Basic Overview

There must be at least one other person in the lab with you while operating the surface grinder.

Wear safety glasses.

Inform the staff that you are going to use the surface grinder.

Read ALL WARNING NOTES in this dozuki.

This is the magnetic plate that will hold your stock while you are grinding. It has 2 axis movement, forwards/backwards and left/right.

This left wheel controls left/right movement.

This middle wheel controls forwards/backwards movement.

This right wheel controls height of the grinding wheel.

This is the grinding wheel.

You always want to make sure the wheel stops moving before reaching near the wheel.

This is the coolant flow valve.

The front panel controls the power of the machine as well as the coolant state.

To POWER ON the machine, push in the electrical panel and then turn the red knob clockwise. To POWER OFF the machine, just turn the red know counterclockwise.

The CLEAR button powers ON the grinding wheel. The BLACK button powers OFF the grinding wheel.

Emergency Stop Button!

Coolant on/off switch. Rotate the switch to start or stop coolant flow. You have to adjust the amount of flow with the coolant valve.

The plug and outlet for the machine has an odd shape.

Make sure you align the prong of the plug to the correct hole of the outlet.

Once you have inserted the plug, make sure to turn clockwise to lock the plug in place.

To power on the machine, use the control panel. Reference "Step 3 - Surface Grinder Anatomy II" for more information on the control panel.

You'll need to dress the wheel with the diamond tipped dressing rod before you do any surface grinding.

Make sure just the TIP of the rod is making MINIMAL contact with the wheel.

Fix the rod about 1/2 in. off from the center of the wheel in the direction of the rotation of the wheel. In this case, 1/2 in. to the left of the wheel.

Flip the lever to the right to active the magnetic clamp. Flip the lever to the left to unclamp.

Ensure that the tool has been properly clamped down by trying to remove it from the plate. If you cannot, then the tool is clamped correctly.

Make sure the tool's angle is positioned as shown in the 1st image.

Make sure the height of the wheel is BARELY in contact with the tip of the dresser.

ONLY use the MIDDLE wheel. When dressing you should only be moving in forwards and backwards motion. DO NOT touch the left hand wheel.

ONLY move the z-axis handle (right-most handle) at MAX 0.001 inches or 0.01 mm. NEVER take more than that for dressing the wheel.

Make sure you start the dressing process with the wheel positioned off of the dressing tool.

This is what a dressed wheel should like like.