Elements and Performance Criteria
- Observe safety precautions
- Determine job requirements
- Select appropriate tool and cutter grinding wheels and accessories
- Perform tool and cutter grinding
- Universal tool and cutter grinding machines are operated to sharpen and shape the full range of tools and cutters including side and face cutters, end mill, form relieved milling cutters, flat, vee and circular form tools and hobs, slitting saws, and drills.
- Parallel internal and/or external grinding is carried out.
- Internal and/or external taper grinding is carried out to drawing specifications.
- Check components for conformance to specification