CARE AND USE OF DIAMOND TOOLS
Do's and Don'ts when using diamond dressers to help make your job easier and
to get the most from your tools.
Do's
• Before inserting a new dresser, back off the previous feed. Many diamonds are accidentally damaged when first put into the holder.
• Set the diamond point at a 10 to 15 degree drag angle, pointing in the direction of wheel rotation.
• Tighten tool firmly in holder.
• Flood diamond with coolant.
• Start dressing at the highest point on the wheel.
• Take very light cuts. (Maximum depths of cut: Roughing - .001 to .002", Finishing - .0005 to .001")
• Use proper traverse feed (Rough at 18 to 30" per minute, Finish at 6 to 15" per minute. The slower the traverse feed the better the finish. Caution: Too slow a feed rate will tend to glaze the wheel).
• Dress the wheel at regular intervals to prevent loading.
• Rotate the dresser in its holder 20 to 40 degrees at regular intervals to maintain a sharp point.
• When the point becomes dull and flattened excessively, have the stone reset.
Don'ts
• Don't hit the wheel with the diamond point when inserting it into the holder.
• Don't set the point on the centerline of the wheel - always set it at a 10
to 15 degree drag angle.
• Don't quench the dresser with coolant - You will crack the diamond.
• Don't assume that the wheel is flat. Always look for the highest point on
the wheel before beginning to dress it.
• Don't take more then .001 to .002" depth of cut - the heat and pressure may
crack the diamond.
• Don't leave the dresser in one spot too long - you'll generate a wear flat
so big that it will glaze the wheel, 1 overheat and possibly damage the diamond.
• Don't continue using a tool that has been excessively worn. Have it reset.
