Shaping apparatus for saw sharpening wheel
OwnerJames Weatherly, Larry McMasterinventors
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Abstract
A saw sharpening apparatus having an abrasive wheel for sharpening saw blades, and including a tool for shaping and dressing the abrasive wheel. The abrasive wheel shaping tool is operable to contact the peripheral surface of the abrasive wheel and shape the peripheral surface into a predetermined profile. The shaping tool is operable to move radially and axially relative to the abrasive wheel. A controller in communication with the shaping tool is programmed to urge the shaping tool against the abrasive wheel and move the shaping tool across the peripheral surface in a predetermined pattern.
Claims5
In a saw sharpening apparatus having a driven abrasive wheel with a peripheral surface, an apparatus for supporting a saw blade in a predetermined position relative to the saw blade, an apparatus for advancing the saw blade into engagement with the abrasive wheel, and the abrasive wheel operable to sharpen the saw blade, the improvement comprising:
- an abrasive wheel shaping tool mounted on the saw sharpening apparatus and operable to contact the peripheral surface of the abrasive wheel and shape the peripheral surface into a predetermined profile;
- the shaping tool operable to move radially and axially relative to the abrasive wheel;
- and,
- a controller in communication with the shaping tool and programmed to urge the shaping tool against the abrasive wheel and move the shaping tool across the peripheral surface in a predetermined pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.