Expertise

Learn the difference between a cut-off tool and a die grinder and why you should never use a die grinder with cut-off wheels.

Excessive tightening of grinding wheel mounts can cause damage to the machine’s grinding wheel mounting flanges. To prevent wheel breakage, learn the torque requirements for grinding wheels mounted between flanges.

Altering a grinding machine can be dangerous. See why machine conversions should always be performed by by the machine manufacturer or other authorized machine/equipment repair or rebuild organizations.

Learn about the six most common causes of segment breakage and how to prevent them.

It is common in some grinding applications to use multiple wheels on a single spindle. Learn the rules for multiple wheel mounting to avoid wheel breakage and personal injury.

Grinding wheel guards are one of the key components in keeping grinding wheel mishaps from becoming personal injuries. Learn how their improper use can put your safety at risk.

How to identify whether a grinding wheel has been designed and tested to ANSI Safety Standards.

Learn how to determine what size blotter to use when mounting a grinding wheel in order to help prevent wheel breakages.

Play it safe at the wheel and learn to identify the different types of safety icons, including hazard alert, prohibition, mandatory action, and proper machine use icons.

The ANSI B7.1 code is very specific defining the proper grinding surfaces for each type of wheel and shows that the only acceptable grinding surface on a cutting wheel is on the periphery, not the sides. Use cutting-off wheels for cutting only.