5 Benefits of Diamond Grinding Wheels
Diamond grinding wheels utilize synthetic diamond grit suspended in a resin, vitrified, or metal bond structure. Most often used in…
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3 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Diamond Grinding Wheel for Carbide
A diamond grinding wheel refers to a wheel that utilizes diamond abrasive for material removal. These synthetic diamond particles are…
4 Tips for Selecting the right Diamond Wheels for Manufacturing
With a wide choice of products offered by major manufacturers, selecting a grinding wheel for your business and project can…
7 Reasons Why My Diamond Wheel is Chipping My Glass
If you work in the glass cutting and grinding industry, you know the importance of a diamond wheel for precise…
3 Tips to Using Diamond Cutoff Wheels
Although they are composed of the same basic structure, a base bonded to a suspension of abrasive, cutoff wheels and…
Glass Grinding Wheels: A Cheat Sheet
Have some questions about glass grinding? You are not alone. Choosing the right diamond wheel for your glass grinding needs…
Hard vs Soft Grinding Wheels
The distinction made between “hard” and “soft” grinding wheels refers to the bond structure, whose job is to retain the…
Resin Bond Grinding Wheels: Formulations & Uses
One of the most widely used grinding wheel bonds in the superabrasives market is the resin bond. Typically composed of…
Stellite Grinding: 101
Known for its wear resistance, stellite is a cobalt-chromium alloy that has recently become a popular substitution for carbide in…
How to Find an Expert Grinding Wheel Supplier
Finding the right supplier for your grinding operations can be a daunting task. You may think that all grinding wheel…
Grit Size: Impact on the Grinding Process
Choosing the right grinding wheel for your application requires that you not only consider the material you are grinding, but…
Purchasing diamond wheels without the pressure
It is no secret that searching for a solution to specific grinding applications can be a daunting task, especially if…
Electroplated Grinding Wheels 101
Electroplated grinding wheels are composed of two layers. Unlike the traditional grinding wheel which includes a mediary transition layer, electroplated…
Improving the Performance of a CBN Grinding Wheel
CBN grinding wheels utilize the synthetic abrasive cubic boron nitride to easily grind tough, ferrous materials like high speed tool…
Grit Size & Impact on Performance: Engineer Interview
The further I probe into the world of custom grinding wheels, the more I realize just how many considerations must…
Fears When Switching Grinding Wheel Suppliers
In our last post, we covered the subject of changing suppliers, and the cost of staying still. Even when the…
Aluminum Oxide vs CBN: What is the difference?
When selecting the components of a grinding wheel one must carefully consider the many abrasive options available. Depending on your…
Why Change Grinding Wheel Suppliers? The True Cost of Doing Nothing
Congratulations. If you are reading this article, you might realize that your company could benefit from change. Maybe it has…
Diamond and CBN Dressing and Truing: What You Need to Know
If you are experiencing poor grinding performance, improper dressing could be the blame. On occasion, the diamond and CBN wheel…
4 Steps to Increase Diamond Grinding Wheel Performance
It’s no secret that diamond grinding wheels offer multiple benefits from high material removal rates to minimal thermal damage. Proper…
Factors Affecting Diamond and CBN Grinding Wheel Prices
What factors influence the price of a grinding wheel? Probably more than you may think! When evaluating price, some of…
Diamond Wheels for Sharpening Saw Blades
Diamond wheels offer multiple benefits when it comes to grinding carbide tipped saw blades. Diamond wheels provide the consistency needed…
What are Diamond Wheels? Engineer Interview
If you’re in the market for a grinding wheel, you will quickly find that there are quite a lot of…
Can Diamond Wheels Maximize Saw Sharpening Profitability?
Have you considered the possibility that a custom diamond grinding wheel could be the key to taking your saw sharpening…
Centerless Grinding Success
Centerless grinding is one of the machining processes that uses either a conventional or abrasive wheel to remove material from…
Choosing the Right Wheel for Glass Grinding
Choosing the right diamond wheel for your glass grinding needs can be the difference between consistent high-quality parts or decreased…
Vitrified Bond: An Overview
When it comes to grinding wheels, the bond system is just as important as the abrasive type. Of the multiple…
US Mesh and EUROPEAN (FEPA) GRIT SIZES
The chart below shows both the US Mesh and European (FEPA) grit sizes compared to the Eagle Superabrasives standard designation.…
What is G-Ratio? Grinding Operations Explained
What is G-ratio, and what does it mean for your grinding operations? The G-ratio is the formula to determine the…
HVOF: An Overview
What is HVOF? HVOF (high velocity oxy fuel) coatings are applied through an HVOF spraying process using either a liquid…
What are Grinding Wheels?
A grinding wheel is an abrasive cutting tool used in machinery operations across various industries to cut, slice, or refine…
Should I Use Oil Coolant for a Grinding Wheel?
Oil coolant is a mineral-based oil designed for grinding or cutting steel, carbide, quartz, and crystal. Oil coolant is ideal…
Diamond or CBN: Which Grinding Wheel Do I Need?
Identifying the right grinding wheel can feel overwhelming when there are many technical aspects involved. One of the most important…
Grinding Wheel Applications – An Overview
What are the different types of applications?Superabrasive grinding wheels can be utilized for multiple applications across a diverse range of…
Strobe Grinding Wheel – 5X Better.
Machine – Wright Strobe Grinder Wheel – 4A1P Stock Removal – .030″ Wheel Life Leading Competitors Wheel – 2 weeks…
Face Grinding Increased by 25%
Machine – UTMA AP800 Facer Wheel – 12V2 Stock Removal – .020″ Tips Ground Leading Competitors wheel = 40,000 tips…
Cost Per Tip Topping reduced by 25%
Machine – Vollmer CP200 Wheel – 6A9 Stock removal – .1mm Traverse Rate – 4mm/sec Cost Per Tip – Leading…
Fluting Time reduced – 4:00 to 2:30
Machine – ANCA Fast Grind MG7 HP = 5 Stock removal .216″ Proflute 2 versus 3M polybond wheel Traverse rate…
Knocked off almost 40% of the run time
“After successful test of fluting, we converted all wheels necessary to grind this tool to Eagle wheels and were able…
Reduced Fluting time by 22 minutes
Eagle Pro Flute 2 versus Tyrolit Startec Wheel Machine – Walter Helitronic Mini Power 35HP Wheel 1V1 -45 Fluting Tool…
Fluting time reduced by 73%
Radiac BX703 versus Pro Flute 1 Machine Walter Helitronic Mini Power – 13HP – 1V1 – 45 degree – 1/2″…
Fluting Wheel 10 minutes off cycle time
Evan said “Hey that little pro flute 3 wheel (51051) I bought from you guys is really kicking butt. I…
1V1 Cycle time – 55 min. to 25 min.
Glenn said that the 44007 1V1/15 wheel has reduced his cycle time from 55 minutes to 25 minutes on a…
How to Mount and True Diamond Wheels & CBN Wheels – Alredy in FAQs
Mounting: Flanges, plates and spindles should be clean, free of burrs and run true. Maximum run-out should not exceed .005” for…
Typical Diamond Wheel and CBN Wheel Speeds – Already in FAQs
Typical Diamond Wheel and CBN Wheel Speeds Wheel Diameter RPM Range 3″ …
How Does Wheel Speed Affect the Hardness of the Wheel
A speed range of between 5000 and 7000 SFPM (surface feel per minute) is recommended for Eagle Superabrasives wheels. The…
How Do I Dress Diamond and CBN Wheels – Already in FAQs
Glazed Wheel Dressed Wheel Dressing: To dress the wheel, select a dressing…