James Did basically the same thing BUT I drilled a snug fitting hole thru some round stock with a set screw and put it directly into the chuck for dressing wheels on the lathe John
Hi Just one suggestion a taped hole isnt ideal as when your diamond goes blunt your stuffed and the wheel needs a sharp part of the diamond while dressing. To over come this is a hole drilled at 15 ' degrees approx then a side bolt (cap head to hold the diamond secure then occasionally dependant on use turn the diamond 1/4 turn to use a sharp part of the diamond. When grinding cylindrical or surface grinding parts the diamond holders are never square to the wheel always angled for this reason, hope this helps.
Hi James, teh series has been great . Thank oyu. I would suggest buying the diamond dresser as a shaft ( or cutting that which you had) but then machining the end of the diamond dresser and putting a male thread directly on it so it can screw into the magnetic holder. A male thread is a lot easier and there are less steps. Importantly what is being used to prevent abrasive spraying onto the ways
I've only seen diamond dressers for surface grinders, which have all had the diamond bit at a small angle. Is it the lower power / RPM that does away with the need for that angle? (As I understand it, the angle is sort of a safety feature to reduce the chance of the dresser getting jammed into the wheel)
I do have the dresser angled down slightly just to prevent it from wedging and grabbing the wheel. I've also read that it should be angled slightly away from rotation.
enjoyed. you should probably get a speed handle for that mill... ;)
James
Did basically the same thing BUT I drilled a snug fitting hole thru some round stock with a set screw and put it directly into the chuck for dressing wheels on the lathe
John
Hi Just one suggestion a taped hole isnt ideal as when your diamond goes blunt your stuffed and the wheel needs a sharp part of the diamond while dressing.
To over come this is a hole drilled at 15 ' degrees approx then a side bolt (cap head to hold the diamond secure then occasionally dependant on use turn the diamond 1/4 turn to use a sharp part of the diamond. When grinding cylindrical or surface grinding parts the diamond holders are never square to the wheel always angled for this reason, hope this helps.
Hi James, teh series has been great . Thank oyu.
I would suggest buying the diamond dresser as a shaft ( or cutting that which you had) but then machining the end of the diamond dresser and putting a male thread directly on it so it can screw into the magnetic holder. A male thread is a lot easier and there are less steps.
Importantly what is being used to prevent abrasive spraying onto the ways
excuse the spelling for "the" and "you"
Woah, that dresser should be mounted very solidly or it will put chatter on the wheel or even damage it. We'll see if I'm right in the next video.
James are you new to this kind of stuff?
James, do you have a video of the build of your coolant system on your mill?
I have a diamond dresser
I've only seen diamond dressers for surface grinders, which have all had the diamond bit at a small angle. Is it the lower power / RPM that does away with the need for that angle?
(As I understand it, the angle is sort of a safety feature to reduce the chance of the dresser getting jammed into the wheel)
I do have the dresser angled down slightly just to prevent it from wedging and grabbing the wheel. I've also read that it should be angled slightly away from rotation.
The main purpose of the angling the diamond is so that you can rotate the diamond once it wears to have a little flat, thus exposing a new 'edge'.
Is this your business? Your 8 to 5 workshop? Or do you have a employer?
How much that dresser diamond ser..
Sounds like the spindle bearings (on the lathe) need help.
Why didn't you just buy the diamond dresser instead of cutting the one on the video? They sell them already cut to that length.
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