Patent ID: 6802677
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B24B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool having a cutting edge with a hone thereon that varies from a tip end to a root end, the hone being formed in accordance with a process comprising the steps of:placing the tool in a fixture; rotating an abrasive brush about a rotational axis, the abrasive brush including a plurality of abrasive bristles which define a volume; adjusting the position of the cutting edge relative to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush such that at least a portion of the cutting edge to be honed is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush and in a desired position to be honed; translating the tool along a path substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush such that a portion of the cutting edge passes through at least a portion of the volume of the abrasive brush to form a hone on the cutting edge having a first shape; adjusting the position of the cutting edge relative to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush such that another portion of the cutting edge is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush and in a desired position to be honed; and translating the tool along a path substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the abrasive brush such that said other portion of the cutting edge passes through at least a portion of the volume of the abrasive brush to form a hone on the cutting edge having a second shape different from the first shape.