» About The Vitrified Grinding Wheel
Troubleshooting Guide
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SUGGESTED CORRECTION
POOR STOCK REMOVAL Insufficient pressure applied wheel too coarse or hard inadequate abrasive Increase pressure to use all available power,use finer grit and/or softer grade wheel
Grinding costs too high Wheel acting too soft,low performance specification Use harder and/or coarser wheel
Wheel loading or glazing Grade too hard,grit too coarse,dirty,scale-covered parts Try softer grade
Try finer grit
Wheel dusty Wheel too soft Use harder grade
Wheel doesn\'t hold corner or wheel spalling Wheel too coarse
Wheel too soft
Use harder grade
Use finer grit
Burning the workpieces Wheel too hard
Wheel glazed or loaded
Grinding pressure too low
Grinding pressure too high
Use softer grade
Dress the wheel face
Increase grinding force
Reduce grinding force
Surface finish to rough Wheel too coarse
Wheel speed too low Worn machine bearing
Try finer grit
Try higher speed machine(do not exceed the max. Operating speed of wheel
Rebuild the machine
vibration Wheel worn out of round
Fault flanges
Bent machine spindle
Worn machine bearing
Try dressing the wheel
Check flanges for flatness and burrs
Check spindle run-out
Rebuild machine
Wheel stalls or slows Grinding force too high
Wheel too hard
Machine power too low
Reduce pressure or contact area
Use softer grade wheel
Replace machine with higher power grinder