Grinding Wheel Shape
4-5 WM doc 1/20/21
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4.3 Grinding Wheel Shape
WARNING! Wear eye protection when operating the sharpener. Fail-
ure to do so may result in serious injury.
The following sections explain how to:
dress a new grinding wheel
maintain the shape of the wheel as you use it to sharpen blades
NOTE: A blade should be installed before performing this adjustment.
See Section 5.2 Blade Installation.
Dress the grinding wheel (See Fig. 4-5.):
1. Turn the grinder motor switch to the "on" position to start the grinding wheel spinning.
2. Using a flat side of the provided dressing stone:
a. Dress a small radius on the left corner.
b. Blend the radius with the bottom of the wheel.
c. Dress the right 1/3 of the wheel at the same angle as the back of the tooth. (See
Fig. 4-6.)
d. Blend the back and bottom angles.