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Finest finish achievable flat surface
Hey guys. Started the surface grinding portion of my apprenticeship about 6 months ago. I quite enjoy it and my work has been good. I haven't asked the guys in the shop yet, but I was wondering how fine can you truly get a finish on a surface grinder? (6x18 Okamoto auto feed w/ coolant) I...- Cphockey16
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Indicator Base/Surface Gauge Shop Print
Hey guys. I've posted a handful of times around here. I'm a year two apprentice. A lot of the guys in the shop have multiple bases they use with their test indicators (lever style) on the surface plate. I have one myself, but I could use another. I'm thinking the kind with the knurled knob...- Cphockey16
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Depth of Cut - Surface Grinding Dry
Hey guys. Hate to start a new thread but couldn't find anything that quite answers my question. I'm an apprentice - just started surface grinding recently. I have to finish the length on some 1.25 in pins. I was wondering, do you guys have any strategies for hogging material without coolant...- Cphockey16
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- Forum: Abrasive Machining
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Diamond Dresser - Regular Surface Grinder
Hey guys. Couldn't find a thread that matches exactly with what I want to ask so I started a new one. I'm a toolmaker's apprentice. About a 1.5 years in to my apprenticeship. My boss wants me to get some experience on the surface grinder. I was wondering, what do you guys use for your...- Cphockey16
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Squareness - Milling Multiple Parts From Bar Stock
Hey there. I've been a casual browser of practicalmachinist for close to a year now - or, right around the time I started my toolmaker apprenticeship. There's lots of great information here but I have one specific question I've been unable to find an answer to anywhere on the web. So, I'm...- Cphockey16
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- Forum: General