The Grinding Doc

Welcome to TheGrindingDoc.com, home site of  Dr. Jeffrey Badger,  an internationally renowned expert on grinding and abrasives and an independent consultant.

Current Items of Interest
September 2010		IMTS CTE Fast-Track Seminars I will be speaking every day at the CTE Fast-Track Seminars from noon to one, booth W-1900, on the following subjects: Monday: Switching to CBN -- When where, how; Tuesday: High-performance cooling in grinding; Wednesday: Tungsten-carbide grinding; Thursday: Using power monitoring to improve grinding performance; Friday: High-performance cooling in grinding; Saturday: Switching to CBN: When where, how.
September 2010		IMTS Consultation I will have a table set up at the CTE booth (W-1900). Stop by and say hello. Also, I am offering free consultation at the CTE site for those who want in-depth advice on a particular grinding operation. Please download The Grinding Doc Interrogation Sheet and email me (JB@TheGrindingDoc.com) to book a 90-minute time slot.
March 2010		Three-day High-Intensity Grinding Course 8th, 9th & 10th September 2010 Chicago, IL USA Host: Greenlee Diamond Tool
March 2010		CTE 3-minute video on cylindrical-plunge grinding The latest video in CTE's Grinding Doc Video series.
July 2009		The Grinder's Toolbox A valuable tool for calculating optimum grinding, cooling, dressing and sticking parameters.
April 2009		Grinding: A Pictorial Odyssey The much-appreciated article of grinding-related SEM photos is now available on-line. Download here.
September 2008		Finding Granddad's War Not related to grinding, but interesting nonetheless. My recently published book on my search for my grandfather's war buddies.