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Industrial Troubleshooting
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| Problem |
Possible Cause |
Suggested Correction |
Wheel corner breakdown
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Poor wheel dressing
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Dress wheel finer
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Wheel too coarse
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Use finer grit wheel
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Wheel to soft
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Use harder grade wheel
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Worn machine bearings
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Check for run-out and correct
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Burning of work piece
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Poor coolant flow
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Increase or direct coolant to grinding contact
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Wheel acting hard
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Dress wheel coarser or use softer wheel
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Work speed too slow
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Increase work speed
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Infeed too fast
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Reduce amount of stock removed per pass
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Poor surface finish or quality of grind
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Wheel too soft
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Dress wheel finer or use hard grade wheel
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Wheel too coarse
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Dress wheel finer or use finer grit wheel
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Poor wheel dressing
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Check diamond sharpness and redress
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Machine vibration
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Check worn bearings and clamping
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Dirty coolant
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Clean coolant through filter
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Wheel loading or glazing
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Wheel too hard
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Use softer grade wheel
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Wheel too fine
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Use coarser grit wheel
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Dirty coolant
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Filter coolant or replace with new
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Poor dressing
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Redress more frequently
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