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Grinding Wheel: Silicate-Bonded (Machinery's Handbook, 1924)
A wheel bonded with silicate of soda and baked at a much lower heat than a vitrified wheel; quick to make, can be very large (up to 60 in), and wears little while cutting cool.
Source: Machinery's Handbook (1924), pp. 1101-1102. Unknown: proportions and temperatures. Picture: the handbook's text.
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Instructions
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Mix and tamp
Mix and tamp
Mix the abrasive grain with silicate of soda and tamp the mixture into moulds (some shapes are pressed hydraulically). Not given: proportions.
Materials for this step:
Aluminium Oxide Abrasive Grit1 piece
Water Glass (Sodium Silicate Solution)1 pieceTools needed:
Mixing Bowl Set
Mold
Wooden Mallet2
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Dry and bake
Dry and bake
Dry the wheels and bake them in ovens from which all fire gases are kept out, at a far lower heat than vitrified wheels need; a chemical reaction sets the bond.
Tools needed:
Drying OvenMaterials
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