| Chatter in Radii |
Poor quality coolant |
Check coolant concentrator |
| Dull diamond in radii attachment |
Check and replace |
| Work head speed too high |
Slow work head speed |
| Too high stock removal |
Reduce stock removal rate |
| Flats Generated on Diameter |
Wheel too hard |
Use softer cutting wheel |
| Wheel out of balance |
Balance wheel |
| Steady rest deflection |
Ensure rigid steady rest |
| Poor Finish |
Wheel too coarse or too soft |
Use harder grade and/or finer grit |
| Improper wheel dressing |
Use sharp, rigidly held diamond
tool with point contact below center |
| Dress traverse too fast |
Dress wheel finer |
| Thrust Face Burning |
One side burning - poor diamond dressing |
Redress and/or redress at increased infeed |
| Both sides burning - poor diamond dressing |
Use corner diamond dress & check for worn diamond |
| Thrust Face Poor Geometry (stepped/taper) |
Wheel too soft |
Use harder acting, better corner holding wheel |
| Workspeed too high |
Workspeed too high - Slow work speed |
| Wheel speed too low |
Increase wheel speed, check correct pully |
| Tapered wall wheel too hard |
Use softer acting wheel |
