Blade Dressing - MK Diamond Products MK- 2005G Owner's Manual & Operating Instructions

MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

7. Blade Dressing:

Like most cutting instruments, a diamond blade performs best when it is dressed. Over time and use,
diamonds on the outer edge will become smoothed or "glazed" over. This will reduce grinding efficiency and
may cause the blade to "wander" or bend giving the illusion of an alignment problem. When this occurs, the
blade will need to be dressed. The diamond blade can be dressed using the MK Dressing Stick (part number
152792) and by following the steps below.
NOTE: Skip Steps D and E if cutting dry.
(A)
Setup MK-2005G for operation
(See Setup, Startup, Adjustment
Operation and Shutdown)
Direction of
Movement
Control Valve
(D)
Open the Cooling Flow Control
Valve and adjust flow
Push Slowly to Cut
(F)
Cut the Dressing Stick 7 or 8
times to dress the Blade
MK-2005G
Set Edge of Cutting
Guide to desired Cut
Length on Ruler/Stop
Ruler Markings
(B)
Set the Adjustable Cutting Guide
to cut 1/16-inch strips
Cooling Flow
Points
(E)
Verify cooling flow exists on
both sides of the blade
Direction of
Movement
(G)
Move the Throttle Lever to lower
blade speed
Revision 12/00, Effective Date December 26, 2000
Set against Adjustable
Cutting Guide and
Ruler/Stop
Ruler/Stop
Position the Dressing Stick
Direction of
Movement
Move the Throttle Lever to
adjust blade speed (faster blade
speed for smoother cuts)
Throttle Lever
Raise Cutting Head once
Adjustable
Cutting Guide
Ruler/Stop
(C)
Throttle Lever
(E)
Raise Cutting
Head
(H)
cut is complete
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