NUTOOL BT150 Manual Del Usaurio página 15

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TABLE 1.
The four main categories of abrasive grains
Coarse Medium
12 30
14 36
16 46
20 60
24
TYPES OF BOND.
There are five main kinds of bonding agents namely, ceramic
(vitrified), phenolic resin, rubber, shellac and metal. The
abrasive can be bonded with its particles close together or with
9A
Kind of Abrasive
The number shown in the above illustration is an example of
a grinding wheel description. 9A means that the abrasive is
aluminum oxide 46 means that the grain size is medium, K
means that the wheel is soft, 5 means that the wheel is dense,
V stands for vitrified bonding and 22 is the manufacturer's
symbol.
Wheels supplied with bench grinders are generally "N" on the
hardness scale, which is considered hard. Do not try to sharpen
carbide tools, knives, scissors or high-speed tools (router bits
wood turning tools) with this hard wheel. A standard wheel will
not cut
TABLE 2.
Wheel Hardness (Grade)
ABCD
E I F J
GK H L
MQNROSPT
U
VY W Z X
Fine Very Fine
70 150
80 180
90 220
100 240
120
9A - 46 - K5 - V 22
46
Grain Size Grade
Uses for designated hardness
Not used very often
Use these soft wheels to sharpen high-
speed-steel tools, such as router bits,
drills, and tool bits.
Use these wheels for rough grinding on
soft materials
This hard grade is used for dressing sticks
to dress grinding wheels.
Not used very often
spaces between each grain particle. Bond material creates a
link between each grain. The spaces between the grains will
determine how dense the wheel is, large spaces will give an
open wheel and smaller spaces will give a close or dense
wheel.
The structure is measured on a scale of 0-14 with 0 being very
close and 14 being very open with wide spacing between the
grains.
WHEEL HARDNESS, OR GRADE.
Grade or hardness is the strength of bonding between the
abrasive grains. Wheel hardness is graded alphabetically, in
increasing order of hardness; letters A through D represent very
soft wheels, and letters V through Z represent very hard ones.
Letter K in the illustration below represents a soft to medium
wheel.
K 5
Density
carbide. If you try, you will only create heat and glaze over the
wheel. Hard wheels will burn router bits and other high-speed
tools. Overheating the tools will destroy their hardness and
render them useless. Soft wheels give themselves up while
grinding.
When grinding, only a small amount of material is removed,
and the wheel releases grains a little at a time, presenting new
cutting edges. This releasing activity helps to keep the tool from
heating up and gives a finer grinding result.
Table 2 shows wheel hardness and uses.
20
V
Bond Type
Description of hardness
Very soft
Soft to medium
Medium to hard
Hard
Very Hard
22
Manufacturers
Symbol