Patent ID: 7585206

Claim:
A grinding machine comprising: a machine bed; a first spool mechanism having a first spool rotatably mounted about a first axis and a second spool mechanism having a second spool rotatably mounted about a second axis parallel to the first axis, the first spool mechanism and the second spool mechanism being mounted on the machine bed and being capable of storing stock to be ground, the first spool mechanism and the second spool mechanism being rotatable about a third axis transverse to the first and second axes in a coordinated manner to rotate the stock, wherein the first spool is capable of continuously unwrapping the stock, and the second spool is capable of continuously wrapping the stock; and a grinding wheel mounted on the machine bed between the first spool mechanism and the second spool mechanism, the grinding wheel being adapted to grind the stock as the stock travels between the first spool and the second spool.