Re: Homemade toolpost Grinder ( info seeking )

Lee:

> I've been thinking of making a homemade toolpost grinder, and I had
> some questions for the learned masses here.
>
> 1) What is a good grinding wheel type for this? I've found the term
> friable disk, meaning that it can be dressed?
>
> 2) Would a silicon carbide disk be a good type?
>

The wheels in MSC listed for tool post grinders are aluminum oxide.

> 3) Does anyone have a copy of the article on this they are
> willing to share :)
>

I just completed one from plans in The Home Shop Machinist, January/February
and March/April 1999 by author D.E. Johnson. It wasn't too hard to complete
and seems to work well although I haven't done much with it yet.

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Hugh Currin
Klamath Falls, OR