Patent ID: 6910959

Claim:
A fixture ( 1 ) for guidance of a tool having a cutting edge with respect to the periphery of a rotating grinding- or polishing wheel ( 2 ), characterized in that the fixture in it's operational position extends mainly along a portion of the periphery ( 6 ) of the wheel and has a guide formed as a slot ( 17 ) opening away from the periphery of the wheel, the slot providing a support surface ( 19 ) for the tool, said support surface ( 19 ) being arranged at a sloping angle relative to a radius of the wheel going through the point of contact between the tool edge and the periphery of the wheel, and the inner end of the slot terminating radially within the periphery ( 6 ) of the wheel at least on one side thereof, the fixture ( 1 ) in one end supported ( 11 ) for pivoting motion in a main plane of the wheel and in the other end carrying a separate balance weight by which the fixture is biased towards the periphery ( 6 ) of the grinding- or polishing wheel.