Apparatus for refinishing a pelletizing die

An apparatus for refinishing the inner cylindrical face of a cylindrical pellet-making die having a plurality of openings therethrough, comprising:

• a support base,
• a turntable revolvably mounted on said base for rotation relative thereto, means operatively connected with said turntable for rotating the same about a vertical axis, said turntable supporting thereon a pellet-making die so that the axis of the die is vertically disposed,
• a vertically disposed pedestal mounted on said base and projecting upwardly therefrom and being horizontally movable relative thereto, means on said base operatively connected with said pedestal for shifting the latter in a rectilinear horizontal path of movement towards and away from said turntable,
• a power driven grinder mechanism mounted on said pedestal and being vertically shiftable relative thereto, said grinder mechanism including the horizontally oriented grinding stone revolvable about the vertical axis, means operatively connected with said grinding stone for revolving the same,
• means on said pedestal operatively connected with said grinder mechanism for shifting the same vertically in opposite directions whereby, when said grinding stone is disposed in engaging relation with the inner surface of the pellet-making die revolvably supported on said turntable and said grinder mechanism is alternately moved vertically in opposite directions, the inner surface of the die will be refinished.