METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KNURLING A WORKPIECE, METHOD OF MOLDING AN ARTICLE WITH SUCH WORKPIECE, AND SUCH MOLDED ARTICLE

摘要

A method and apparatus for knurling a workpiece in which the knurl pattern has an oblique helix angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical workpiece. Also disclosed is a method of molding a molded article with the knurled workpiece to impart the inverse of the knurl pattern onto the molded article, such a molded article, a method of forming a structured abrasive article with the molded article, and such an abrasive article.