part.

Ask the Grinding Doc column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

A grinding shop trying to grind a 0.006" radius into a hardened steel part with a 60-grit, vitrified-bond, aluminum-oxide wheel was having trouble with burn and huge chatter. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, explains how to handle the situation in the 11th episode of the video series.

This new book by Diamond Industrial Tools' Harry G. Sachsel on "Precision Abrasive Grinding in the 21st Century" was specifically compiled and written for those involved with precision abrasive grinding and also those that use them.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, looks at improving coolant velocity for shops running into loading problems with superabrasive wheels. Such wheels are more problematic than aluminum oxide wheels that wear away more readily, Badger reports in the 10th episode of the video series.

Ask the Grinding Doc column for June 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.