WORK INSTRUCTIONS Grinding of Tools

Purpose: Instructions for tool grinding

Issue no: 01 Issue date: 20 Jul 00 Rev no: 00 Rev date:

Scope:
This work instruction defines the guidelines for grinding of tools.

Instructions:
Responsibility Activity Remarks

Manufacturing Engineer/ Receive the tools from various Enter the date and other relevant
Supervisor machines data about the tool in the respective
machine log kept on grinding station

Manufacturing Engineer/ Grind the tools on the grinders Depending upon the tool type, grind
Supervisor depending upon the type of tool the tool on the respective grinder

Check the tools on the profile After tool grinding check the tool
Manufacturing Engineer/ projector to match the tool profile profile with the tool profile template
Supervisor with the respective template on profile projector

Manufacturing Engineer/ Issue the tool after grinding to Issue the tool to manufacturing after
Supervisor manufacturing grinding .

The following points to be taken care of during tool grinding:

 Wear the required personnel protective equipment.
 Do not allow any unauthorized persons to work on the grinder
 Take necessary precautions while grinding, do not touch any moving parts.
 In case of any emergency immediately provide the first aid and inform relevant
authorities.

The following table provides guidelines for machine offset, tool offset and rake angles
pertaining to various circular form tools machine wise:
Machine name Machine offset Tool offset Rake angle
Inner Track 3 mm 6.9 mm 10 deg.
Outer track 2 mm 4.02 mm 10 deg.
RS groove 1 mm 3.10 mm 10 deg
Inner OD and OD radius tool 3 mm 6.90 mm 10 deg.
Packing details:
RS groove side 1 1.7 mm I/R track : 5.8 mm
RS groove side 2 3 mm O/R track : 5.8 mm

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Prepared by Engineer Mfg. Retention: Till superseded
Authorized By GM Operations
STPL/QA/WI for grinding of tools