A PRIMER INTENDING TO FAMILIARIZE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS WITH SUPERABRASIVE WHEEL SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CREEPFEED GRINDING. THIS PRIMER DISCUSSES THE ECONOMICS OF WHEEL SELECTION: SELECTION CRITERIA OF THE OPTIMUM BOND SYSTEM FOR DIAMOND AND CBN GRINDING WHEELS: SUCH AS RESIN BONDS, METAL BONDS, VITRIFIED BONDS, AND PLATED BONDS: MODIFYING FACTORS WITHIN BOND TYPES AND THEIR INFLUENCES TO THE GRINDING ACTION, INCLUDING GRIT TYPE, GRIT SIZE, CONCENTRATION, BOND HARDNESS, AND POROSITY: CASE HISTORIES OF TYPICAL APPLICATIONS EXEMPLIFYING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS BOND SYSTEMS.