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greetings:

i am looking for advice on methods to flatten the side of my t-7 grinding wheel. flattening backs of tools has made the side of the grinding wheel uneven.

in earlier posts i read reports of an older version of the truing and dressing tool being modified to dress the side of the grinding wheel. i currently have a tt-50 truing and dressing tool and am hesitant to drill a hole with the same diameter as the tool support as suggested with the older tool. knobs on the truing tool will not clear the wheel to allow the diamond bit to access the entire face of the side of the grinding wheel.

another old post suggested using the dressing block to flatten the side of the wheel. while this does have some flattening effect, it's not enough to get a uniform flat surface perpendicular to the tool support.

any other ideas out there?

thanks,

-james

thanks, everyone:

i have been flattening a lot of tools, including a pair of pruning shears that used the whole wheel, including the drier center portion. as jeff and tormek support suggest, i have been using more water in the tray and have been trying to only use the wet outside edge of the side of the wheel.

as both jeff and tormek support also suggest, i have used the stone grader to try and dress the side of the wheel. it does make a difference, but the process is slow and inaccurate. i found an old post (2008) from jeff:

"Which truing tool do you have?  If you have the older model ADV-50D, you can drill a hole through the handle from top to bottom (perpendicular to the current hole) back toward the end away from the cutting tip.  Slide that onto the Universal Support and then slide the stop on so that the end of the stop prevents the handle of the cutter from backing away from the stone.  Carefully position the cutter and the stone so that the tip will engage the side of the stone.  Start the machine and swing the cutter in an arc.  Move slowly to keep a consistent finish.  Dress the surface with the stone grader once it is flat."

can i modify my TT-50 truing tool in the same or similar manner?

thanks again,

james

i have posted a couple of times on this topic and have tried to email tormek directly. can anyone help? i have a job coming up that would really benefit from sharp, square tools. 

i have a tormek T7 and i want to know:

is there a proper method that i have not been following that would avoid dishing the side of my wheel? (the wear increases toward the center.)
is there a jig or a way to modify my TT-50 truing tool to flatten the side of my wheel?

help! please!

-james

i am surprised how quickly the side of the grinding wheel of my t7 dished from flattening the back of tools.

now i wonder:

have i been doing something wrong in my back flattening technique?
is there a tool and or method to get the wheel flat again?

please help!!

-james

the only other thread on this topic refers to drilling out a truing tool that i do not have. i have a tt-50 truing jig. can i modify my truing jig to flatten the side of my wheel, or is there another method to get this done?

thanks,

james