摘要 |
A method of sharpening face-sharpened cutting blades for gears and the like comprising engaging a rotating grinding wheel (40) and the cutting blade in a manner whereby the grinding wheel (40) traverses across the cutting face (12) along a grinding path wherein at least a portion of the grinding path is defined by a feed vector (T) directed generally toward the cutting edge (10), with respect to the axis of rotation (41) of the grinding wheel (40). The feed vector (T) comprises components of: a first axis (Y) located in the sharpening plane and extending substantially perpendicular to the top (18) of the cutting face (12), and, a second axis (Z) located in the sharpening plane with the second axis being substantially perpendicular to the fist axis (Y). Preferably, the feed vector (T) is directed perpendicular to the cutting edge (10).
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