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.