"Lyndell Thompson" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hello, I am a newbie here but not new to NG. I am trying to sharpen a
woodturning skew (looks like a chisel ground @ 45 degree angle or so. MFG.
says hollow grinding not suitable for this tool. I read on a new grinding
wheel I purchased that there is an exception for not grinding on the side
of
the wheel in ansi code b7-1. I did a google, yahoo, you name it search and
just got the same reference and/or a website to purchase this code book
for
$125. Hoping some of you guys might have a clue what they are talking
about.
In the mean while I will hollow grind it to keep from having a grinding
wheel removed from my chest @ the hospital. :-) Thanks in advance.
Lyndell



I don't have a clue what the code may be, but grinding on the side of a
wheel is perfectly acceptable if you use your head (and I don't mean against
the wheel). A grinding wheel is at risk of rupturing when too much side
pressure is applied----an example of which might be cleaning up a piece of
torch cut material. Light applications, such as a cutting tool that
needs virtually no stock removed, would certainly be within reason.

Ring the wheel before mounting, and break any wheel that doesn't ring
true----to avoid some poor fool from running a cracked wheel. Always
stand aside while a grinding wheel spools up------just in case! Give it a
minute or so before trusting it, then grind away.

Harold