Grinder Operations Symptom Possible Cause Solution

Grinder Operations

Symptom	Possible Cause		Solution

Lines on surface of	1.	Impurity on wheel surface.	1.	Dress the grinding wheel.
workpiece.	2.	Workpiece not being held	2.	Use a holding device to
		tightly.		firmly retain the workpiece.
	3.	Improperly dressed wheel.	3.	Dress the grinding wheel.

Wheel dulls quickly,	1.	Depth of cut too great.	1.	Decrease the pressure of
grit falls off.				the workpiece into wheel.
	2.	Poor wheel dress.	2.	Dress the wheel.
	3.	Defective wheel bonding.	3.	Consult manufacturer of
				grinding wheel.

Wavy condition	1.	Machine is vibrating.	1.	Make sure machine is
on surface of				securely positioned on a
workpiece.				level surface.
	2.	Workpiece is not held in place	2.	Use a holding device to
		firmly.		firmly retain the workpiece.
	3.	Wheel face uneven.	3.	Dress the grinding wheel.

Grinding wheel	1.	Poor wheel dress.	1.	Dress the wheel.
clogs.	2.	Wrong material is being	2.	Grind ferrous metals only.
		ground.
	3.	Dirty water in reservoir.	3.	Drain and refill reservoir.

Excessive vibra-	1.	Poor wheel dress.	1.	Dress the wheel.
tions from machine.	2.	Wheel is water-logged.	2.	Allow wheel to dry, then
				inspect wheel, replace if
				needed.
	3.	Machine is positioned on	3.	Reposition machine.
		uneven surface.

Stropping wheel	1.	Insufficient wheel prepara-	1.	Prepare wheel.
loses performance.		tions.
	2.	Wheel is damaged/worn.	2.	Replace wheel.

Model T10097 Wet Grinder

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