hey sparkout they took your contact info out of the post before i had a chance to get a hold of it, can u repost?
how should the grind wheel be dressed ??
depth of cut , feed speed Etc.
should work blade be elevated on one side when grinding a tapered part?
how should the blade be positioned in t
i need help setting up centerless machine to grind .375 tube 4 inch long .3 on one end and .367 on the other material is alum,
i try to grind after dressing wheel but get small grooves on the part (tiny lines about .0005 wide around the part) one or sometimes 2 in 4 inches, otherwise the finish...
thanks, ill be giving you a call.
im using hangsterfers for coolant,,, and the tilt on the regulating wheel was a large part of the problem. at some point it was moved to 3.5 deg and was jamming the part against the stop causing the part rotation to stall not seeing this because of the coolant...
since my first post, I finaly figured it to be the angle that the grinding wheel had to be ground compared to the regulating wheel ( exact mirror of each other / \)
if the angle was off just a little bit it would make the part chatter and get hot fast.
i also adjusted gib a bunch.
it does use...
Actually it looks like the AL is being chewed off the part and deposited on the grind wheel.
as for the optional ways of production, they would take to long, because there are about 6 drilling and lathe operations prior to grinding. i need 700 parts in 30 mins .
do you know how the wheels...
i need help making a cone out of some 3/8 tube alum the cone is 1/2 deg off center 4.5in long and a 16 finish. i try to remove alum buildup on abrasssive wheel by following cam with dressing unit then readjusting the rest and finally adjusting the friction wheel,, but now the parts comeout...
