Abstract: There is provided a tool for trueing and dressing a variety of grinding wheels to an open and aggressive surface condition, comprising a wheel having a thin layer of diamond particles in a plane oblique to the rotational axis of the tool. There is also provided a method for trueing and dressing a grinding wheel, by engaging the periphery of a rotating grinding wheel with a rotating trueing and dressing tool having a thin layer of diamond particles in a plane oblique to the rotational axis of said tool, with the diamond layer forming a reciprocating point having an effective cutting crossfeed rate relative to the speed of said rotating tool and the angle of said diamond layer.

Abstract: There is provided a tool for trueing and dressing a variety of grinding wheels, comprising a metal block having a thin vertical layer of diamond particles forming a contacting surface. The tool may have a straight edge profile for trueing and dressing Type 1A1 grinding wheels or be fabricated with a non-linear profile for trueing and dressing grinding wheels with complementary profiles. There is also provided a method for trueing and dressing a grinding wheel, by angularly engaging the periphery of a rotating grinding wheel with a stationary trueing and dressing tool having a thin vertical layer of diamond particles. The diamond layer of the tool forms a single point having an effective cutting crossfeed rate relative to the rotational speed of the wheel, the speed at which the wheel is presented to the trueing and dressing block and the angle of said diamond layer within said block relative to the path of travel of the wheel.

Abstract: There is provided a tool for trueing and dressing a grinding wheel, comprising a wheel having a thin layer of diamonds in a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the tool. There is also provided a method for trueing and dressing a grinding wheel, comprising engaging the periphery of a rotating grinding wheel with a rotating trueing and dressing wheel having a thin layer of diamonds in a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the trueing and dressing wheel. Preferably, the trueing and dressing wheel is disposed between the headstock and tailstock of a grinding machine in place of the workpiece.