emery wheel

Origin of emery wheel

First recorded in 1850–55

On the end of the emery-wheel spindle is a feed lever, by means of which the emery-wheel may be fed along the lathe centre.

Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose
The emery-wheel and gear pinion d are fast together, and a pin passes through and holds g and h together.

Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose
It is manufactured into wheels, in structure like the emery-wheel, and serves the same purpose.

Electricity and Magnetism |Elisha Gray
In this device the emery-wheel is driven by belt power as follows.

Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose

Now an emery-wheel will take a cut whose fineness is simply limited by the wear of the wheel in the length of the cut.

Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose

emery wheel

a grinding or polishing wheel consisting of, or the surface of which is coated with, abrasive emery particles