Dressing and Truing

Course Objectives:

• Name the steps required for grinding wheel preparation
• Indicate the spots on the wheel that may be tapped during a ring test
• Identify common grinding wheel mounting components
• Explain the importance of wheel balancing
• Identify proper wheel balance
• Describe how grinding wheel manufacturers ensure that grinding wheels remain balanced
• Describe various balancing methods
• Distinguish between truing and dressing
• Name the tool that is most frequently used to true a wheel
• Identify the correct positioning of a diamond dresser during truing
• Describe the main purpose of wheel dressing
• Understand how dressing and truing can be performed simultaneously
• Name the two types of dressing tools
• Distinguish between the advantages of stationary and rotary dressers
• Describe proper methods for maintaining accuracy during the truing process.