Specimen Grinding
The GCTS Specimen End Grinders provide the final step to prepare test specimens with parallel and flat ends according to ASTM and ISRM specifications. The grinders are driven by heavy-duty electric motors for durability and come with a 152 mm (6″) diamond cup wheel. Each grinder moves the specimen across the face of the grinding wheel, allowing the entire face of the specimen to be ground flat with a single pass.
GCTS also offers Specimen Core Drills, Specimen Lab Saws, and a Specimen Verification Kit to fully prepare a cylindrical rock specimen for testing.
Relevant Standards
ASTM D4543 Standard Practices for Preparing Rock Core as Cylindrical Test Specimens and Verifying Conformance to Dimensional and Shape Tolerances
RSG-500
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Full specimen coverage in a single pass to make core loading faces flat and parallel according to ASTM and ISRM specifications
- 1.67 HP electric motor
- 152 mm (6”) diameter diamond grinding cup-wheel
- Precision-machined turntable for fast and easy specimen rotation (no disassembly required)
- Includes holding jig for specimens from 25 mm to 100 mm in diameter
- Vortex tube air cooling for grinding wheel and dust collection systems
- Digital readout to display the position of the specimen
- Automatic feed to move the specimen across the grinding wheel
POWER REQUIREMENTS
- 230/380/460 volts, 50/60 Hertz, 3 phase
SHIPPING
- Weight: 415 kg
- Dimensions (meters): 1.4W x 1.4D x 1.6H
RSG-200
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Full specimen coverage in a single pass to make core loading faces flat and parallel according to ASTM and ISRM specifications
- 2.0 HP electric motor
- 152 mm (6”) diameter diamond grinding cup-wheel
- Built-in coolant system to keep grinding wheel from overheating
- Custom made specimen holders to grind one or multiple specimens
POWER REQUIREMENTS
- 230 volts, 50/60 Hertz, 3 phase
SHIPPING
- Weight: 1,200 kg
- Dimensions (meters): 1.5W x 1.2D x 2.2H
