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The next generation of surface profilometer for in-process inspection
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Episode 66: Pinch-Peel Grinding
A shop asks Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's "Ask the Grinding Doc" columnist, whether it's better to take several small, fast passes versus one large, slow pass when pinch-peel grinding tungsten-carbide shafts.
Episode 65: Keep burnout at bay
Grinding hardened steel using a water-based coolant is fine for a few hours, then—wham!—really bad burn. The Grinding Doc offers some insight. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 62: Weary of the wheel wear
The Grinding Doc offers insight to a shop worried that it’s wasting abrasive on half-worn electroplated CBN wheels. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 61: Holy trinity of grinding cermets
A machine shop turned to the Grinding Doc seeking relief from the painfully long cycle times endured grinding cermets. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the author of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Ask the Grinding Doc column, explains what the shop should do to stop the pain. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 59: What’s the story with Cubitron II grit?
Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the Ask the Grinding Doc columnist for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, examines the new Cubitron II grit. The research cited in this episode is described in detail in the April 2014 edition of the Welding Journal, and can be found here: Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 57: Coolant Strategy
How close do you need to get the coolant nozzle to the grinding wheel? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, our Ask The Grinding Doc columnist, offers some direction. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 56: Cup-wheel Grinding
For one shop, increasing wheel speed when cup-wheel grinding usually reduces wheel wear, but sometimes it increases wear. The shop turned to Grinding Doc Jeffrey Badger, Ph.D., for some insight. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 55: Dressing vs. grinding speed
The Grinding Doc fields a question from a machinist who seemed unsure of advice from the “old-timers” in the shop who told him he must dress at the same wheel speed he uses to grind. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 54: Reducing cycle time
A shop surface grinding 12" x 36" plates has to remove an eighth of an inch of material on both sides, but the cycle time is a killer. The shop turned to the Grinding Doc for a way to reduce cycle time. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 53: Switching to CBN?
Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine’s “Ask the Grinding Doc” columnist, offers a checklist for shops thinking about making the switch from aluminum-oxide to CBN. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 52: Evaluating coolants
A coolant supplier having trouble getting customers to try a new product turned to the Grinding Doc for some insight into how to convince shops to change their coolant. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
Episode 51: Any sweet shortcuts?
Dr. Jeffrey Badger, who writes our Ask the Grinding Doc column, fields a question from a shop hoping to find a faster way to find the sweet spot when cylindrical-plunge grinding tugsten-carbide shafts. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr.
