The two most common types of transfer associate degrees are the Associate of Arts (AA), a liberal arts degree, and the Associate of Science (AS), a liberal arts degree with a greater focus on math and sciences.
Diamond wheel. Diamond wheels are grinding wheels with industrial diamonds bonded to the periphery. They are used for grinding extremely hard materials such as carbide cutting tips, gemstones or concrete. The saw pictured to the right is a slitting saw and is designed for slicing hard materials, typically gemstones.
A bar of material, typically twelve feet long, feeds into the grinding machine between a grinding wheel and a regulating wheel. A carbide-tipped strip of steel, the work blade, supports the bar and holds it at the correct height, above the centerline of the grinding and regulating wheels.