Re: Homemade toolpost Grinder ( info seeking )

Thanks Hugh,
I'll have to see if someone local has that article.
I'll order some wheels from MSC.
-Lee

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Hugh Currin <currinh@O...> wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
> Hugh Currin
> Klamath Falls, OR