APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING A COMBINED CUTTING/GRINDING WHEEL

摘要

A combined cutting/grinding tool (10) comprises a grinding wheel (12) with an exterior circumferential grinding surface (18) for profiling an object surface of a product to be manufactured. The grinding surface includes an abrasive grit (20). A profile is formed in the grinding surface for grinding a corresponding profile into the object surface. A plurality of inserts (16) are inserted into a plurality of slots (14) formed in the grinding surface. A cutting portion (24) of each insert extends radially and integrally outward from the grinding surface to cut detail into the object surface of the part to be manufactured.