One of the best tools in a shop if you know when you need it and how to use it properly. (Stand clear when the new guy tries truing up the wheel with a diamond point on the mag for the first time. You can tell him and show him a million times, but until he throws it off the mag plate on his own for putting it on the wrong side of rotation, he won't get it. LOL Get someone on there that knows how to manage/predict heat and properly spark it out towards the end, the results are beautiful.

Very interesting. This is great tips. Thanks

twenty minutes in and we finally get to almost making a v-block. great stuff. love the way you think brother.

I waiting on a ?norton wheel. It’s silicon carbide, 60 grit, non porous, J hardness. It’s rated, by Norton for Bronze; Natural Stone; 300 Series Stainless; Aluminum; Brass; Titanium; Gray Iron; Masonry; Copper. I’ve never tried this before, so it should. E an interesting experience. I really mostly want it for cast iron, but I’m going to be trying g it on the other substances as well. I’m particularly curious as to how it works with stone as I wasn’t expecting that to be in the list.

A lot of people wonder why high quality tooling costs so much. All they have to do is to watch these videos and they’ll understand.

Since that edge is so fine, how quickly does it wear? We depend on the thickness of the wheel when normally grinding to make up for the wear on the front edge. There doesn’t seem to be anything to compensate for that wear when side grinding, something I’ve rarely done.

Great vid Barton fam. Hope things are well with you all

you're a genius man ... how do you come up with all those cool jigs and fixtures ?

Hi, thanks so much for posting this video! Quick question... The dresser tool doesn't seem to be available any more, any recommendations?

I just caught your channel recently, so I’m trying to watch them in the order I need them rather than just starting at one. I must have missed something, but with the cheap diamond points for sharpening available these days, I was wondering why you couldn’t use that to level the surface, even if you wear a couple of them out.

I miss the heck out of you guys and your great vids. Hope all's well with you guys.

Thanks so much for posting this video; the time it took is appreciated. Did you fabricate that knurling tool yourself? I like how it isn't resists twisting.

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Hope things are getting better for you. 🙂

Thanks for that, very informative.

dress wheels and jig grind daily at work. three years experience. thanks for advice. :)

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I just grind right on center but my fixture is always set square. Ground some D2 punches recently on a harig head and no problem with taper. Stamping mylar so shot for 0.0001 a side clearance on punch guide and 0.0002 on die. Next time i find a little taper i will try going off center but don't think it matters much if care is taken to get fixture square. I was grinding a form with 2 different size radiuses and 2 flats. If I'm off center tangent points will be off so going off center in that situation would be bad. Nice video and ty.

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First off thank you for the time and quality you and your family put into these videos. I realize this is an old post, but I'm hoping it might still get a response. As a hobbyist and rookie to grinding what wheel might be appropriate for surfacing a small mag chuck if NO coolant was available. Only hoping to achieve "reasonable tolerances" nothing like what you are producing!

Hello! Did you find a solution for your surface grinder problem? I have the exact same machine, bought brand new. It´s capable of very accurate work and true mirror finish from certain angles. Problem is that when light hits in the "wrong" angle the surface finish looks like crap. Like a tractor tire pattern. Even the factory table grind looks bad in the same way. Impossible to get a UNIFORM surface finish, rough or fine! Niclas from Sweden

I have been on the surface grinding field for a long time... But today's video taught me some important lessons.... Great video with great information.... Grab Love from your new Subscriber Suneel Kanda from India Uttar Pradesh Agra The City of Taj Mahal

Dude you gotta fix that wobbly ass cog wheel...I'm gonna freekout watching it...that wobble has to transfer to part in some manner.

Great video!

I use the same technique to grind the sides with surface grinder, It's the best idea to grind with perfection... Grab Love from your Subscriber Suneel Kanda from India Uttar Pradesh Agra The City of Taj Mahal

Great video mate, well explained. Thank you.

Is the saltwater aquarium in the lobby of your office. I'd like to see it.

Hi Steve, when you are measuring how round the part was on the surface plate, do you use the same method to identify taper in the part? Is finding the high spot at each point a valid comparison or is the part in the fixture not parallel to the surface plate?

How does the Indi-Square compare accuracy wise to the radius base indicator squareness comparator? Do you still use it?

The diamond stone for dressing the wheel should it not be on a slight angle like maybe 15° so you can rotate it all the time to keep a clean edge. Otherwise won’t the diamond develop a flat spot?

where to buy the indicator base?

How can I buy the indicator base? thanks

22:50 - What about buying a used Brown & Sharpe Micromaster surface grinder? Would that be most likely out of spec? Thanks. 27:25 - Jeeze talking 25-50 millionths of inch here.

42:56 - Tenth a half for $2,500 Moore Jig Grinder... not bad. I believe these grinders have a max accuracy / tolerances of 2 tenths, so this means you have got them spot on when getting results of 1-2 tenths.

Congratulations that a very good job. 😊

what "magnet" is he talking about? never heard that magnets are somehow related to ginding

Wheel load up "the wheel is what we call loaded"

We used a Norton Norbide stick back in my days at Talon as a tool and die maker to feather the wheel. Gave a nice cross cut. I remember dressing wheels down below a 0.100 thousandths and dropping slots in punches and holding .0001 tolerances. Mostly Zipper die tooling. Uses a Parker grinder. You did have to watch the fingers and be pretty confident on a surface grinder.

I've been following you for Mabey 4 to 5 years now. I've been able to apply the knowledge I've learned from your channel in home guarge. It's truly a great feeling. Thank-you.

Steve, when getting a new (used) machine that includes a chuck, should you true to bottom of the chuck as a matter of course? I have heard that it is best practice.

Not joking, I learn 2 or 3 new things every video I watch from you guys!

How do I purchase one

Excellent info cheers from central TX.

First time I sww the explanation why you should use the 15 degree angle on the diamond, so that you can rotate and expose a non-dull edge. Thanks!

I need help dressing a 6° angle on the side and all we have is a j& s dresser. Can you explain it to me please?

have you finished the modular set that you were talking about? its a nice thing to have

This guy and the old man from Surburban tool have both made some of the most informative videos i have seen on KZbin. I disagree with them at times but their videos are a huge step above most videos on grinding. TY

Good video. Thanks for showing how to dress a lip rather than trashing the side of the wheel with a norbide stick. I hate when people do that.

Good informative video. The surface finish chart you showed is for cylinderical grinding, results will be different on a surface grinder or material other than 4140.