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Ball/Spherical Grinding
- Thread starter csharp
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Check the thread on generating a sphere on a mill with a boring head, you can do the same thing with a cup wheel on a jig grinder or ID grinder. if you need a laped finish use a brass lap and lapping compound. hope that helps a bit.
Cheers Don
Cheers Don
Dressing it into the wheel would not be very accurate.
I need to hold .0005"
I will look at a cnc grinder.
Thanks, I am looking at a setup for production.
This gives me some ideas to think about.
A good quality dresser can be up to the job, I used to run a Studer OD grinder doing sphericals dressed in the wheel +-.0002 on dia .0005 on the rad 2 min per part in orders of 200 pc on a manual grinder mind you. :-) I still kinda like old school stuff
Cheers Don
Cheers Don
Pretty amazing!
My experience was very similar Don. The company went shopping for a machine that could hold .0001 sphericity. The only builders who would guarantee that were Studer and Kellenberger. They bought the Studer. The dresser alone was over $19,000. It would do it all day long 50-70 parts per dress. It is a rare experience to run a brand new machine like that. Talk about puckered up!!! You just can't be the guy that has that first crash.
OMG yes ... puckered up is an understatment ;-) what wonderful machines though did just what you asked them to!
Don
