Cross feed per pass, fraction of wheel width is 1/10 for a hardness of
greater than 52 Rc and 1/4 for a hardness of 52 Rc or less, and a
table speed of 50 to 100 fpm. Rough cut 0.003, finish cut 0.0005 max.

Table 2. Basic Process Data for Peripheral Surface Grinding on
Reciprocating Table Surface Grinders page 1190 Machinery's Handbook
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| It is the value that the K.O. Lee Rep recommended. Personally I
think
| that I got better results with a larger cross feed. One book
advises
| that you should feed about 1/4 of the wheel width but no more. This
| would be .125 for a 1/2" wheel. I like .100 because it is one full
| revolution on my handwheel.
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