US 6,981,909 B2
Method for conditioning superabrasive tools
Gregory Mark Burgess, Maineville, Ohio (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 04, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/861,153.
Prior Publication US 2005/0272349 A1, Dec. 08, 2005
Int. Cl. B24B 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 451—56 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for conditioning a grinding tool, comprising the steps of:
providing a grinding tool comprising a plurality of superabrasive particles dispersed in an abradable binder, said grinding tool having a cutting surface;
truing said grinding tool by moving said cutting surface against a truing device such that said cutting surface of said grinding tool is shaped into a preselected profile;
contacting said cutting surface against a sacrificial member to form a first cut in said sacrificial member;
separating said cutting surface and said sacrificial member; and
repeating said steps of contacting said cutting surface and said member, and separating said cuffing surface and said sacrificial member, to form subsequent cuts in said sacrificial member, until a plurality of spaces are created between said superabrasive particles.