Grinding Modes
Find wheels by how you grind — then jump to the bond line that matches the workpiece. For shape codes, see Wheel shapes.
Tool grinding
Fluting & clearance
Flutes, gashing, and relief on carbide end mills and drills.
- Shapes: 11V9 · 12V9 · 6A2
Cylindrical
OD / cylindrical
Punch OD, round tools, and hardened steel production grinding.
- Shapes: 1A1
Cut-off
Cut-off & slitting
Thin kerf on glass, quartz, ceramics, and wafer blanks.
- Shapes: 1A1R
Face grind
Cup / face grinding
Insert faces, die faces, and cup work on resin or vitrified lines.
- Shapes: 6A2 · cups
Internal
Jig & internal
Bores, jig grinding, and small radii with electroplated wheels.
- Shapes: 1A1 · 1V1 · points
Edge work
Glass & stone edge
Edge, arris, and cup grinding on architectural and optical glass — plus stone cups.
- Shapes: Cups · profile · 1A1R
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