DIAMOND TOOLS - INFEED AND TRAVERSE
	Start Dressing at the Center of the Wheel and Take Light Cuts (< 0.001")           When a grinding wheel is ready for dressing it is often worn down more at the edges than in the center. This center is higher because the edges breakdown during grinding. Slowly bring the tip of the diamond towards the center of the grinding wheel at the highest point. Infeed no more than 0.001 inch with a slow traverse rate until the center bulge is reduced and the wheel face is squared up.     If you start feeding from the edge, you will quickly reach the point where the bulge in the wheel overlaps the diamond. Gouging of the wheel and diamond breakage can occur. Don't try to hurry up dressing by taking deep cuts, you may overheat the diamond.       Traverse Rates for Dressing   The proper rate of travel for the diamond across the face of the grinding wheel depends upon three factors: The grain of the wheel - coarse or fine The grade of the wheel - hard or soft The required finish on the part The correct speed for the desired finish can best be determined by experiment. The operator must find the best traverse rate that is somewhere between the two extremes listed below: Fast cross-travel produces a free-cutting wheel but too fast may leave diamond marks on the wheel. Slow gross-travel creates a good finish but too slow may glaze the wheel. Initial traverse rates can be calculated using overlaps. Consider if the width of the diamond at the dressing depth and calculate the number of overlaps per rotation of the grinding wheel. There should be 2-3 overlaps for roughing and 4-6 overlaps for finishing. Typical roughing feed rates for wheel speeds of 6000 SFM are: 3 to 6 inches per minute for roughing 1 to 2.5 inches per minute for finishing